Oh good point btydrvn. I just googled length of standard valance, it says 18 to 24, but that’s too long I think. My fabric, the good part is 15” long but we looked at that, it covers both top panes. My hemming on top for the rod will take up about 2 1/2”? That makes the valance 12 1/2” to hang. I’ll post where 12 1/2” comes to.

Ok this is approx 12 1/2” long. Give or take bc I’m hand making 😆 so the black ribbon would be about 3” from bottom? Didn’t think you cared to see my mess today. Spent some time out back cleaning beds and now my nose is running even though I wore a mask and showered. This pollen and wind is brutal these last few days!

Not sure where you are put in a thin black ribbon ..but that sounds troublesome if it is not perfectly straight?…maybe a wider hem with some topstitching in the same color? color

I was planning on using this fabric.

Maybe I don’t need the ribbon?

It’s ok with me though if you peer up there from below and see the shade. Most of the time the shade is pulled pretty far down anyway :(. I am going with a valance vs the curtains bc they hung down too far and kitties got in them sitting in window. Unless someone has a better idea?

I don’t need privacy there, the roller shade is for evening west sun coming in.

This is how I had it before 🤷‍♀️ maybe I should just invest in another bamboo shade that I can put at any length like the other window, but it won’t exactly match bc the other one is from many years ago. Probably be a matchstick vs a bamboo thin slats.

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It does sound like a new shade will blend better 🤷🏻‍♀️…..but…how about painting the shade?…you may remember I am a big fan of spray paint…it could be a color or a pattern …using templates when you overspray

You know, I just went in there to clean those dishes bc I’m stumped and that occurred to me too. My grandson painted an old roller shade I gave to him, but the paint peeled off. I should just check the dollar store here. I honestly don’t feel like making one 😂 but to have just one treatment there that I can lower would be the best thing really, just don’t want busy or white. Let me check online for a shade!

Also remember ..spray paint in a can has a high glue content..and thin layers of paint will literally “ stick like glue”

I imagine that could work, still have the exposed roller up there? What color there? Beige or a tan? This is the bamboo shade in the other window

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Beige.

Spray the other shade to match the new one ….or spray both whichever color you like…there is a green color close to these…with the stove so close I would avoid white or

Beige….please excuse my blurbs…my I- pad has started a wierd format on its own🤷🏻‍♀️

Although it sounds easy, Btydrvn I’m a but hesitant to spray paint the shade, let alone the other huge one :(. Yes avoiding white. Not really liking any white white in here.

I may just check some little stores tomorrow and see what I can find. Cannot be that hard 😂 i thought surely I had one here, but really don’t see anything in my curtain and valance stash. Have one valance that’s way kitchen (e) like too busy though. Flower pots and water cans.

I may live with this for now :). What do ya’ll think?

😂 fine time to notice after 10 years my sink isn’t centered with that window! The world’s just going to pot 😜

Looking sweet!! My app disappeared so some weird things electronically going on. I can get to these threads but my app icon is gone. Tried to reinstall but the app just shows “open”. Any ideas?

You like Flo? It’s my frumpy old self showing up again, but until I find something better. There’s more to life than the perfect valance? Onward to getting to the art that I love.

Not a clue! I just have my iphone here and rarely have problems but I do lack the capabilities that you and others have using a better device.

It doesn’t have any black in it though. Flo you had mentioned having a bit of black to go with my over the sink lamp.

You guys are special bc I cleared off the counter there as though I was having guests 💗

Flo hit open or reinstall it.

Looks nice alice & the valance with the lamp. My sink is off more Alice!

Alice, just had a thought. They do make bamboo/wicker valances. Might not exactly match your shade but would be in the same family. You could keep an eye out for one.

flo, if you scroll through your screens on your phone, you should see a search bar that says "app library". Search for it there and see if it comes up. This would be if you are using an apple device. That will tell you if it is on your phone. It may have gotten into one of the folders or hidden.

Thanks on the likes! KC I may have seen a bamboo valance. I’ll keep my eyes open for that. Templates next 😊

Oh my, Alice does this mean you are going to center the sink now? LOL.

For a valance why not just get some fabric in the color of your green paint and make one for the window. I really like the bamboo shade the best. Even if it isn't an exact match I doubt people will notice. You could look online for old bamboo shades that you can cut to fit. Might find a match there.

😂 don’t threaten me with a good time lmao Tiffany! Na, perhaps I live with that sink there, for a while anyway. I have a fabric for valance, just didn’t want to take time to make one. I do prefer the bamboo on the other window for a match, or a first cousin there of. I’ll keep my eye out. Found one online for $14 which I saved in my cart. No valance on it though like I have on the other. Much prefer a bit of a topper on anything vs none.

Alice you can use Stitch Witchery to make the valance. No sewing required and washable. Also good for fixing holes in fabric, hemming, etc. see their videos. If you make a valance, make it fuller.

Blinds.com or b r y l a n e home.com

I have fabric glue and also Flo suggested the low heat on my glue gun. It’s just making it that slowed me down. Perhaps I’ve lost a bit of energy here lately. Kept the grandkids three days last week and helping my daughter clean out a lot of clutter and clothing making ready for a huge church donation. On top of all that, I’ve spent every other extra time cleaning out some of our flower beds, now the pollen and winds and old foliage has given me the sniffles :(, even though I wore my mask. I did get to the grocery store, just got home, for I’ll be keeping the grands again tomorrow. I did look at some Easter basket fillers for them! Saw the neatest colored eggs, they were sidewalk chalk! Pretty cool and colorful , made a note 😂 I’ll go make a haul of goodies for them next week 💗

Alice, you have to take a rest now and then. Plus all the kitty upkeep. Just keep an eye out for a valance or shade, it's not like you need it right away. And soon you'll be thinking about planting. 🌻

No glue gun Alice you might glue your fingers like I did for a bit but it wasn't on a curtain I would use the fabric glue that works really good and fast just got to fold the fabric over nicely that you don't see the wrong edges which looks even more nice

So true so true! I’m excited about that planting. I’ve been putting some things in the beds from other areas just to have something growing. I’ll keep a look out for a valance. That one isn’t too bad just not particularly happy with it, but it’s ok for now! It’s a good length, I think. Yes kitties take a lot of time too, especially spoiling everyone. We switched food, gradually, for an all age line. Well, of course they don’t like it. Went back to the original adult. I think I’ll give this what they don’t like to our neighbor, if he’ll take it. Dummy me got the big bag. He has a cat and is moving this week. Great neighbor, hate to see him go, but it’s just him, his blind dog and cat. The house he’s in is too big for him. Kids moved out and he found another smaller rental close by, which is nice. I told OH the cat food can be his house warming gift from us :).

Flo…if you hit open it should open.

Your other option is to go to your apps list and update. After you update it will give you the option to open and it should appear for you.

Alice, There’s lots of times when I don’t completely finish up things to the optimal point and just live with them for a while. I sense you’re ready to move on from this project and I would do that.

Alice, rest and let the projects for later. You need your energy. All the kitties, pollen and work will take all your energy. I use the xclear every time I go in the garden and so far so good. The trees are starting to bloom..the pink blooming trees are in full bloom so soon we'll have all the others that produce all the pollen.. We'll see how well that nose spray works

I did just get my nap 👏 lol. Lia you could be right, I’ll wonder around it a bit, but not full force. I get into the swing and then get to a certain point just as you mentioned. Printesa I look forward to pictures 💗 and I’m glad you mentioned the xclear again, I’ll try it too. Thank you 🙏.

Looks like our walgreens and dollar general almost everyone carries it.

Lia, not that I’m keeping tabs on you 👀 😆 but was wondering, hadn’t seen you today? Perhaps I missed you :). Hope you had a good day! Probably with the kiddos. That kitchen sink wall still needs the art adjusted a bit but I’ll look at it as I’m in there. The frame place I found those two gold frames haven’t got any more in like those to frame the other two prints which is what I’de like there, if they fit, liking your drawings to give that a whirl at some point. That wall is really so close to my liking but not quite yet :). Relaxing now for the evening 👏 I think 😆 being here usually keeps me in my chair :). Which is a good thing. Changed everyone’s kitty food bowls back to their fav kibbles and got lots of happy tummies 😆 and thank you’s.

Yes… MIA yesterday, because everyone in our original nuclear family was with my older son… (My ex-husband, my younger son, visited with OS and grands and DIL as well as myself). It makes a different kind of day as the adults also like to visit with each other, particularly my younger son, who is less into the grandkids. I was pretty tired from the event at the library on Saturday, so it was a low-key day.

I brought Easter eggs (just little plastic ones from the dollar store) and hid them several times in their family room (In plain sight was the rule… so they don’t rip the room apart looking for eggs… lol ) they could’ve played that all afternoon, but rest of the family started to arrive, so I put them away. As much as I dislike dollar stores (in principle) they sure are handy for providing inexpensive easy entertainment for kids. And adults. 🤪 I bought a package for myself and I’m not quite sure what I’m going to do with them.

😆 well that sounds like a wonderful weekend and your home hopefully resting, tea time, sweet Mooze and dreaming of Spring. Spring is here and before it gets too hot! I’ll go be with kiddos today and Wednesday, OH probably wants to get out to do something grrr 😝 I’m still a bit congested from these air pollens and wind, but still going. Perhaps I can find some Spring energy around the house for myself. Just would like some me and kitty time, ya know? One day, one day 💗 I guess I would get bored of that perhaps? But I would like to give it a try:).

Today I spent the day gathering items to pack for our trip back to Missouri for the celebration of my sister’s life. Her two kids that live out of town on opposite coasts are flying in too. It will be on Sunday at her husband’s home. ( Our former patio home.) I am looking forward to seeing how many of my flowers are still getting ready to bloom! Dennis is serving all of my sister’s favorite foods and playing her favorite music. It will be just us siblings, spouses, and Dennis’s siblings & spouse. No nieces or nephews. We will spend the night after about 8 hours on the road, south of Memphis. Then a 4-5 hr drive on Wednesday.

P.S. we are driving 750 miles from the Gulf Coast to St Charles, Mo. Just west of StL.

Gls that’s a nice bitter sweet get together for you 💗 lots of driving! Be safe please 💗 we always commented on get togethers “after” of a loved one that we never got together “before” like it is just that way for most, it seems? Dennis sounds like a good person to think to honor your sister in those special ways :). I’m sending prayers for you and your family and positive vibes for all the flowers to be in bloom 💗