we have valance!

we have wood blinds. with the wood valances that came with the blinds. over time some of the valances have popped off, due to installation of curtains, pot racks, etc. and those stupid little clips always seem to break. the one time we went looking for replacement clips (at the HD), they didn't have them, but the clerk recommended using sticky velcro instead. genius!  so we bought little velcro circles and were on our way. we fixed the one valance that had fallen off at the time only to have it fall off a few days later after a hot day in the sun. the little velcro circles were not strong enough. fast forward a few years and a few more fallen valances, and today i actually remembered to get velcro at the HD. yeah!


this time i got 'industrial strength'. cut out big strips of it, stuck those on the rails and then attached the valances. yay!! they are all fixed!  here are some pictures...


before... wood blind, no valance.

the valance (i consider us lucky that we were able to find all 4 of them)...

industrial strength velcro...

cut strips to size and adhere to rail...

add a few more strips to ensure adhesion...

stick the valance to the rail, making sure it is level and flush to each end... and voila... we have valance!

yay, one project down... a million to go.