Cheap Window Valances
Are your windows looking a bit dull? Are your valances looking worn out and faded, or do you need to add valances to your windows? If funds are lacking, don’t worry, cheap window valances are possible, no matter what your budget may be! Valances are a great way to dress up your windows and to give it personality which makes your room inviting and balanced. And you can create a look on a budget quickly and easily, today.
To save money consider using non-standard items when making your valances. You don’t have even have to visit your local drapery store to buy what you need to create wonderful window treatments. You simply have to have a vision and your valances will come together quickly.
Great places to start are at your local flea market or rummage sale. Find tablecloths, tea towels, even, decorative shawls to use as a flowing scarf window valance. Adding a fantastic shawl with an exotic fabric or design can really make your room rich and appealing without much expense. You don’t even have to be a seamstress to create the look. Shawls can be simply draped over a curtain rod, without any sewing at all. If you are using tea towels, you just need to fold one end over to make a small rod pocket. This can be accomplished with a straight stitch on a sewing machine and, if you do not have a sewing machine, hand stitching will also work.
Classic Home Tranquility Valance
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Other unconventional materials you might use in a creative way are old neckties, sheets, or vines and silk flowers. Neck ties really are fun. Simply sew them together, side-by-side, or use fabric glue if you don’t want to sew them. Make a pocket at the top for your rod and you will soon have a fantastically unique window treatment. Sheets can be sewn into an inexpensive valance and vines can be draped carefully over your rod to give you another extraordinary unique look.
You do not have to spend a lot to dress up your windows with valances. Cheap window valances can be achieved with just a little creativity and a few pennies in your pocket. Visit your local flea market, rummage sale, or craft store. Find something that inspires you and then, go from there. You will be amazed at what a little glue and a sewing machine can achieve!
If creativity feels beyond you and you just want traditional but cheap window valances then look at the post on discount valances to get ideas on where to buy valances for less or try HERE where there are many valances at low cost.
The Latest Kitchen Window Valances
While you can use simple window valances in your kitchen as a top window treatment to decorate above a plain curtain or blind, for the most part kitchen window valances are part of a set with a window valance at the top of the window and cafe curtains below – so called tiered kitchen curtains. This type of window covering allows maximum privacy while still letting in plenty of light through the upper part of the window.
Tiered window valances add a level of decoration which is particularly effective in a family or country kitchen. They have a warm, welcoming feel which is in contrast to the latest contemporary kitchens with shiny surfaces and gleaming stainless steel. If you have a contemporary kitchen, limit window valances to the simple type. A kitchen window valance in plain fabric with a tabbed top can be very effective for this kind of style where any kind of frill or gathering would look out of place.
When choosing valances for kitchens, take care to buy window treatments which are easy to care for as kitchen curtains and valances need washing more than most due to the moisture and grease which floats around in a kitchen, where a lot of cooking takes place.
If your kitchen windows are small, take care not to block too much light with your valances and curtains. You don’t want your kitchen to become unnecessarily dark. One trick is to hang your kitchen valance a little above the normal position, just covering an inch or two at the top of the window, giving the impression of a slightly taller window.
Below, you will find a selection of the latest kitchen window valances to help you choose the kind of valances which are right for your kitchen. There is only space to show a few, so if you don’t see anything to your liking, take a look here for a great selection, many with discount prices.
 Battenburg White Kitchen Window Valance (Click Image for Details) |
The curtains shown here are sold in three parts to produce a beautiful tiered effect. There is the white kitchen valance insert, swags hanging to the sides of the valance and cafe curtains in a choice of lengths. All three are made in 100% machine washable cotton. Click here for further details. |
 Beautiful Tie Up Kitchen Curtain Valance (Click Image for Details) |
Attractive garden fruit design kitchen window valance with tie up feature in easy care 52% polyester 48% cotton, fully machine washable. This would look great in a country style kitchen. There are matching bottom tiers available too in two lengths. For more information and discount Click Here.
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This kitchen valance set would look great in a contemporary modern kitchen and give a smart streamlined look to your windows without frills. 100% cotton, machine washable. The set is available in two colors, red stripe pictured and blue stripe. You can get details of both here.
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 Contemporary valance Set in Red or Blue Stripe (Click Image for Details) |
 Valance Kitchen Curtains with Fun Chef Design (Click Image for Details) |
There are three parts to this set which are sold separately including the inset valance, the side swags and the cafe curtain (bottom tier) so you can choose a required. The chef design on these curtains adds a fun touch to your kitchen. Edged in black and white gingham. Made in machine washable polyester cotton. Click here for details.
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Unusual three part kitchen valance set (sold separately) comprising an inner sheer white window valance, swag pair and curtain tier in 100% polyester decorated with sunflowers. For details of sizes and low prices Click Here
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 Sheer White Kitchen Window Valance with Sunflower Design (Click Image for Details) |
Super Quick Valances for Windows
If you are looking to give your window treatments the designer touch in super quick time you can easily do this with stylish valances for your windows. Here are some of the best ideas around for quick window valances.
1. Hang a Valance Like a Banner
Create a straight or shaped banner in fabric adding three or more fabric loops to the top edge (depending on the width of the window valance). Fix three (or however many loops you have on your valance) decorative hooks or curtain boss type hold backs above the curtain rod, where you want your valance to start, matching their position with the position of the loops. (This works best if you line the valance banner and include the loops within the top seam.)
A straight valance looks good if it is in a striped fabric running a different way from stripes in the curtains. If you want to use the same fabric as the curtains try a shaped window valance. You can make up a beautiful window valance from three or more lined triangles of fabric stitched together, with the middle triangle being longer or shorter than the triangles at the sides.
NoJo Jungle Babies Window Valance (Click Image for Details)
The banner shape for the valance (whatever form it takes) should be as wide as the window curtains when they are drawn back plus an inch or two. As for length, experment by creating a pattern with newspaper or old wallpaper and see what looks right with your curtains and window before cutting your fabric.
2. Use a Scarf
Add an attractive rod above your normal curtain rail and then use a long lined piece of fabric or an actual scarf (for a small window) and drape it decoratively over the rod. This looks best if there is enough fabric to loop down over the center and to trail at the sides of the window for a swag and tails effect. You can play with your scarf valance as much as you like until you get the right effect. If you are making your own window valances from lengths of fabric, experiment with a length of string or rope to get the right effect and length before cutting your fabric. Once you have an effect you like, stitch (or pin) your valance in place in strategic places along the rod so that it does not slip.
3. Order Custom Valances Online
There are many sites which specialize in providing custom valance window treatments at double quick speed. You can save yourself a lot of hassle by ordering online rather than making a valance for your windows yourself and you will be surprised at how many fabrics and styles are on offer to make your windows look exactly as you would wish. Take a look at a few sites and you’ll see exactly what I mean. The custom route is also a good solution for valances for bay windows and other shaped windows as these are particularly tricky to deal with yourself in a hurry.
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