| Half-Crown Canopy |
From "DIY Crafts"
episode DIC-207 |
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Materials: 3-legged round table
Paint (color of your choice)
Paintbrush
Single flat sheet (design of your choice)
King-size flat sheet
Pillowcase or piece of a sheet
Skillet lid or plate
Staples (1/2")
Staple gun
Decorative trim - Remove legs from round table and saw the circle in half to form the foundation of the canopy (figure A).
- Paint the underside of the wood a color that coordinates with the fabric. This is the side that will be visible when lying in bed.
- Start with the back of the canopy -- the part that rests against the wall. Staple a single flat sheet to the straight edge of the half-circle (use a 1/2" staple.) Start by stapling an end of the sheet to each end of the wood pieces (figure B ). Then distribute the rest of the sheet in even pleats along the edge. Note: Kincaid's trick for getting even pleats is to find the center of the sheet by pulling it taut after the first two edges have been stapled.
- Estimate the center of the wood and staple the center of the sheet to that point. Move to one side of the center staple, pull the sheet taut to find the center, estimate the middle distance between the center staple and the end, then staple the center of the sheet to that spot. Repeat several times on both sides.
- To make the side panels of the canopy: Cut a king-size flat sheet in half. Use a pattern that coordinates with the back panel. Staple each panel to the rounded side of the panel in even pleats. Find the approximate center of the curve and staple (figure C) on one edge of a panel.
- Staple the other edge to the back end, butting the fabric up to the back panel. Make even pleats as before by finding the center of the panel and stapling. Repeat with the other panel.
- Make a valance, using either a pillowcase or a piece of sheet cut from the bottom of the panels. To scallop the edges, use a skillet lid or a plate for an outline. Fold the fabric in half and trace half the curved edge at the fold (figure D). Move the plate over and trace the full curve, continuing to the end. Cut along the traced line. Staple to the front of the canopy.
- Tack trim to the round edge.
- Top with decorative molding, if desired. Kincaid used the top of a console table turned upside down (figure E).
RESOURCES :
The Garage Sale Decorator's Bible
Model: 096554611X
Author: Shelley Kincaid
(1997)
Feline Books
GUESTS :
Shelley Kincaid
Author, TV host of HGTV's Trash to Treasures
Toll-free: 888-725-3464
E-mail: info@garagesalelady.com
Website: www.garagesalelady.com
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