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A No Sew Project: Canopy Bed Crown!


Hey all! I am finally getting around to posting my "no sew canopy" project! My sewing machine has been acting up lately and I didn't want to put the project on hold any longer, so I decided to try a "no sew" version of the princess canopy. My only hesitation to make this a 'no sew' project is that hem tapes don't hold up well in the wash. If you use a sewing machine, however, the swags can be removed and washed on the delicate cycle in your washer. 



I wanted to share the story behind how we ended up selecting the blue floral pattern for my daughter's room. It all started when I was shopping at a local discount store located in the greater Cleveland area. The store, Gabriels, carries name-brand merchandise at low prices. It is similar to TJMaxx stores, but not as nice. On this particular day, I was lucky to find a Ralph Lauren's Faye Floral Queen size comforter (shown here) for only $10! Can you believe it? I immediately decided I was going to design my daughter's room around the comforter. She and I both love shabby-chic decor and the floral print was perfect! I later found matching sheets on eBay and a canopy was born. lol  



Let's make a bed crown!

Items needed:
1 or 2 Resin or Wood Shelves (see photo below)
1 Queen Flat Sheet
Hem Tape or Iron On Adhesive Tape
Velcro (Sticky Back) or Adhesive Spray

First, I took two identical resin shelves (similar shown below), and hot glued one (upside down), on top of the other. Since the top shelf does not bear any weight, hot glue works fine. Allow the shelves plenty of drying time (preferably 2-3 hours) before moving on to the next step. 



Paint the shelves. I opted against priming and applied two coats of white craft paint allowing the paint to dry in between coats. Allow the final coat to dry several hours or overnight.

Now, for the tricky part. Take the flat sheet (I used a Ralph Lauren Faye Floral queen flat sheet I purchased on eBay for $11), and fold it lengthwise. After folding, take your scissors and cut down the center of the fold. Use hem tape or iron-on adhesive tape and make a 1" hem along the unfinished, cut edges of the two pieces of fabric. Take the top of each piece of fabric and fold it back and forth to create accordion-style pleats. Press the pleats with an iron using a temperature that is safe for the fabric. Don't be concerned if the top doesn't look perfect. It is tucked on the underside of the shelf and will not be visible. 

After pressing the accordion pleats, go back and place a small 1/2" x 2" piece of hem tape inside each pleat at the top (lengthwise) and press again. Update: After I had my sewing machine fixed, I went back and reinforced the pleats and Velcro with stitching. (see below).  


Adhere Velcro patches with a sticky back to the top of the fabric panels and the inside of the shelves. Tuck it in on the underside of the shelf. I also used double sided tape for extra support. The other end of the panels were left puddled on the floor for an effortless, elegant look. 

One of these days I'm hoping to find time to embellish my daughter's canopy with strands of pearls like the bed crown shown below! Let your creativity flow. 


UPDATE! Some of you have written to let me know you have been unable to find two of the same shelves. Remember, you can use one shelf and end up with a similar look to the crown canopy shown below. 


Still can't find the shelves? Check flea markets, eBay and etsy. Search "ornate shelves" or "resin shelves" as searching "bed crown" will probably yield more expensive items.

Please pay attention to dimensions and whether or not you can conceal and hang the sheets under the inside of the shelf. Current finds as of 9/10/20: 
Etsy - $27     or     Etsy - $32



If the directions are unclear or confusing, please feel free to e-mail me with any questions. I'm happy to help. It really is quite easy and it will make your little one feel like a real princess! 



xoxo,

{pinterest pretty}




141 comments :

  1. It looks just like a crown at the top. Beautiful!!

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  2. Wow! So beautiful and princess-like (:

    Visiting from Amanda's link party!

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  3. Beautiful! It looks like something I'd see in a high end boutique. :)

    Thanks so much for joining my Weekend Bloggy Reading party. :) Have fun finding some new reads, and I hope you'll stop by to visit Serenity Now again soon. :)

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  4. Love this idea. I think I will try it for my daughters. I am a new follower. Please follow back. Thanks

    http://www.womanofhopeandprayer.blogspot.com/

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  5. This is gorgeous! It looks so elegant, wow! THanks for sharing :)

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  6. Visiting from the linky party. What an elegant touch.

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  7. Looks beautiful! Wow!
    I am a new follower from the Homemaker on a Dime party.

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  8. Visiting from Homemaker on a Dime. Very creative! Way to take some ugly items and make it look royal.

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  9. Hi Nancy,
    This is gorgeous! You are so clever--and what a beautiful project! And oh I love your beautiful chandelier too...magnificent post. I'm your newest follower.
    XO
    Cindy

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  10. This is such a great project...Love the no sewing! Im a iron tape kinda girl. Im hoping when we move down south to have my girls in a room with their iron beds and pretty canopys over them. Thanks so much....this will be saved in my head till then.

    MJ
    Lucky 7 Design

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  11. Your canopy bed crown is gorgeous! Thanks for sharing this at the Creative Bloggers' Party & Hop :)

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  12. Beautiful! I linked this to my Royalty post too, it's a crown after all!

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  13. What a gorgeous and creative idea!

    WinItMama
    http://winitmama.blogspot.com

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  14. Wow, this is just beautiful! I would have gone crazy over something like this is a little girl . . . it looks like a princess bed :-)

    Thanks for stopping by and commenting on my blog--I love this project! I can't wait to look around and see more!

    Rachel @ Maybe Matilda

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  15. Yep! I definatly think my buffet http://davisdomestications.blogspot.com/2011/05/im-in-heaven-buffet.html would go perfect with your bed! I've never seen one like that before. I think it looks wonderful. Great job!

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  16. WOW! I love this! I'm about to redo my daughters room and will totally have to do this. Thanks so much for stoping by my blog and your sweet comment. I love your blog. I am your newest follower. Let me see how much money you can save me! :) Have a wonderful day!

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  17. this turned out really great!! i Love the Look..
    lauren
    great idea!

    and i am your newest follower.

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  18. that's so elegant! well done. the colors in that bedroom are gorgeous too! thanks for linking this up to my party!

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  19. Very much a girly room... I love it.

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  20. I really love your blog , the bed is fantastic!

    canopy beds

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  21. Very pertty, what a nice project!! ~April

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  22. no sew is great for those like me who is not very good with sewing machines
    abedabun dawn

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  23. I love the canopy, really makes the bedroom look classy

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  24. i love this idea instead of a headboard! think i will be trying this

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  25. This is beautiful! What a great idea.

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  26. So cute !! I did something like this for my girls back in the day !

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  27. This is so cute! A little girl would love this in her room!

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  28. My daughter would love to have her room done like this one! It looks so girlie

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  29. A little girls dream room! So cute!

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  30. This is a neat idea.....looks very girly

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  31. That turned out absolutely gorgeous! Great idea and so creative and elegant!

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  32. Love it I'm so going to make one for my daughter thanks .

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  33. This is awesome! I'm terrible with a needle.

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  34. I cannot sew at all, so this is awesome! So pretty!

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  35. This looks so pretty. Looks like you bought this at a store and it looks very classy and expensive! :)

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  36. It's absolutely gorgeous!! So jealous! ;-)

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  37. Very cute! I want to do something similar for my girls rooms

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  38. I wish I had the talent to do this!!

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  39. wow that is a great idea, im so going to try to do something like this for my girl. she would love it, great job, its amazing

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  40. Beautiful!!!! SO gonna try this soon!!!

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  41. Looks nice and peaceful. I would feel like a princess. Love the chandelier. One day I will get one too.

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  42. That is beautiful! that room is nothing but elegance! I love that!!

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  43. What an elegant idea...............I might just do this in my guest room my or should I say the room my granddaughters take over when they are here.

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  44. You are so multi-talented!!
    Vicki
    [email protected]

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  45. I absolutely love it and am thinking about doing it in my new apt...ciao4now64 at yahoo dot com.

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  46. This is so pretty and easy to make and I will be making it myself.

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  47. I think its beautiful, you did a great job!

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  48. Very pretty and such a fabulously easy idea. Thanks so much for sharing.

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  49. So pretty! I bet I could use my home interior shelfs like these to make one.

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  50. Very beautiful. looks like a perfect thing for a princess.

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  51. Nice job! I love using sheets for lots of projects. Thanks for this idea.

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  52. Now the wheels in my head are turning. I have a bunch of Home Interior shelves in my storage building. I am thinking window treatments for my kitchen after I paint it. thanks for the idea.

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  53. wow that looks fantastic

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  54. I absolutely love it! So pretty...and very creative!

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  55. Very awesome can't wait to try.

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  56. I don't care much for the crown part at the top but it's a great idea. I would just use something different as the crown.

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  57. I love the canopy and the little extras. Very pretty

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  58. I love the DIY project, very inventive and adds so much character!

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  59. Love this idea for my granddaughters room

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  60. This is a great idea. It took simple objects and made an area feel glam.

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  61. You are inventive and did a good job! I'd like to try something like this myself but with lace.

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  62. WoW..! It's gorgeous, can you do my room & living room, heck the whole house.! :]

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  63. That is absolutely beautiful! Love it! Thanks for sharing!

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  64. How elegant! You really turned that room into something special - anyone would have sweet dreams sleeping in a room like that! (And you found a RL QUEEN size comforter for $10??? I want to go shopping with you!)

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  65. that is so amazing, good job! Shawna baird scott

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  66. Wow. That is BEAUTIFUL. It looks like something out of a magazine. Great job! [email protected]

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  67. I think your idea is creative and fun. I think my daughter would actually like to do that with me but she might request Hello Kitty sheets :). I am in awe in how you made this without sewing. Great job :).

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  68. Absolutely adorable, I love this idea for my granddaughters bedroom.

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  69. this is the most unique idea ive ever heard cool!

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  70. So gorgeous and elegant. I love that you didnt have to sew any of it!

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  71. This is beautiful and now I want to do it!

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  72. This is such a cute and easy idea, I am going to save it to show my older now a teenage granddaughter as she is redoing her room and I think with this she would not even need a head board at this time (which she does not have yet) It is very pretty

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  73. I love this. I've done something similar with material and a mirror that looks like a window.

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  74. I absolutely love this. Thinking about doing it for my oldest DD:)

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  75. Cant believe you found that bed set for $10!

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  76. Wow it's beautiful. You are so talented

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  77. So easy anybody can do this !! I like this DIY and me having 3 girls, this would look fantastic for their room. Love it !

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  78. I am impressed! AND, I may try this for one of the spare bedrooms!

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  79. I think is highly creative and stunning beautiful No Sew Project! I personally love it and I'm taking notes to do it on my daughters room they would love this Canopy Bed Crown!:D Thank you for your brilliant idea Nancy!!

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  80. I think it's beautiful and would be great for a girls princess room

    sibabe64 at ptd dot net

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  81. SO CUTE AND VERY CREATIVE!! ADDS CHARM TO ANY GIRLS ROOM

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  82. I think it looks great, and easy it's something I might be willing to try.

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  83. Pretty Crafty!! Sounds so simple to do!

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  84. That is so beautiful! Great job!

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  85. I think it's gorgeous-I cannot sew at all-I could actually pull this off (maybe), yours looks so pretty! I am going to start piecing together what I need and hopefully I can end up with a similar result. Great post! ~Raine~

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  86. Wow this is so Beautyfull Love it...^_^

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  87. This is beautiful! I would love to do this in my daughter's room!

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  88. That's very neat and creative! Thumbs up from me!

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  89. This is a great idea and looks so easy

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  90. I think it's absolutely beautiful, very feminine! I wish I had a DIY bone in my body...lol.

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  91. very pretty, seems easy enough

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  92. omg thats beautiful. would love that for me in PURPLE!! you did great work! im jealous heheheh

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  93. This is stunning. My daughter loves this and I guess this is a birthday present.

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  94. this is so gorgeous i know what to ask hubby for x-mas love it :-)

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  95. what a unique idea. very creative. very pretty. good job.

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  96. wow that looks very pretty! It is totally dainty and elegant I love it. It looks like you had a professional come in and do everything. Great ideas and great job!!

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  97. Vert pretty! My daughter would love this!

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  98. i wish i was that creative.. that is so beautiful

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  99. It is beautiful. My girl loves this kind of room

    Lucy Nguyen

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  100. That is beautiful, I love to sew but don't have a creative bone in my body! I love the idea.

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