Kitchen Valance Ideas

Don't sew, but want stylish window valance curtains? I have some no-sew kitchen window valance ideas to share with you. I repurposed items to make a pretty no-sew kitchen valance over my sink.  And one for my back door!  I really wanted a buffalo check valance and couldn't find one to buy. I like being creative, especially when it saves me money!

My house is 100 years old and this is the renovated kitchen! If you want to see all the before pictures of the house, this replacing my knob and tube wiring has the best pictures!

No-sew Buffalo Plaid valance curtains

This year I'm doing black and white check buffalo plaid in my kitchen! Not just It's just such a versatile and clean decor theme that can be essentially used all year round. I don't have time to change my decor for each season totally. But, I'll be using the buffalo plaid theme as the backdrop for my late summer, fall (Thanksgiving) and Christmas decor.  

Let me give you a hint! This is what I bought and used before I hung it up. That's right, it's a table runner! So just a little hint if you are looking for an easy sewing project. Sew a simple table runner AND a matching valance!

Why I use table runners for my no-sew valances

• There truly is no sewing involved. The quality is usually better than inexpensive valances. Specifically, nicer table runners are usually lined!
• Table runners are inexpensive. Especially when you can get them on sale.
• I love the different patterns and designs available. Table top decor is so much more varied compared to curtains and valances.
• They are washable!

Door Window Valance

My original 100-year-old back door with a cute little valance. These are two napkins. Don't you agree that they are the perfect size and look for that window?

How I got the Idea

I was walking through some decor stores and realized I wanted a pretty black and white check valance in my kitchen. I saw a beautifully made table runner, that was also lined and well sewn. It was perfect as a no sew kitchen valance! It looked very similar to this buffalo check table runner (this one is not lined). Can you picture how I would put this up?

Here is my kitchen window where I want to put the valance.

I loved the clean look for the summer. But now with the cooler weather, I wanted to add a valance to make it a little cozier.

So, I hung the table runner on a shower curtain tension rod with clips. Yes, I used a shower curtain tension rod in my kitchen! I didn't want to drill holes in my kitchen cabinets. And, the shower curtain tension rods looked just as nice as the other tension rods but were less than ½ the price!

The end was easy to unscrew and then I had no problem sliding the circle clips on.  When you buy a shower curtain rod and the curtain clip rings, make sure you buy the correct sizes of each!

Don't forget to get the curtain clip rings!

See, I seriously used a bathroom shower curtain rod!  But, they are much nicer now than they used to be.  It was about ½ the price of the tension curtain rods in the other section of the store.

How did I get an inexpensive valance?

Using a table runner as a no sew kitchen valance

I bought a table runner a few weeks ago for my dining room table. It was the exact width of the valance I was planning to sew. It was a bit too long for the window, but all I did was measure the full length, and then iron in both sides an even amount so that it fit my space perfectly. You may want to pin the folded/ironed part so that it stays together better.

What do you think? Wasn't that an easy project? I just had to put the clips on and I was done. A quick tip, fold the valance in half and then put the middle clip in that spot. Then space the curtain clips evenly on both sides.

This took me just a few minutes to do. The table runner is sewn better than I could ever do and I didn't have to do any sewing (woohoo - I'm not a big sewer).

Once this was complete, I wanted to dress up my mudroom just a bit with the same theme!

Cheapest & easiest valance ever for mudroom door!

You can see my vintage, original door from my kitchen. I wanted to tie it in with my kitchen with a little valance over the window. The hanging thingy's for the curtain was already on the door.

I bought the cheap adjustable curtain rod for my door window.

I used NAPKINS! I found a set of four for $4.99 on a clearance table. I saw on Amazon that they sell larger sets of buffalo plaid napkins.  They aren't expensive either.  You'd have lots of napkins left over for your table too! No one would notice that you used a couple to make an easy no sew valance : ).  Shhhh, you don't need to tell them!

I do love having a green wreath in this window. I ended up having to move the wreath down, but that was easy. I just use these mini clear command hooks to hang wreaths in my window.

When you don't like sewing but you are open-minded, it's amazing what you can do.  There certainly are many more choices of table runners than there are of valances!  Plus, they are cheaper!

Other Simple Sew or No Sew Projects

If you have a no-sew trick of your own, please share in the comments!