Odd this should come up right now as I am in the process of putting up only valances. I have three floor to ceiling windows (sunroom redone to quilting room) and I look out the middle one as I am sewing. I do get the morning sun, which I love, even though I am rarely in there in the morning. I have just finished using 4" squares to piece the three valances. I can't finish them until I get some fabric for lining, will probably use muslin. I am also going to put a small bottom border of muslin, and the header will be muslin. They will probably be about 12" long, and I will hang them on small tension rods when they are finished. I didn't want them to be long, just something cute and quilty as an accent. I can hardly wait to get them done. Good luck to you making your decision!