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What are scarf sconces? When and how can scarf sconces be used? Why would you want to go for scarf sconces? First of all what is a scarf? A flow­ing fab­ric that is swagged or looped across the top of the win­dow with free falling pan­els down the sides. You may use a sin­gle scarf or sev­eral scarves in either a sym­met­ri­cal or an asym­met­ri­cal design, using a wooden or metal pole and sconces or scarf rings. That means that scarf sconces are dec­o­ra­tive hard­ware devices used to hold scarves. Scarf sconces are usu­ally made of metal, wood, plas­tic or plaster.

As the def­i­n­i­tion of scarves above implies, there are more ways and pos­si­bil­i­ties of using fab­ric to give your home win­dows and, implic­itly, your­self a treat. Just as with the can­dle­holder sconces, scarves and cur­tains can be used for both aes­thetic and prac­ti­cal pur­poses. Besides the beau­ti­fy­ing effect, scarves and cur­tains can also pro­tect your home from extreme heat and sun­shine and, until the repairs or redec­o­rat­ing can be done, they can also hide cracks in the wall where that par­tic­u­lar win­dow is, or cracks in the paint on the win­dow panes.

You can use scarf sconces or cor­nices together with rods � sim­ple or dou­ble, to achieve the desired effects and accents. With scarf sconces attached to the ends of the rods you will be able to hold scarves and hide the ends of the rods or the parts where they are attached to the walls. The scarf sconces are typ­i­cally mounted just out­side the win­dows. Scarves are threaded through the wholes within the scarf sconces and then draped dec­o­ra­tively to please the eye.

Besides scarf sconces there are many other devices and ways of doing your scarves and cur­tains. You could use a cafe rod, which is small, round dec­o­ra­tive rod; this usu­ally comes in white, brass or wood­grain fin­ish; cafe rods are sup­posed to be seen and add a dec­o­ra­tive touch to the cur­tain treat­ment and they are used to mount cafe cur­tains which do not have rod pock­ets. Then you can use com­bi­na­tion rods, con­ti­nen­tal rods, or con­ven­tional rods. If you do not want to use scarf sconces you can also choose to dec­o­rate the cur­tain area with the end brack­ets and finials. The finials like scarf sconces, have a dec­o­ra­tive pur­pose; just that unlike the scarf sconces, which actu­ally inter­act with the scarves, the finials are meant to be fixed at the end of the poles and rods.

Wood Col­lec­tion Lotus Drap­ery Sconce $16.49 This ver­sa­tile drap­ery sconce is per­fect for use as a dec­o­ra­tive bracket, or to cre­ate a swag or scarf top treatment.

Resin Col­lec­tion Lotus Drap­ery Sconce $18.49 Venet­ian inspired, this ver­sa­tile drap­ery sconce is con­structed of wood with a mahogany fin­ish. This Lotus sconce is per­fect for use with fab­ric to cre­ate a scarf or swag treat­ment, or as a dec­o­ra­tive bracket for a drap­ery pole.

Wood Col­lec­tion Drap­ery Sconce $17.99 Art-deco inspired, this ver­sa­tile drap­ery sconce is con­structed of wood with a vin­tage white fin­ish. This Cal­lista sconce is per­fect for use with fab­ric to cre­ate a scarf or swag treat­ment or as a dec­o­ra­tive bracket for a drap­ery pole.

Wood Col­lec­tion Beaded Drap­ery Sconce $14.99 Accented with ele­gant bead­ing details, this ver­sa­tile drap­ery sconce is con­structed of wood with an antique gold fin­ish. This sconce is per­fect for use with fab­ric to cre­ate a scarf or swag treat­ment, or as a dec­o­ra­tive bracket for a drap­ery pole.

Wood Col­lec­tion Cal­lista Drap­ery Sconce $20.49 Art-deco inspired, this ver­sa­tile drap­ery sconce is con­structed of wood with an aged pewter fin­ish. This Cal­lista sconce is per­fect for use with fab­ric to cre­ate a scarf or swag treat­ment, or as a dec­o­ra­tive bracket for a drap­ery pole.

Wood Col­lec­tion Rose Drap­ery Sconce $18.99 Garden-inspired, this ver­sa­tile drap­ery sconce is con­structed of wood with an antique ivory fin­ish. This sconce is per­fect for use with fab­ric to cre­ate a scarf or swag treat­ment, or as a dec­o­ra­tive bracket for a drap­ery pole.

Wood Col­lec­tion Rose Drap­ery Sconce $15.99 Show­cas­ing a lovely rose design, this ver­sa­tile drap­ery sconce is con­structed of wood with an antique gold fin­ish. This sconce is per­fect for use with fab­ric to cre­ate a scarf or swag treat­ment, or as a dec­o­ra­tive bracket for a drap­ery pole.

Wood Col­lec­tion Drap­ery Sconce $13.49 Show­cas­ing arts and crafts inlay detail­ing, this ver­sa­tile drap­ery sconce is con­structed of wood with a light cherry fin­ish. This sconce is per­fect for use with fab­ric to cre­ate a scarf or swag treat­ment, or as a dec­o­ra­tive bracket for a drap­ery pole.

Wood Col­lec­tion Beaded Drap­ery Sconce $16.49 Accented with ele­gant bead­ing details, this ver­sa­tile drap­ery sconce is con­structed of wood with a dis­tressed red fin­ish. This sconce is per­fect for use with fab­ric to cre­ate a scarf or swag treat­ment, or as a dec­o­ra­tive bracket for a drap­ery pole.

Wood Col­lec­tion Drap­ery Sconce $18.49 Show­cas­ing arts and crafts inlay detail­ing, this ver­sa­tile drap­ery sconce is con­structed of wood with an oak fin­ish. This sconce is per­fect for use with fab­ric to cre­ate a scarf or swag treat­ment, or as a dec­o­ra­tive bracket for a drap­ery pole.