Masterworks Window Fashions & Design, LLC

Home Improvement Professionals , Window Treatments
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Masterworks Window Fashions & Design, LLC
43 Reviews

Award-Winning Kitchen Balloon Valance: Unifying Design

The story of the award-winning Top Treatment Design of 2024: a tailored balloon valance in blue and yellow, and the newly remodeled Kitchen in which it is the visual melody. This project also contributed to my receiving, at the 2024 Grace Awards of the International Window Coverings Expo, the Award of Excellence in Design: Designer of the Year 2024.
Project Year: 2023
Project Cost: $5,001 - $7,500
Country: United States
Zip Code: 22030
Winning First Place in Top Treatment Design at the 2024 Grace Awards, the Academy Awards of the window coverings industry, this tailored balloon valance in an RM Coco blue, yellow and green print on a white combed cotton sateen, serves as the melody of this newly remodeled kitchen, unifying the...
Award-Winning Kitchen Balloon Valance: Unifying Design
Another view of this award-winning tailored balloon valance. The blue, yellow and green print on a white combed cotton sateen is a delight, paired with the view of a pond beyond the window. Design by Linda H. Bassert, Masterworks Window Fashions & Design, LLC; photography by Bob Narod,...
Award-Winning Kitchen Balloon Valance: Enhancing the View
Beneath the award-winning tailored balloon valance are Hunter Douglas Designer cordless Roller shades. Since this wall is west-facing, being able to control the heat in the afternoon is important. The translucent shades also provide privacy at night. Design by Linda H. Bassert, Masterworks...
Award-Winning Kitchen Balloon Valance: Unifying Design
In this photo of the entire kitchen side of the Kitchen-Dining area, the award-winning balloon valance unifies the wooded view, the client's Italian plate collection, the blue and yellow and white backsplash tile, and even some of the other accents, such as her cookware, forming the visual melody...
Award-Winning Kitchen Balloon Valance: Unifying Design
The fabric and backsplash tile selections were inspired by the client's collection of Italian plates, seen here on a the wall in the dining area, and in other photos in the glass front cabinets above the refrigerator. The tassel fringe at the hem, in blue, yellow, and green, adds a lilting rhythm....
Award-Winning Kitchen Balloon Valance: Unifying Design
This photo shows the newly remodeled kitchen, the award-winning valance, the Italian plate collection above the refrigerator, and the new backsplash tile in blue, yellow, and white, selected at the same time as the fabric. While I am not a kitchen designer, the client felt that her kitchen...
Award-Winning Kitchen Balloon Valance: Unifying Design
Award-Winning Kitchen Balloon Valance: Unifying Design - Valances
A closeup of the award-winning tailored balloon valance, in an RM Coco Jacobean floral in blue, yellow, and green, on a white combed cotton sateen. The pleats are contrast lined in a Fabricut sateen. The blue and yellow cording at the top of the valance, and blue, yellow, and green tassel fringe...
Award-Winning Kitchen Balloon Valance: Unifying Design
A close-up photo of some of the client's Italian pottery and plates, and swatches of the fabrics in the award-winning valance design. I always bring a flower arrangement from Karin's Florist, in Vienna, VA, to thank my clients for their graciousness in allowing the photo shoot. Photography by...
Award-Winning Kitchen Balloon Valance: Unifying Design
Award-Winning Kitchen Balloon Valance: the other Kitchen Window - Roller Shades
One need in this kitchen with a west-facing window wall was to control the afternoon sun. Hunter Douglas's Designer Roller shades include screen shades, which control the afternoon heat without totally losing the view. Here is a midday view, with the shades pulled up, on the French doors and...
Award-Winning Kitchen Balloon Valance: the other Kitchen Window
Award-Winning Kitchen Balloon Valance: the Other Kitchen window - Window Blinds
In this photo, the Hunter Douglas Designer Screen shades have been lowered on both the transom and the doors. The transom is automated, and operated by a wall mounted remote (hand held remotes are available, but the client preferred just one wall mounted one.), and the shades on the doors are...
Award-Winning Kitchen Balloon Valance: the Other Kitchen window
Award-Winning Kitchen Balloon Valance: the Other Kitchen Window - Roller Shades
In this photo, the Hunter Douglas Designer Screen shades have been lowered on the doors, but raised on the transom. The transom is automated, allowing for convenient adjustment of the shades as lighting conditions change. Black shades allow more view through them than white shades, because the...
Award-Winning Kitchen Balloon Valance: the Other Kitchen Window
Another view of the award-winning tailored balloon valance in this recently remodeled kitchen. The Hunter Douglas designer roller shades are hidden beneath, but available if needed. The three balloons were designed to align with the triple window. The soft tails at the sides of this valance are...
Award-Winning Kitchen Balloon Valance: Unifying Design
Award-Winning Kitchen Balloon Valance: Unifying Design - Valances
The 2024 Grace Award for Top Treatment Design, at the International Window Coverings Expo. This is the Academy Awards of the Window Coverings Expo. Awards are given out for Design and for Artisan (which is fabrication of the custom window treatments) in a variety of categories. Linda Bassert...
Award-Winning Kitchen Balloon Valance: Unifying Design
Before
The before photo at the window: This kitchen triple window previously had shutters. The client wanted more light and view, while still being able to control the afternoon heat and glare. She also wanted to tie everything together in the almost completed kitchen.
Award-Winning Kitchen Balloon Valance: Unifying Design
Before
This is the before photo of her kitchen. The overhang on the island was insufficient for those seated at it. The kitchen was dark, and lacked color. She wanted to lighten the kitchen, and add color, but also display her collection of Italian pottery and plates. She wanted to add a wine...
Award-Winning Kitchen Balloon Valance: Unifying Design