How can I make over my canopy?
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M.L. Friel
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Hello Hometalk Team,
In a few weeks I'll be re-decorating my bedroom & I'd like to make a Canopy Liner for my bed like the one in the picture below. I've done a lot of research on my computer to find instructions on making one...my bed IS a 4-poster & has a square/flat canopy frame, all I need is the pattern & instructions on making one of these.
Thank You for your help.
I don't see plans for this exactly, but I'll attach a site with lots of diy canopy ideas with tutorials:
https://fancydecors.co/2017/08/15/20-creative-simple-diy-bedroom-canopy-ideas-budget/#jp-carousel-357
Ok...I don't have a tutorial for you to make one but it looks like it would just be piecing each section together with velcro and rods especially if you have a flat wooden frame that goes over your canopy. I just wanted to give you a tip. I used to make victorian pelmet style window treatments back in the early 2000's. The fabric you would use would have to be very stiff and thick to get this look like a thick upholstery fabric or tapestry. Because a wooden cornice is not what you would use. It looks as if it is also doubled on each side. When I was making the pelmets, I had a hard time finding modern fabric that I liked that was thick enough or would give this look. You could use spray starch but that might still not be thick enough. I learned a fun trick that worked really well that I wanted to share. I made a shaped victorian pelmet window treatment like this look using something called BUCKRAM. You will want to look it up. It is the cousin of a fabric called crinoline. Crinoline was the thick fabric that would make those hoop skirts really hard underneath and push them out. Buckram is even thicker almost like a light cardboard but totally made out of fabric and is found in the section of the fabric store with the crinoline. What I did, was take a regular upholstery fabric and spray glue it onto the shaped buckram. It made it very thick to use as a pelmet but not nearly as heavy as a shaped wooden cornice. Then I folded an inch at the top and stapled it to the mounting board. Or you could also velcro. It was such a fun project and I learned so much doing it. Buckram is pretty cheap, you could play with it first with some crap fabric to see if it would work. Good luck!! What an exciting project!
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/286823069998635479/
Some nice ones here:
https://www.pinterest.com/mrsjmullins/diy-canopy/