Whether you want to create a more romantic ambiance in your bedroom or just need a bit of privacy, getting canopy parts to make a bed canopy is a relatively an effortless task. The making of the actual canopy can be as simple or complex as you want, considering the final look you’re going for.
For the most part, getting canopy parts to make a bed canopy will depend on how much time and money you plan on spending on the project. An elaborate four-poster bed look can cost about eighty dollars, while a simple suspended type with a hula-hoop frame can be done for as little as thirty.
Materials will also decide the cost and time: a hula-hoop frame hung on a chandelier hook with light and translucent cloth to give a romantic breezy feel, versus PVC piping and heavy, dark cloth to keep out the light.
You’ll need a large hula-hoop, a chandelier hook and light cloth such as tulle, or else four 7-foot lengths of 2 to 3 inches PVC piping, two lengths of piping as wide as your bed, and 4 PVC corner fittings of a corresponding size, with clamps to secure the piping to the bed. You might also consider connecting the four posts along the top, in which case you will need two more lengths of pipe as long as your bed and two lengths as wide, plus 4 PVC Tee connectors that can fit tightly into the corner fittings. For either type of canopy, you will require a hot glue gun. A simple checklist with the exact number and measurement of each item you need will help you save time at the hardware and drapery stores.
Once you’re done getting the parts, decide where you want the bed placed. This is important if you are planning a suspended canopy, as the placement will have to be relatively permanent. Fix the chandelier hook to the ceiling, and tie the curtain to it right in the middle of the cloth. The length should be sufficient to allow it to hang equally long on either side of the hook.
Now, attach the material around a hula-hoop in such a way that headboard half of the loop is covered by one side of the suspended curtain, and the foot-board half by the other side. You can attach it with hot glue from a glue gun. The material can now be spread around the bed, leaving access points on either side.
A PVC-type canopy can be made by attaching two lengths of pipe each to the headboard and foot-board at either end. More lengths of pipe, plus PVC corner fittings at the top will give you a firm three-dimensional frame to hang thick curtains on.
Once the job is done, and you’re happy with your handiwork, you can start enjoying nights of restful sleep feeling like royalty.
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