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13 Canoped Ideas That Will Make You Feel Like Royalty
There's nothing more luxe.
On everyone’s wish list since childhood, canopy beds add a note of romance and grandeur to any bedroom. In medieval Europe, they were draped in layers of fabric to provide privacy and warmth for nobles—a move that’s still popular, if only for added drama. Perhaps most surprising is how versatile a canopy bed can be, adding coziness to a large room or height to a small one. Here are the best ideas and tips to keep in mind before you make the leap.
"Typically, a canopy bed doesn’t work in a smaller bedroom with standard 8’ ceilings," explains Jessica Geller of Toledo Geller Interiors, "but because of the way the bed frame transitions from wood to metal, and tapers as it goes up, the canopy isn’t overwhelming in this space." The color of the bed, a pale gray, blends seamlessly into the space, creating what Geller calls a "cocooning effect."
For a similar look:
Sojourn Queen Bed, $543. universalfurniture.com.
In a Bahamas house designed by Amanda Lindroth, a wrought-iron Italian Campaign Canopy bed from Anthropologie is draped with hand-printed John Robshaw fabric, trimmed in pink Norbar Sundi. Naga bed linens and Primrose pillow also from John Robshaw. Children can sleep over on the long banquette covered in a Kravet linen.
For a similar look, add fabric to:
Julia Linen-Upholstered Canopy Bed, $2,750. doormandesigns.com.
“Canopy beds are best in grand rooms to take up visual space or in petite ones to trick the eye into making them feel larger, says decorator Melissa Warner Rothblum, who recommends keeping the scale of your other furniture in mind so it doesn't dwarf in comparison to the bed. Take electrical outlets into account as well: "If there’s a chandelier or pendant, your bed will have to fit under or be positioned beside it,” says Nicole Fuller
Commission a tailored waterfall valance, like the one in this Matthew Bees bedroom, featuring two fabrics and a trim to finish the look.
For a “room inside a room,” Atlanta designer Beth Webb adds fabric to a canopy bed—since they’re sold unadorned—creating an even cozier cocoon effect. “If you’re going to add fabric to your canopy bed, consider lining the interior with a soft drapey wool or cashmere blend—it works well because it has the comfortable feel of fine bed linens,” explains designer Carey Karlan.
For a similar look, pair this bed and fabric.
Cove Canopy Bed, $2,716. dwr.com
Sotherton F7402-03 and Colette NCF4312-08. osborneandlittle.com
In a Palm Beach house designed by Mimi McMakin and Ashley Sharpe, the master bedroom catches the breeze from the pool terrace, and its fresh, natural palette sprang directly from Raoul Textiles' Martinique — used on the sofa and curtains. The mahogany four-poster bed with sheers in Schumacher's Lucia sits under a cathedral ceiling. Walls covered in Montclair Strie from Peter Fasano harmonize with all the blues, like Lulu DK's Somersault on a desk chair by Baker, and an arm-chair and ottoman in Raoul Textiles' Pineapple Stripe.
For a similar look:
Colonial Cane Bed, $2,695. williams-sonoma.com.
Take a cue from this room by Studio Ashby and install drapery rods on the ceiling, using tiebacks to keep a long piece of fabric in place.
You'll really feel like you're floating on a cloud on this bed. In a Georgia beach house, the master bedroom's tall four-poster campaign-style bed soars toward the distressed oak ceiling and gives scale to the room. "Most people love a canopy bed, and sleeping under all that white voile is dreamy," designer Jim Howard says.
Who wouldn't want to wake up in this soft and dreamy space? The master bedroom in a Florida house is "soft, subtle, and refined," designer Marshall Watson says. "It invites light, air, and the silvery reflections from the water." The focal point is the Lancaster bed from his Continental collection for Edward Ferrell + Lewis Mittman, inspired by the architecture of Georgian buildings he had seen in London.
For a similar look:
Phillipa California King Bed, bakerfurniture.com
In aLake Martin, Alabama, house designed by Susan Ferrier, the master bedroom is infused with a cool shade of gray-blue taken from the house's fieldstone. Oly Studio's Marco canopy bed is framed by windows dressed in Lee Industries' Petry. Ferrier's rescue dog, Piper, lies next to a Santa Monica chaise from Mecox Gardens covered in Mandalay Chenille from Calvin Fabrics. Lamps, Arteriors.
A dreamy canopy gets a modern update in black and white. In the guest bedroom of a California cottage, designer Stephen Shubel crowned the king-size bed with a dramatic canopy and used contrasting black-and-white fabrics to add graphic impact.
Mirrors and stripes? It's really possible to have it all. In a Brooklyn townhouse, Jonathan Berger designed the mirrored four-poster bed, based on a 1940s Serge Roche bed. The frame is lined with Agnes in Salt Air from Silk Trading Company
Love the princess look but don't want to buy a whole new bed? Have an upholsterer create a two-sided canopy that can be draped through a ring overhead, the way Mally Skok did in this traditional bedroom.
