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, ...

Window valances provide texture and character to a kitchen, but the ones we were using last century are outdated.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

From formal to flat, casual to swag, valances come in all shapes and sizes. You may ask, are they still in vogue? The answer is, did they really go out of style? Home décor covers a wide spectrum, and ...