Re-cover and replace window coverings

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Galtgirlrn

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• Jun 23, 2017

• #1

I live in my Bighorn full time and I am sick of the "everything brown" interior. I want to recover the valances and replace or just remove the side curtains. We have Roller shades. Anyone removed the valances and recovered them? It looks complicated to remove them.

Also want to paint the island cabinets to start and see how it goes.

 

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jbeletti

Well-known member

• Jun 23, 2017

• #2

Many have gone before you with great success. Go for it! In terms of the valances, remove your shade first, then look for a screw in the corner of the fabric on each end of the valance. Remove those, then look for any brackets. Remove those too.


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carl.swoyer

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• Jun 23, 2017

• #3

I removed mine. There are screws​ up inside on each corner ,they go through the fabric. Once removed I separated the top layer of the balance. They were Stapled through the back of the main assembly. I used the same fabric from my dinning chairs which were reupholstered. I'll try to find a photo. It was not a difficult project. I stapled them back on with short staples to avoid popping thru the new fabric

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carl.swoyer

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• Jun 23, 2017

• #4

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retskc

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• Jun 23, 2017

• #5

carl.swoyer said:

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I'd love to see what you did to yours. You can send me a picture at: cbeckman9646@gmail.com

Thanks,
Carol (somehow I'm logged in with my husband's account)

 

carl.swoyer

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• Jun 25, 2017

• #6

Did you get my photos

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VKTalley

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• Jun 25, 2017

• #7

Galtgirlrn said:

I live in my Bighorn full time and I am sick of the "everything brown" interior. I want to recover the valances and replace or just remove the side curtains. We have Roller shades. Anyone removed the valances and recovered them? It looks complicated to remove them.

Also want to paint the island cabinets to start and see how it goes.

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I removed the side curtains on my valances and recovered the ones on our bedroom. I just stapled the new fabric over the original fabric. Not a problem at all, other than getting my mitered corners correct as I used a pinstriped upholstery fabric. I'll see if I have pictures of them on our blog.

 

JohnDar

Prolifically Gabby Member

• Jun 26, 2017

• #8

When I replaced the Day/Night shades with Levelor verticals, I removed all of the valance fabric and used it to cover the plywood valances I made. Kept the original top valance design, just had to make them deeper to accommodate the rotation of the vanes. Eliminated the side valances.


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carl.swoyer

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• Jun 26, 2017

• #9

Figured out how to get photos.lol

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