How to Create Your Own Bed Canopy
May 20, 2009 at 10:00 AM by Daily Buzz Team - Comments (6)
Photo from pointclickhome.com
If you're looking for a cheap way to give your bedroom a dramatic makeover, try creating your own bed canopy.
Here are three simple variations:
1. To get the look as seen in the picture on the right, all you have to do is mount curtain tracks onto the ceiling and hang the curtains of choice or create your own. Make sure it's stable though, you definitely don't want to wake up covered in fallen fabric.
Photo by Elements of Style design blog
2. I found this diagram while perusing my daily design blog reads. Talented Erin of Elements of Style illustrates how to create a second type of bed canopy. To achieve this look take two drapery rods and install one at the head of the bed, the second at the foot. Take a very long piece of fabric and run it up the wall behind the bed and over the rods. Feel free to tack the fabric to the wall to prevent it from moving.
Photo from Amazon.com
Mosquito netting canopies, like the one shown here from Amazon ($68.99), is easy to install and gives an elegant or exotic look. You can also create your screwing a small hook into the ceiling and hanging the fabric from it. If it seems too closed in, you can also use four hooks instead, screwing them into the ceiling above each bed corner.
I love these looks, and they're so cheap and easy, yet gives a room a completely different vibe!
What DIY projects have you done around your home that gave it instant flair?
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Pretty cool, but I don't think my fiance would go for it.
I wonder if the really fine tulle would work.. this is a neat idea.. tulle is only like 70 cents a yard.. too cute
This is cool I like this idea
My husband would laugh it out of the room!!!!
HAHA Not in my house!!!!
Too bad my cats would think this was a new climbing item. LOL My cats already try to climb my curtains. I can just imagine them climbing one of these and falling on our heads in the middle of the night. LOL
They are beautiful though and if I didn't have pets I would really like the second one.
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One really easy way to do a canopy.. take 4 wood embroidery hoops, spray them white/black.. whatever color works with your fabric. Hang them from the ceiling; 4 inches out from your bed, at every corner.. so basically measure the "footprint" of your bed, add 4 inches to each corner, and hang them there from the ceiling with hooks. Then you just get whatever length of tulle or netting or gauze needed and run it through the hoops. It cant be "pulled closed" but it looks really pretty and it super cheap and simple to do.. the hoops are less than $1.00 each!
You can also use one of the huge hoops, 18-24" and like making a tutu, tie 3 yard lengths to it and then hang that from the ceiling!
LuminousMom May. 20, 2009 at 11:47 AM