Window valances provide texture and character to a kitchen, but the ones we were using last century are outdated. Here's how ...

bedroom with ruffled valances on the curtains - Michael Robinson/Getty Images Often found in older homes, curtain valances are chic fabric accents that decorate the top of the window. They are usually ...

Kitchen valances — those mini-curtains hanging out at the tops of kitchen windows — were all the rage from the 1970s through the 1990s. The '90s versions were often rather big and ballooning (my mom, ...

You took the time to select the perfect curtains and other window treatments for your space, but don't overlook pelmets and valances to give your space the finishing touch. Pelmets (also called ...

MY WINDOW treatments give me—to use the patois of the internet—the Sads. The thick, faux-wood blinds evoke sidewalk grates when they’re open and an armadillo’s flinty hide when shut. They came with ...

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