Four poster bed - luxury interior

Lightweight canopy made of transparent material on a rectangular frame

This bed becomes the center of the bedroom, drawing the eye. The person sleeping in this bed begins to feel like a special royal blood. The canopies are associated with royal apartments, feudal castles, princess bedrooms. Therefore, many mistakenly believe that in order to own a four-poster bed, it is necessary to acquire a castle or a huge country mansion.

The canopy is a beautiful textile curtain, which was invented in the East, where it played, above all, a protective role

Meanwhile, the canopy is quite affordable element of the interior. Various forms of designs, a wide palette of materials allow you to build a canopy over the bed, even in a city apartment. If you competently use the design, carefully consider the choice of fabric, this exquisite structure will be an ornament to almost any interior.

Low canopy for snow-white bed

Advantages and disadvantages

Transparent, thin canopy in the bedroom of a country house

The canopy over the bed has several serious advantages:

• luxurious addition to the bedroom interior;

• elegant design solution;

• visual reduction of unnecessarily high bedroom ceilings;

• protection from drafts, dust, insects, sunlight;

• comfortable morning and afternoon sleep;

• increased privacy, especially important if the bedroom does not have doors;

• feeling of peace, security.

Decorative canopy over the bed in a small bedroom

At the same time, the design has a number of specific disadvantages.

• A canopy bed requires space. For low ceiling bedrooms, options are very limited. You may have to completely abandon this design so as not to clutter the space.

• Folds of matter accumulate dust. This is especially dangerous for children, people who are prone to allergies.

• Need regular washing. For the sake of time, it is better to choose a matter that does not need ironing.

• The bed with the canopy removed looks unformed.

To solve the problem of the lack of a canopy over the bed is easy: make two sets of bed curtains to use them in turn. Then, even if one canopy needs to be washed, your bed will not look ruined.

Massive bright scarlet canopy fits perfectly into the overall picture of the interior

Material supports Ways to fix the structure

Types of canopies over the bed

The following materials are used for the construction of supporting supports.

1. Metal. A luxurious option designed for a massive, richly decorated bed. Often these racks are decorated with artistic forging, being a stylish element in the design of the bedroom.
   

   Functional canopy with metal frame for a comfortable sleep

2. Tree. Classic option. Simple, strict shapes or elegant carvings can be used. It is also possible creative version of the frame of natural branches, combined with the "natural" styles.
   

   White canopy with wooden frame over a simple bed of wood

3. Plastic. Inexpensive practical option that opens up the scope of designer imagination. Light weight makes plastic comfortable to use. The choice of forms is extremely wide. Plastic has a rich color range. It is suitable for any style, because it easily imitates more expensive materials (wood, metal).
   

   Canopy with a circular plastic mount in the form of a dome

Options for placing a canopy above the bed are quite a few. There are several traditional forms.

• Rectangular frame. Outlines the shape of the bed and the space above it. Can be attached to the ceiling or be independent of it. The traditional version that occurs in the imagination of the word "canopy".
  

  Frameless canopy where the fabric is spread over the ropes attached to the four hooks in the ceiling

  

  Canopy in the bedroom with a carved rectangular base

• Horizontal bar. It is fixed on the wall in the center of the bed, a canopy is spread over it.
  

  Canopy on the horizontal bar above the crib

• Suspended design. It is hung up on the ceiling hook, serving as fastening of a cloth. The shape can be rectangular or round.
  

  A canopy made of white, light, translucent fabric on a hanging round design will make the child’s sleep even more comfortable.

• Cornice. Mounted on the ceiling. Its forms are diverse: quadrangle, triangle, arc.
  

  The ceiling-mounted canopy fits in perfectly with a modern bed in a modern style.

In addition, you can independently develop the original canopy of the most bizarre form.

Frameless canopy where the fabric is spread over the ropes attached to the four hooks in the ceiling

How to choose a canopy bed?

Canopy with fastening in the form of a semicircular canopy

If you wanted to decorate your bedroom with a luxurious four-poster bed, you will have to go to the furniture salon. These fashion designs are very popular, you can always find something suitable for yourself. The desired model can also be made to order.

Large round bed with a built-in canopy

When choosing a canopy bed, remember the size of your room. For a tiny bedroom, massive bedded canopies made of heavy, dense textiles are not suitable. They visually "eat up" without that small space, making the room look short and cramped. If you still want to decorate your bed with a canopy, choose options from light fabrics on elegant supports.

Bedroom in Provencal style with a dense canopy of natural fabrics

In the role of the frame, ordinary curtains are successfully bolted to the ceiling. A narrow couch located in a niche can be gracefully fenced off from the rest of the room by a curtain using ordinary curtains.

How to choose a fabric?

The choice of textiles is dictated by your personal preferences and the overall style of the bedroom. It is necessary that the canopy above the bed is combined with the interior of the room. A good solution would be to add to the design decorative elements of the same matter as the canopy (for example, pillows).

Traditional materials for the canopy are as follows.

1. Velvet, tapestry, other heavy fabrics. They have a high density that allows you to better keep warm, protect yourself from direct sunlight. Impervious drapery reliably hides the bed from indiscreet looks, keeping your privacy. And the elegant look of heavy fabrics suggests an idea of ​​regal luxury.
   

   Eastern version of the canopy of dense fabric

2. Flax, silk. These less dense draperies allow you to recreate any atmosphere in the bedroom - from European restraint to eastern pomp. Translucent fabric diffuses the light, providing comfortable lighting. Such canvases are tender, allow a lot of air to pass through, and at the same time maintain privacy.
   

   Glossy silk fabric and real feathers for homemade canopy

3. Tulle, organza, other light transparent fabrics. The airy fabric envelops the bed like a cloud, giving a feeling of lightness. This fabric is undemanding to the interior: it can be used for a canopy even in a room decorated in ultramodern styles for which more traditional fabrics are not suitable.
   

   Tulle and organza canopy for children's room

It should be remembered that the canopy fabric is primarily an element of the interior. Additionally, it can be decorated with decorative elements: butterflies, bows, tassels, frills, braid, beads. The Christmas garland looks magically as decoration.

Canopy over the bed in the nursery

Beautiful canopy for the crib will protect your baby from drafts, insects, noise and dust

To equip a canopy crib - the solution is not only stylish, but also useful. The main selection criterion should be the age of the child.

The newborn's cradle, decorated with a lush canopy, looks charming. In addition, the canopy protects the baby from insects, drafts and dust, creates a comfortable lighting and a cozy personal space. For a dense canopy, the baby is very comfortable to sleep, the light from the windows does not bother him.

Older children also enjoy sleeping on their canopies. A canopy turns a cot into a cozy cottage where it is nice to be.

Growing up boys often refuse canopies. Only ultramodern variants are suitable for them, where a plastic or metal canopy plays the role of a canopy.

Girls, on the contrary, are happy to sleep on canopied beds, even becoming older. In a lush four-poster bed, the girl feels like a real princess. Light, airy fabrics, an abundance of ryushechek and flounces, and, of course, the pink color, beloved by many girls, are appropriate for the nursery.

Canopy do it yourself

Buying a four-poster bed today is easy. But it happens that the cost of the product turns out to be too burdensome. Or the store simply does not have a model that meets the overall style of the house and your aesthetic aspirations.

The best way out of this situation is to make a canopy with your own hands. This product has important advantages: it is completely unique, meets all your requirements and will cost much less.

Canopy sail attached to wooden beams

Collect support for the canopy can every household craftsman. It is enough just to extend the legs of the furniture to the desired height. Round-shaped hanging frame is easy to build from a regular gymnastic hoop. Square hanging frame can be assembled from thin wooden slats or more creative materials - twigs, bamboo sticks.

Eco-design bedroom with branches, which are fastening for a canopy

A wide space for fantasies open ordinary curtains. They can be mounted on the ceiling to hang a canopy to them. An option is hooks in the ceiling - the perfect solution for a bed with a translucent canopy made of lightweight fabric.

Canopy on the ropes that hang on hooks attached to the ceiling

The original design decision will be a beam (one or more), fixed above the bed. The fabric thrown through it will play the role of a canopy. The material of the beam depends on your imagination: wooden bars, painted or unprocessed, metal pipes, natural branches. Also suitable rope, stretched through the rings on the ceiling. Several beams can be fixed at different heights by placing fabric on them in a spectacular cascade.

The original basis for a homemade canopy from the frame of the old bed

When choosing a design and fabric for the canopy, keep in mind the main thing: a four-poster bed should perfectly match the overall style of the bedroom. The rest of your imagination is free. You can try to copy samples of canopies, focusing on the photo on the Internet.Rich collections of photos are easy to find by subject requests. Do not be afraid to combine elements of different styles, experiment with decoration and decoration. The result is a spectacular and original design - the best decoration of the bedroom.

Successful creativity!

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