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 ...

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, ...

Curtains hung too low or cut too short make rooms feel cramped—mount them high and wide so they just graze the floor. Bulky Roman shades, heavy valances, or thick shutters block light and shrink ...

You might be surprised to find that these retro window treatments are turning designers' heads once again. Is it the start of a returning trend?