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[dirtydeeds]

hi guys

long time no talk (or visits to the site) from me

current project

im making a pair of walnut book cases

they have to be installed before christmas eve

cut list only just fully complete yesterday

i've had to compromise on the pelmet overall dimensions ( i dont know what the american for pelmet is )

but it is working out ok

 

[Dave Ronyak]

We need some photos now, Tom.  Then you can teach us Yanks the meaning of "pelmet."

Dave R.

 

[nickao]

Technically Pelmets are curtain Pockets. The Pelmet is a decorative, narrow strip of cloth, used to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing or door. They are made in wood too so a it is also defined as a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing. It is the wood(or anything) box used to conceal the top of drapery or curtains.

A Pelmet  is similar in appearance to a cornice or valence. Some incorrectly call  the head casing above a door a Pelmet and some interchange the term Valance with Pelmet, but a Valance is not a Pelmet. A Valance is defined as a short piece of decorative material hung round the edge of a bed or above a window. A Pelmet can also help conserve heat in a room.

A Valance board is a the same thing as a Pelmet and is also defined as a  decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing.

I have no idea if this translates in European terminology as the same thing.

 

[dirtydeeds]

nickao has most of it

here in england pelmets serve the same function in furniture as crown moulding does to walls, it is the top decoration

we avoid the word coving (our term for crown moulding) in relation in relation to furniture

coving (crown moulding) has too "tight" a meaning to us (it describes a rounded shape)

pelmet has a more "open" meaning to us and therefore is a more useful word

it describes any style, from the top of mission funiture to elaborate greek architectural styles

brothers and sisters, here endeth another explanation of our mutualy confusing english language