How To Style A Canopy Bed

There are so many different ways you can style a canopy bed — here are our top 5 picks.

1. Curtains - 

Curtains are the most obvious way to style a canopy bed. There are so many ways to customize your canopy bed curtains, from the color to the material and texture. You can tie the curtains to bed posts, leave them flowing freely, or pull them closed.

 You can also use drapery on the top of your canopy bed or where the headboard would be. 

The ability to change the drapery gives you more options to customize your bed to your personal tastes, and you can update these linens as your style (and trends!) changes and evolves. 

Updating your linens is a much more flexible and hassle-free way to switch up your canopy bed, as opposed to reupholstering a standard bed frame.

2. Fairy Lights -

Fairy lights are a huge fan favorite among people of all ages. Decorate the beams of your canopy bed with fairy lights to instantly create a romantic ambiance. 

In kids’ rooms, fairy lights may be just what you need to complete the ultimate princess room or girly getaway. Or, bust out the fairy lights during the holidays to switch up your bedroom decor in an easy and affordable way. 

As you can see below, fairy lights can look appropriate in adult bedrooms when applied in a clean, minimal way.

3. Throws and Pillows - 

Because canopy beds feature a lot of hard surfaces and lines, throws and pillows are especially important to soften up your space. 

A plush white throw contrasts perfectly against the clean lines and warm wood of a canopy bed. 

Patterned sheets or pillows also pair nicely with the minimalist look of modern canopy beds.

4. A Bed Bench - 

Because the beams and shape of a canopy bed can tend to have a boxy effect, including a bed bench at the foot of the bed can help to extend the bed into the rest of the room and make it look more cohesive with the rest of the space. 

Bed benches are not only highly functional for storage and sitting, but can be used to play up the design aesthetic you are trying to achieve. 

Use a white faux fur bed bench for luxurious bedroom spaces, a leather bed bench in more rustic or masculine spaces, or an upholstered bed bench in more laid back settings. 

While there’s something to be said about simplicity, canopy beds can tend to look boring with their unadorned beams. 

Introducing another design element to the room, like a bed bench, helps to add visual interest to the bed area.

5. A Rug - 

Because canopy beds have such a boxy silhouette and a large footprint, it is extremely important to tie in the bed with the rest of the space so that it looks cohesive, rather than separate, from the rest of the bedroom. 

A rug helps to connect the canopy bed with the rest of the space and other pieces in the room. 

You can go with a larger rug that spans the entire bed frame, or you can go with a smaller rug that peeks through from under the canopy bed and helps to add visual interest. 

Incorporating a rug under your canopy bed gives you more design options, from the color and pattern to the material to the size and shape, and allows you to truly highlight the canopy bed as a focal point in the room.