72. Window Valances
Year of Popularity: Mid-1800s-1970s
Est. Cost: $20-$40 per linear foot*
Window valances are a popular choice if you have drapery hardware that you want to conceal. These valances cover the upper part of your window, and they can be paired with blinds, curtains, or hung by themselves. Valances became a thing in the mid-nineteenth century, and they lasted through the 1960s.
Window Valances ©Domenic Gareri / Shutterstock.com
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They’re dated now, and they’ve been out of style for quite some time. Valances make a home look old, especially if they’re made from cheap, droopy material.
Even if they’re made from trendy, in-style colors and fabrics, these valances are a hard look to pull off, as they’re so often associated with decades past.