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Did You Have A Canopy Bed?

Desert Lily — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 15:40:56 GMT

In a movie I recently watched, there was a canopy bed. When I was 7, my parents bought me a bedroom suite with a double bed that was a canopy bed.

My mom changed out the canopy, bedspread, shams, & curtains about every 2 years. She took down the fabric canopy regularly to launder it, & I don't think it was a convenient task.

As a kid, it was kind of fun having the canopy. I could read under it, play Barbies, etc., and it was kind of like being in a special little world - maybe like being in a kid's fort. In high school, the fabric canopy was replaced with a crocheted tablecloth-like cover. In my senior year of h.s., we took the canopy off and I had the poster bed instead.

Did you have a canopy bed?

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Kachina624 — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 15:50:15 GMT

@Desert Lily I always wanted a canopy bed as a child but never got it. Now it would just be an inconvenient dust catcher. I don't think they're as popular as they once were, even among children.

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Bhvbum — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 15:52:12 GMT

I have two canopy beds and they really need a room with high ceilings. Otherwise when you have fabric on the frames, it can overwhelm a small room. Also the knotted canopies are better to put on a canopy bed if it is in a smaller room. They are more open.

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Citrine1 — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 15:53:39 GMT

I never did, but they certainly are beautiful! They have one in a hotel/inn we frequent and I find it very charming.

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Regal Bee — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 16:05:17 GMT

I had a canopy bed similar to the second picture for about a year. It was, indeed, a dust catcher. I lost my fascination with it quickly.

Edited to add: But, it was lovely.

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Carmie — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 16:24:26 GMT

I wanted one when I was a child, but never had one....nor did any of my friends.

I always shared a bedroom, I never had my own until I was in high school and my older sister FINALLY got married. I didn't think that day was ever coming. I really wanted her room.

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beach-mom — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 16:31:50 GMT

We actually still have one! It is a flat queen-sized one. After we moved here we took the top down and the bottom posts so we could watch TV in bed.

When we were buying bedroom furniture this one was on sale - LOL!

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BlueFinch — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 16:35:01 GMT

I have one right now, that can be converted to a canopy frame, but I chose not to add the canopy for my particular space. You need room for it.

If I had a higher ceiling in that BR, I might have set it up. I've always loved canopy beds. I know kids love them, but some adults, too. They can be elegant.

There's something comforting about the semi-enclosed feeling. I've enjoyed a couple of them at some hill country B&B's. They take me back to youth, of draping a sheet over a couple of chairs for a tent like, private place.

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Oznell — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 16:42:46 GMT

Pretty examples, @Desert Lily ! I love the bare frames of canopy beds, without the fabric-- they can look so architectural, and you can get the room-within-a-room feeling without dealing with extra fabric to be washed frequently.

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faeriemoon — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 16:45:32 GMT

I always wanted one when I was a kid (but never got one.)

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LyndaGee — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 16:49:34 GMT

Yes. I had one of those school bank accounts, and saved up for it with allowance, birthday, and Christmas money. My parents bought the matching end table, desk, and set of drawers. Still in my former room at home.

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sophiesofers — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 16:56:17 GMT

@Desert Lily Yes, I had a canopy bed when I was a kid. I remember going with my parents to the furniture store to pick out the one I wanted. It was so fun to sleep under that canopy. I was a kid so yeah, it was a cool thing! Brings back lots of fun memories too! Thanks @Desert Lily for this post.

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Sooner — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 17:08:30 GMT

I never had an interest in canopy beds but have slept in a few. I prefer not having it up there.

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feline groovy — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 17:17:04 GMT

Nope.

I had a year-round allergy to dust, and canopies were harder to keep really clean.

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chrystaltree — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 17:19:42 GMT

I wanted one when I was a young girl. It never happened. Years ago we stayed in a B&B in Newport RI. We got to stay in a room that had a canopy bed a couple of times. Similar to the first picture.

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catter70 — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 17:57:56 GMT

My dad built our house and we moved in before it was done, so my sister and I had bunk beds in a closet. Eventually, we got our bedroom then the bunk bed were side by side. Later, he converted most of the attic into 2 bedrooms. Can't remember if we had full size beds or kept the twin size.

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Shem — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 18:02:53 GMT

I had a canopy bed just like the 2nd picture except it was pale yellow and it also was a trundle bed. I loved it then and still do!!!

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wilma — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 19:41:39 GMT

I had a friend who had one so I thought I wanted one. I never got it. Some of the fabrics used are a bit too frilly and romantic for my style. I have no interest in one now, and it would probably be a source of allergens.

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RedTop — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 20:26:43 GMT

No, I had a bookcase in the headboard of my bed, which I liked better. Mom and I refinished that furniture when I was a teenager, transforming it from a light finish to a darker walnut finish.

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Travone — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 20:42:51 GMT

No, but my best friend had one and I was jealous!!!

My first purchase with my full time job after high school was a brass bed. I still have it. It is in my guest room.