Gray is a clean, neutral, modern color – and it’s trendy right now.

And since so many of our customers are asking for faux shade valances across the wide spectrum grays for their homes, we’ll dedicate this post to that very question.

 

FAUX SHADE #1:

Fabric: Belmont

Color: Mist

This fabric features a large floral medallion that’s centered on each faux shade valance. This color has a soft gray background, with some ivory and tan adding just the right amount of accent color.

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FAUX SHADE #2:

Fabric: Belmont

Color: Metal

Belmont also comes in metal, a dark gray color that adopts a warm gray hue under indoor lighting.

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FAUX SHADE #3:

Fabric: Ozbourne

Color: Storm

Printed on a medium duck cotton, Ozborne in Storm features a medium gray background with large, prominent medallions in white. Clean and simple, this gray and white color combination is perfect for modern kitchens, bathrooms, and home offices.

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FAUX SHADE #4:

Fabric: Raji

Color: Ash

If you’re looking for a similar medium gray and white combo as the Ozbourne pattern above, then this ikat print is a great alternative. Plus, it’s printed on a slub cotton, giving it some added texture you may want if you want a more nature-inspired look in your home.

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FAUX SHADE #5:

Fabric: Aaron

Color: French Grey

For modern farmhouse kitchens that need a dash of hospitality and warmth, this pattern is ideal. Aaron in French Grey is printed on a warm off-white background, and has a French grey windowpane check pattern. It’s a slub cotton, too.

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FAUX SHADE #6:

Fabric: Talbot

Color: Metal

If you’re looking for an ivory background rather than just a warm off-white, this is the pattern. Talbot features a geometric pattern in gray and brown, giving you the versatility to mix both the black/gray and brown/cream color palettes together as you wish.

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FAUX SHADE #7:

Fabric: Jersey

Color: Gunmetal Tan

Like medallion patterns but don’t want oversized patterns? Then keep it simple with a small-scale pattern like this.

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FAUX SHADE #8:

Fabric: Riverbed

Color: French Grey

Here’s another example of a small-scale pattern. Riverbed is modern and is printed on a slub cotton, giving both pattern and texture to an otherwise boring window.

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FAUX SHADE #9:

Fabric: Shannon

Color: Ecru

Large paisleys are in and small, busy, and indistinguishable paisleys are out. This fabric, printed on a clean, white cotton base cloth, mixes both gray and taupe – allowing you to play with warm and cool neutral colors in your room.

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FAUX SHADE #10:

Fabric: Barcelona

Color: Summerland Gray/Miller

For a darker gray mixed in with some white, consider Barcelona. It’s a large Arabesque medallion pattern that is simple, yet still can create a focal point in a room.

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FAUX SHADE #11:

Fabric: Jackson

Color: Storm

Jackson is a simple gray cotton, with a print that mimic the texture of a cross hatch. It’s the most popular gray fabric for our customers so far.

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So, which of these is your favorite?

In conclusion, for the ideas we’ve just shown you, check out our faux Roman shade valances here, or take a look at our functional Roman shades to use these same beautiful fabrics too!

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