I was tired of seeing my bathroom window frame naked (what an exhibitionist!), showing it’s stuff all nilly willy. The metal frame made the wood blinds look cheap. So, I ventured into creating a valance. The result? I love it! (hubs loves it too!). I hope you do too, and if you are in the mood to save some money and “dress your window” maybe you will even create your own. Here’s my recipe.
I purchased the fabrics, a chevron design + canvas and cut it with a 4″ overhang over the 33″ x 9.5″ wood.
I found a cleat / hardware (hallelujah!!!) that helps me simply slide the valance into place (the wall). It was the PERFECT hardware solution bec I intend to change the valance seasonally.
7 STEPS TO CREATE A WINDOW VALANCE
- buy a 1″ x 10″ wood panel cut to your window length (with a 1″ overhang on each side) at a home improvement store. I measured the window width and added a 1″ overhang on each side, then headed to Home Depot
2. wrap batting around wood, staple, and cut excess batting
Batting is added to soften the sharp corners of the wood for when we add the fabric.
3. wrap fabric(s), staple, cut excess fabric I folded the corner fabrics in a triangular style. At least 3 out of the 4 corner, the last was hard to fold so I just stapled it like crazy. Don’t worry about how the corner folds look as they will not be seem.
4. spray a fabric water shield if your fabric is not an outdoor fabric.
5. drill 1 side of the cleat hardware to the wall
6. screw other side of the cleat hardware into the back of the valance (wood)
7. grab a ladder and slide that kick-ass DIY valance into the wall (cleat).
Recipe/ Steps Recap:
1. get wood cut to size
2. wrap batting around wood, staple, and cut excess batting
3. wrap fabric(s), staple, and cut excess fabric
4. spray a watershield to protect it from mildew
5. drill 1 side of the cleat hardware to the wall
6. screw other side of the cleat hardware into the valance’s back
7. grab a ladder and slide cleated valance into the cleated wall
Cost recap:
1. Wood $8.52
2. ½ yard Fabric (chevron) $2.99 (on sale!)
3. ½ yard Fabric (canvas) $4.5
4. ½ Batting $5 (cost was $9.99, but I only used ½)
5. Cleat / hardware $14.29
6. water (mildew) shield $9.99
7. Installation $0.00 (free kisses to hubby)
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Total cost $45.29
