Yards of fabric add softness and color
The canopy bed styles shown on this page may best be left to professional workrooms, yet their elegant fullness and some of the details might inspire more experienced home sewers.
When designing gathered draperies and valances, be sure to specifiy two to three times fullness for the most luxurious look. And, as shown in the lower photo, pleated and gathered drapery panels at each corner combine easily with the tailored box pleats seen on the top valance.
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Treatments like this also demand that the inside look as beautiful as the outside. Be sure to finish off or disguise any hardware, raw edges, staples, or other less-than-beautiful details of the installation. Linings, braids, cordings and other trims can take your project from so-so to perfect.
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Full Bed Hangings with Reading Lights A deeply colored toile and coordinating silk fabrics from Lee Jofa and Kravet grace this full canopy bed. This type of treatment requires many yards of fabric and linings since it is gathered to triple fullness. The Guest Room by E. Wayne Breeden 2002 NSO Decorators' Show House, Washington D.C. |
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Gathered, Shaped, and Lined Canopy A fresh floral chintz and coordinating check lining create a fresh and appealing bed canopy. Reading lamps and a mirror have been attached to the wall through slits in the fabric. See a similar treatment without the lamps on Page 6. The Bar Harbor Room by The Kellogg Collection 2002 NSO Decorators' Show House, Washington D.C. |