Q: I was in a model home and saw some beautiful valance boxes above some windows. I found some similar ones, but they were horribly expensive. Anyway, I have decided to try making them myself. Can you ...

Two people are shopping for window treatments. - Yagi-studio/Getty Images Like most other things in the design world, window treatments go in and out of style. Some people love extravagant curtains ...

: I was in a model home and saw some beautiful valance boxes above some windows. I found some similar ones but they were horribly expensive. Anyway, I have decided to try making them myself. Can you ...

Window boxes have a certain reputation. They’re quaint, they’re cottage-core, they’re fussy. And while there are reasons for these preconceptions, there’s a lot more to the window box than all that.

Sometimes the simplest projects can be the most fun. While working on an infant's room, the mom wanted soft clouds to surround her new baby. So colleague Shari Hiller and I came up with these soft, ...