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, ...

If you have an older kitchen or you embrace one of the vintage kitchen designs so charming they'll never go out of style, you don't have to put up with outdated window decor which was popular in the ...

Given their status as an antique interiors staple, it’s easy to assume that valance sheets are a totally old school design feature. However, they’re having an unexpected comeback and could be just ...