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, ...

Triple-pane kitchen window with patterned valance. - Domenic Gareri/Shutterstock Valances are decorative framing structures that crown the tops of windows, ranging in material from draped fabrics to ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. bedroom with ruffled valances on the curtains - Michael Robinson/Getty Images Often found in older homes, curtain valances are ...

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 ...