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Valences: ideas wanted

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Bill Sprague:

--- Quote from: David T. Richelderfer ---I believe I remember hearing last year from Scotty when looking at Coaches at BCS in Bend that the lady who worked on fabric work when Beaver was in business had bought all the extra bolts of fabric and went into business on her own with an eye to servicing Beaver coaches that were remodeled, damaged, etc.  I think I was told she had matching fabrics for many/most of the Beavers made in the last few years of manufacturing.  I don't have her name, but the guys at BCS would have it... of course, unless I had a dream about all this.  Just so you know, I have been called a dreamer.
--- End quote ---

You may be thinking of Elaine (last name I forget) who works with Jim Sizemore at RV Outfiters in Bend.  She did our dining chairs, folding chairs and valences.  She covered the valances with an Pendleton wool "Indian Blanket" pattern from the outlet store in Pendleton.   It took 3 yards of fabric.

I've posted it before, but you can see a video I took where I tried to show the fabric: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8-wxx65Gtk.

Steve Huber:
Keith,
We re-upholstered the valances and bedroom headboard ourselves and had the dinette chairs and sofa re-done to coordinate. Was a fairly easy job overall.  We decided not to re-do the valance frames as the existing fabric was clean and tied the colors in the coach together well.
Steve

Peter and Connie Bradish:
We also replaced our windows surrounds in wood. We have wood stained with Golden Oak stain. Looks great. :)

See several photos at:
 
https://picasaweb.google.com/bradish.c/BeaverRenovation#5573625096200756882

go backward and forward to several photos of the wood surrounds.

Keith Oliver:
Now that's what I am talking about!
thank you all for your photos.  
I have to remove the existing legs and bottom of the window surrounds to accommodate 2 3/8" depth of the MCD blinds.  The valences themselves will need to be 4 1/2 inches deep to accommodate the double rollers.  I will be building new valences and legs/bottom, that are dimensionally able to handle the new blinds.  I plan (subject to a better idea occurring to me) to use Alder, stained correctly, with raduised edges, maybe some fluting, and with the legs joined flush to the top.  I will post photos on completion.
The one across the windshield is the design quandary, as there is presently nothing there at all.  I have toured some of the new coaches that have factory installed MCD blinds, and they have built the cabinetry down in front of the blinds, to act as a natural valence,  That seems at the moment like too much work, but I may end up needing to do a makeover in that location.  Other retrofits that I have seen have used a Naugahyde matching the adjacent surfaces, and they don't look too bad.

Gerald Farris:
Keith,
Have you thought of making a riser to attach to the wall under the valence to add the needed depth and reusing your current valences?

Gerald

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