I've always loved the look of canopy beds, but thought they would be too hot for me to sleep in.
I fell in love with the faux canopy look in one of the photos I posted in my bedroom inspiration post.
So of course I had to try & recreate that look in my own room.
I started out with a very very long window panel I picked up at a thrift store for $3.
The first thing I did was run a piece of yarn through the panel casing at the top of the curtain.
I used a needle because I forgot about the casing, but it'd be much much easier to do without a needle as it kept pushing through the fabric & was such a pain.
Then I pulled the strings tight, bunching the entire panel together. I tied a little knot & then tied that to a nail. It probably would've been smarter to use a a nail with a bigger head, but I was impatient and a tiny nail was all I had. My whole panel will probably fall off one night, I'll just deal with that then though! Then I hammered the nail straight up into the ceiling while balancing on a laundry basket on top of my bed!
Next I folded the panel in half horizontally & found the center. With my finger marking the center I pulled the panel to the wall with enough slack to create a nice shape. I hammered a nail into that center spot on the wall, and another right below it for added reinforcement. I did the same to corners of the panel & then in between those nails.
I hung my tapestry at the very top of the wall (off centered, of course) , overlapping the fabric from the canopy. Even though it isn't perfect (or ironed), I really like with how it looks. It especially looks nice when you're laying in bed looking up.
Please ignore my messy, duvet cover-less bed, ugly pillows, night stand & lamp, I'm in the middle of a makeover here!
The first thing I did was run a piece of yarn through the panel casing at the top of the curtain.
I used a needle because I forgot about the casing, but it'd be much much easier to do without a needle as it kept pushing through the fabric & was such a pain.
Then I pulled the strings tight, bunching the entire panel together. I tied a little knot & then tied that to a nail. It probably would've been smarter to use a a nail with a bigger head, but I was impatient and a tiny nail was all I had. My whole panel will probably fall off one night, I'll just deal with that then though! Then I hammered the nail straight up into the ceiling while balancing on a laundry basket on top of my bed!
Next I folded the panel in half horizontally & found the center. With my finger marking the center I pulled the panel to the wall with enough slack to create a nice shape. I hammered a nail into that center spot on the wall, and another right below it for added reinforcement. I did the same to corners of the panel & then in between those nails.
I hung my tapestry at the very top of the wall (off centered, of course) , overlapping the fabric from the canopy. Even though it isn't perfect (or ironed), I really like with how it looks. It especially looks nice when you're laying in bed looking up.
Please ignore my messy, duvet cover-less bed, ugly pillows, night stand & lamp, I'm in the middle of a makeover here!
Thanks for sharing this idea, Amanda! Like you, I’m also a fan of canopy beds. The difference between us is that my room isn’t big enough for the four-poster beds that usually have that feature. I also have to say that I love how you used that tapestry as a faux headboard.
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