If the power is going to be out for a long time, buy dry or block ice to keep the refrigerator as cold as possible. Fifty pounds of dry ice should keep a fully-stocked 18-cubic-feet freezer cold for two days.
Instructions. Measure the width of the window and decide how wide the window treatments will be. Window valances should extend 2 inches beyond the window frame to allow for the support brackets. Being made of wood, box valances weigh more than fabric valances, so consider how they will be attached to the wall.
A Valance is a relatively short window treatment (as compared to a curtain or drapery panel), hung at the top of the window. It is either installed with a curtain or a drapery rod, or stapled to a wood board and installed to the wall with brackets.