What about Roman shades, real or faux.

I think a structured valance would look great. I like Roman shades too, they are very much "in." I don't think a structured valance would be "out," though.

Doing what everyone else is doing or did last your ar 10 years ago will date your kitchen. Doing something that was never a huge trend never becomes dated. I can;t think of a time when everyone was doing structured valances. I think this is a creative way to dress your windows that is different enough to be timeless.

Impossible to say without seeing photos of what it looks like now. However, my general rule is: Less is more.

Valances generally are out, unless you really like them, in which case they are in : ) .

And anything that's been out for a while (like valances) will be back in shortly!

Valances are mostly out, and really out in a kitchen. I agree with the suggestions for Roman shades in your fabric.

a pleated style with stitched down pleats [tailored look] with a decorative rod can be great and not a statement , but a detail if you keep it modest in size. I prefer this to roman shades which are bedroom-ish , if you ask me....just too much flounce/etc for a kitchen . Underneath a valance you can do a solar shade/blinds/cellular shade.....take your pick.

“just too much flounce/etc for a kitchen .”

There are different types of roman shades. In my comment above, I should have specified the “flat style of roman shade”, i.e., not with a swag, folds, or other embellishments. Let the beautiful fabric be the star.

Yeah roman shades are great.....but how do you put a blind or something under it as a light filtering layer? I dont handle southwest sun in a kitchen window when cooking dinner half the year. Roman shade seems too much to open and close when you need varying levels of filtering depending on time of day ,time of year ,trees leafed out or not. My problem (and joy) is 4 seasons. Other zones /areas I guess it's easy To implement something.

You don't put a blind behind a roman shade. You sew on a second fabric to the backside of the shade if you need more light blocking. Or you just do a blind and call it good.

I was leaning towards a structured valance with fabric from Maine Cottage. There isn't enough room for side panels and without a valance of some sort it doesn't look finished. I will go with a structured valance without any embellishment. Thank you everyone.

I have a valance in the kitchen made of a thicker, two sides fabric and it looks great. A single feature like a valance will not date your decor, especially if it's beautifully done. A house that has art, books, beautiful rugs and antiques will be timeless now, ten years from now and even beyond that.

I have six kitchen windows and had some fabric that I wanted to use. Not a big fan of curtains so I cut and lined the material and used it as window scarves. I used rings to hang them and at the bottom I sewed a button, then used fishing line and fishing lures to hang from the bottom button. The barbs on the fishing lures were lethal so I put dated wines corks from past parties on the barbs. We live right next to the water so it worked out well. Best of luck to you.