Moroccan Inspired Hanging Box Valance

I call this valance "hotel chic" because of its sophisticated elegance.

Materials:

• Artist wooden stretcher bars
• Fabric/paper
• Cardboard
• Cording
• Hot glue gun
• Staple gun

To Make:
1. Measure window and purchase stretcher bars for a wooden valance frame that extends 3 inches to the left and right of the window and about 18 inches long (or to desired length).
2. Assemble stretcher bars into a valance frame. Designate top and bottom. Nail extra vertical bars (about four per side) to the back so the valance will stand out about 4 to 6 inches from the wall.
3. Cut a custom design out of cardboard and staple it to the front and sides of the frame.

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4. Stretch your fabric over the cardboard frame. To make a smooth, taut fabric surface, stretch and staple the fabric from the middle out rather than from the edges in. Alternate stapling top and bottom, left and right.
5. To stretch around the inverted corners of your frame, cut a diagonal slit through the corner of the fabric. Now you have two flaps to stretch behind the frame.
6. Staple fabric into wood on the back, and hot glue the fabric to the cardboard if it doesn't reach the wood.
7. Glue down a pretty design with cording and attach tassels from behind.

If eyes are the window of the soul, then windows are the eyes of your home. Be creative. You'll love the new looks you create when you experiment with these window treatments. Why not create or purchase two different window coverings for your window? Then when you need a creative change to your environment, it's ready to hang.