an old-fashioned kitchen with valances over the window - Trudy Wilkerson/Shutterstock If you have an older kitchen or you embrace one of the vintage kitchen designs so charming they'll never go out of ...

Valances are decorative framing structures that crown the tops of windows, ranging in material from draped fabrics to wooden panels. With many designs, you'll be able to hang short, pleated pieces of ...

Lauren is a writer and architectural designer living and working in Brooklyn, NY. In addition to being a writer at Forbes, she works as a freelance architectural designer specializing in residential ...

Window valances provide texture and character to a kitchen, but the ones we were using last century are outdated.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.