ISO Buffalo Check tie up window treatments or other suggestions
I am looking for a refresh in my kitchen, by adding new window treatments and changing up the cushion and pillows in the window seat. I'd like a wide black and white buffalo check - but I'm open to any other fabric patters/colors to help refresh the look and feel (less French country, more farmhouse/transitional). To give a better sense of the color palette, cabinets are dove white, the walls are Solitude by BM (a blue/grey) and b/s is called grey stone. Counters are White Ice. The treatments on there now were my own DIY job, with burlap and wired ribbon. I don't plan to change the curtains in the dining area that is open off the kitchen in the photo below. Those are a very neutral linen color so anything should coordinate. I should add that the black stools are no longer there, I now have this Bistro counterstool from World Market.
(ETA: I would obviously nix the navy and jute scatter rug and replace to match whatever new treatments I get.)
These are on clearance on country curtains and I love them but they are too wide for my measurements and I think if I were to scrunch them up they would not have the same tailored look that I want. My windows are about 26" wide (for an inside mount) and smaller at the sink window.
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6 years agoMy3dogs ME zone 5A
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoYou could do these, no problem. I'd suggest picking up some of this at your local Walmart or Joann Fabric, and use this instead of the glue. It's iron-on fusible tape.
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6 years agoRebecca, I just had some valances exactly like that custom made for me by a shop on Etsy. I bought my fabric separately and had it sent to them so their charge was labor only. For the specific look and sizes I needed, their pricing was so reasonable I questioned if it was just for the larger valance or for both AND the valances are perfection, lined and beautiful. One window is pretty large and they matched up fabric, hid the seam and everything.
The shop I used was called TheIvyTrellis and Rosa the owner was a huge help.
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoThey will do whatever you want and yes, they will give you the amount of fabric to buy as well. They didn’t have a picture of this type of valance on their site and all I had to do was show them a sample pic of what I wanted. I asked for some additional length so there would be more gathering and that was fine. She also gave me some guidence on measuring to make sure they would be perfect. I bought the fabric from Fabric.com (which is owned by Amazon) and had it shipped directly to them. I had to buy quite a bit for mine because of the repeat, but to my surprise, they returned all of the unused fabric to me. There’s more than plenty for a runner so I may be doing the same. Turn around time was faster than expected too. The only thing I want to warn you about is that with the ties, make sure your fabric is just a simple light weight cotton. I chose a heavier tie fabric because it was a perfect match to the cream in the valance fabric but it’s too stiff or heavy and harder to tie. Oh, and you can order fabric samples from Fabric.com, I would recommend doing that just to make sure the check in the fabric is ample and the weight of the tie matieral is good.
Here is the other one over the sink.
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