10 Easy Canopy Bed Ideas

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrNH9V9EEs_iddt0mTLTTaUuVfOf7Hz-m6dA7_e6mSLqPplqK2t3YGj1urlXCJWbaBY7pkv37jlpy96g5T61KgQ9fKA0RrozP9LkF3l8vMusMDlQahuW8weSoXRooxZM1WBdDQR_b2U6pt/s1600/HR7-thumb-350x491-2666.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrNH9V9EEs_iddt0mTLTTaUuVfOf7Hz-m6dA7_e6mSLqPplqK2t3YGj1urlXCJWbaBY7pkv37jlpy96g5T61KgQ9fKA0RrozP9LkF3l8vMusMDlQahuW8weSoXRooxZM1WBdDQR_b2U6pt/s640/HR7-thumb-350x491-2666.jpg" width="454" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A modern canopy bed by Jean Louis Denoit</div><div style="text-align: left;">To many people, the thought of a canopy bed would give them the creeps.  Not to blame them if the first image that easily slips into our minds is a frightening postcard from The Jacobean period style.   A heavily carved gilded bed with a heavy cornice, swags hanging from the canopy and so much fabric enclosing you is for sure a recipe for rhinitis.  Today's canopy beds couldn't be farther from that and you don't need a four poster bed to create one.  Anyone with a regular bed can build one with curtain rods and fabric securely hanging from the ceiling.  Check out YouTube for some cool tutorials or head over to <a href="http://www.lonny.com/magazine/August+2012/MjOUVzsleVV/46#46" target="_blank">Lonny Magazine</a> where Michelle Adams documents how she made hers.    </div><div class="MsoNormal">Whichever way you decide to make one, a canopy over the bed is one of the most romantic ways to decorate your bedroom. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsRFXzvWL7SE40NlpyyH2uwhRjHiSXTCsGoLg1PjRC5OOds030IWZ1rZInp3YZYhHItxZC1XaJA5Y2LWFQEt8nPRZi9CTVc5hskx11Mtv5zZKl5I0rFKCNfpZtOK9z0kKYWLIABKFjKsfi/s1600/southern-accents-purple-lavender-indian-block-print-canopy-twin-pc-pieter-estersohn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsRFXzvWL7SE40NlpyyH2uwhRjHiSXTCsGoLg1PjRC5OOds030IWZ1rZInp3YZYhHItxZC1XaJA5Y2LWFQEt8nPRZi9CTVc5hskx11Mtv5zZKl5I0rFKCNfpZtOK9z0kKYWLIABKFjKsfi/s400/southern-accents-purple-lavender-indian-block-print-canopy-twin-pc-pieter-estersohn.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Via Southern Accents</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIOr7C3NwG_HsGGihUNBWbmQgaq1Dd6t7w6XBVZtpbr_Y2xmWOdBOPm6IjFDHb1WLrA8iUsOgpnu04Gq-36ziqhts9jMDi-oYQZQXBGPPCnNgBgTqSK_1yXz8Rfpke4ckPS0uygbaOm65a/s1600/canopy-bed-by-architectural-digest-photo-tim-beddo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIOr7C3NwG_HsGGihUNBWbmQgaq1Dd6t7w6XBVZtpbr_Y2xmWOdBOPm6IjFDHb1WLrA8iUsOgpnu04Gq-36ziqhts9jMDi-oYQZQXBGPPCnNgBgTqSK_1yXz8Rfpke4ckPS0uygbaOm65a/s400/canopy-bed-by-architectural-digest-photo-tim-beddo.jpg" width="437" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">An upholstered crown canopy bed via Architectural Digest. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbtoJUaJjMI4THTy1ZPZ_6prcdwiGc4C1PZ3CilXLj48MNdyK9OcMom2GyW6sRDL6QZpHTaCekTOPeoH1tyaeexczWDTK9CEHYDpWtApzRhhm3Ri4Ilj_HAz7BmCSbmuuaMGIOCyi880DS/s1600/canopy-bed3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbtoJUaJjMI4THTy1ZPZ_6prcdwiGc4C1PZ3CilXLj48MNdyK9OcMom2GyW6sRDL6QZpHTaCekTOPeoH1tyaeexczWDTK9CEHYDpWtApzRhhm3Ri4Ilj_HAz7BmCSbmuuaMGIOCyi880DS/s400/canopy-bed3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">By hanging a big piece of fabric from two curtain rods is a very easy way to create the canopy feel. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbmPAqpihKEkronIUxKJQqVM_SBUuXyH1w9A9dSK41hQ0soXEojxWlBg4GOAqE-DUWn_zmH7ICds4smsfowAtUewisJt46Pprs6weWDmsFVknQT32sil24eP9Knf7mp_ii6jZpMEVeazuP/s1600/canopy-bed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbmPAqpihKEkronIUxKJQqVM_SBUuXyH1w9A9dSK41hQ0soXEojxWlBg4GOAqE-DUWn_zmH7ICds4smsfowAtUewisJt46Pprs6weWDmsFVknQT32sil24eP9Knf7mp_ii6jZpMEVeazuP/s400/canopy-bed.jpg" width="378" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dara Caponigro bedroom </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcLNQSKfwc7upI23rNUOD_SADOBVPETob8nEz07ahxDm6i-AxIjTwkrqioKms2MWYGZ9Gov8cBUBdJQuiCM_ORiprFJphRro2XpApIRM4VZ_oCMFoTy4JMmHEa2hfaAqtTYzb2kbmhMUZf/s1600/canopy-domino2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcLNQSKfwc7upI23rNUOD_SADOBVPETob8nEz07ahxDm6i-AxIjTwkrqioKms2MWYGZ9Gov8cBUBdJQuiCM_ORiprFJphRro2XpApIRM4VZ_oCMFoTy4JMmHEa2hfaAqtTYzb2kbmhMUZf/s400/canopy-domino2.jpg" width="390" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love to see them hanging direct from the ceiling.  It makes the rooms look bigger. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbnTRO1lTVyme-X3az6ioXz3XEfhuzNORvYM4-3AIaViVHweqirJ9UOCUdiEuOA2zf0quhDoULD2cr0q9ZF41MRaKDQstrroxOoQklcA1cC43HfWqpqH7PKfnP_21Tc5dJuWgxgNrahag/s1600/canopy-beds-05-lgn+by+Jamie+Creel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbnTRO1lTVyme-X3az6ioXz3XEfhuzNORvYM4-3AIaViVHweqirJ9UOCUdiEuOA2zf0quhDoULD2cr0q9ZF41MRaKDQstrroxOoQklcA1cC43HfWqpqH7PKfnP_21Tc5dJuWgxgNrahag/s400/canopy-beds-05-lgn+by+Jamie+Creel.jpg" width="420" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">By Jamie Creel via Elle Decor</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEger-VPt9jDvlVRY55VJykByizfxJKONgCiDo2mrEuvlQne788-YkvpKzgA9a5440_O26qxB8eIrc6Cro4t1QVnqQZ6sUIgGUfVuWDyeTlPwMg7tFh-9uacVRERyAVd5VGi8csq7Txbx1tm/s1600/canopy-bed-from-belle+vivira.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEger-VPt9jDvlVRY55VJykByizfxJKONgCiDo2mrEuvlQne788-YkvpKzgA9a5440_O26qxB8eIrc6Cro4t1QVnqQZ6sUIgGUfVuWDyeTlPwMg7tFh-9uacVRERyAVd5VGi8csq7Txbx1tm/s640/canopy-bed-from-belle+vivira.jpg" width="449" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is way more elaborate and professionally done by Phoebe Howard.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF_vQ99i3lUah0TWTGA7k3otSOE4m5cO4Szxl7s7IEJixCgZi_n4_F073WraXY_XrnBqyftBOZzXrtQhm96vbX9ixkfMkXBMYD4IQdjzrAZqHxagMvM9vKSKMT3Qm0YCt6Kcn6W1A6Lqda/s1600/bedroom-decorating-ideas-06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF_vQ99i3lUah0TWTGA7k3otSOE4m5cO4Szxl7s7IEJixCgZi_n4_F073WraXY_XrnBqyftBOZzXrtQhm96vbX9ixkfMkXBMYD4IQdjzrAZqHxagMvM9vKSKMT3Qm0YCt6Kcn6W1A6Lqda/s400/bedroom-decorating-ideas-06.jpg" width="420" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Design by Katie Ridder via Elle Decor.  A perfect girls canopy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz5VSDtWJR3B6pr1_mQ2i7yEpGmgWUWUJmR6Noq41VNQTt92fj0KQfuYZecqWn8_hqu4BpRMRgzWS0Oh1VoZ3Zx18Q2gZcz66ye6xnFH79riedzJGUcrudS4dc-ya_3l5aBfLdgIeF2aBO/s1600/mark-d-sikes-guest-bedroom-canopy-black-walls-hermes-chaise-house-beautiful.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz5VSDtWJR3B6pr1_mQ2i7yEpGmgWUWUJmR6Noq41VNQTt92fj0KQfuYZecqWn8_hqu4BpRMRgzWS0Oh1VoZ3Zx18Q2gZcz66ye6xnFH79riedzJGUcrudS4dc-ya_3l5aBfLdgIeF2aBO/s400/mark-d-sikes-guest-bedroom-canopy-black-walls-hermes-chaise-house-beautiful.png" width="433" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">In the picture above the canopy seems to be hanging over the bed from curtain rods and chain.  Designed by Mark D. Sikes</div></div>

10 Easy Canopy Bed Ideas

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