Bedroom Design: Canopy Bed as the Centerpiece

If you're currently shopping for canopy and poster beds, an upholstered headboard is a feature worth considering. Leather is commonly used for the upholstery on wood canopy beds. It's an elegant style that also gives a bedroom designer another natural material to work with when selecting appropriate bedroom furnishings. A fabric upholstered headboard would add both texture and color to a decorator's palette.

Another way to offset the dominance of a canopy or four poster bed is to use white or sheer fabrics that create a more ethereal bedroom atmosphere. Lace and tulle are two possible examples. The aesthetic possibilities of mosquito nets are often overlooked, but they can be very effective at creating an exotic and romantic mood. Combine this canopy style with white, sheer fabrics as window curtains for ambient lighting that evokes a softer, more feminine mood.

It seems like a basic thing, but using a lined canopy instead of an unlined canopy can bring a surprising amount of color and life to a bedroom. A lining also makes it much easier to coordinate your bed with a variety of pillows and comforters or draw other features of the room together. Look for richly patterned fabrics that will match the majesty of your canopy bed and give you a wide range of colors and styles to work with.