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An Old Ladder Re-purposed as a Bed Canopy
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Chipping with Charm, Laurel
(IC: blogger)
I've always dreamed of having a canopy bed...somewhere along the way it switched from "pink and frilly" to "neutral and junky". I am very happy with how it turned out.
My engineer husband very securely attached the brackets to the walls and the old ladder to the brackets...no worries :) Then I draped 2 matching painters drop cloths over 2 of the rungs of the ladder. That's it...easy!
More photos and info at...
http://www.chippingwithcharm.blogspot.com/2012/07/big-girl-canopy-bedheadboardjunkified.html
Thnanks for taking a peek!!
My engineer husband very securely attached the brackets to the walls and the old ladder to the brackets...no worries :) Then I draped 2 matching painters drop cloths over 2 of the rungs of the ladder. That's it...easy!
More photos and info at...
http://www.chippingwithcharm.blogspot.com/2012/07/big-girl-canopy-bedheadboardjunkified.html
Thnanks for taking a peek!!
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Published July 8th, 2012 4:22 PM
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Kathleen Sozzi on Jul 02, 2015LOVE this idea for a canopy..........but I would drape the fabric like you have it over the bracket to hide it ;-)
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Lindalovie55 on Apr 02, 2016I bought 4 metal brackets with metal rings attached screwed to ceiling at position of directly above bed corners.started at one end and fed voiles through rings up then down across to other end till you have done all four corners. prices depend on material used.
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