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Self-Valance Shade
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A popular Roman shade style available in catalogs and big box stores is banded with a “self-valance”. The self-valance is usually required on these manufactured shades to cover up the lifting hardware. It is such a great look that I get lots of requests for instructions on how to make them. You can see photographs of the shade BS of Camden, Arkansas made for her grandson in the Galleries.
Learn how to mount a valance over your Roman shade.
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I first came up with a very complicated method to attach the valance to the top of the shade. Another customer, PH of Lafayette, Louisiana, took one look at my directions and came up with her own, simpler method. 
PH wrote: “ I ended up putting the shade up as normal on the front door. I made a valance and sewed the corners so they were square (boxed). [I have instructions for making this type of in the Instuctions Section.] I attached this valance to another 1x2 board and then just screwed it right into the other one. It worked perfectly.” I prefer to make the board first. Then you can attach the whole thing to your wall or window (or door). Attach the shade to the flat board and then put the valance on the projected board.
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