Any bed can provide a place to sleep, but a canopy bed does something more.
“You can create a room within a room,” said Sandra Nunnerley, an interior designer in New York. “It’s like a cocoon.”
That’s why she installed a custom canopy bed in her New York apartment and frequently specifies them for clients’ homes, as well. “They’re heavenly to sleep under,” she said.
There are various ways of getting a canopy effect. One is to buy a bed with a canopy structure; another is to do what Ms. Nunnerley did in her home: Mount a fabric canopy on the ceiling that suspends curtains at the corners of the bed.
Either way, a canopy can provide an extra touch of comfort heading into fall.
“We’ve done many of them over the years,” Ms. Nunnerley said. “And I’ve never met anybody who doesn’t like to sleep in one.”
PCH Canopy Bed
Teak platform canopy bed by Mash Studios
From $4,840 at Horne: 877-404-6763 or shophorne.com
Canyon Arched Canopy Bed
Iron-tube canopy bed with upholstered headboard by Leanne Ford
$1,799 at Crate & Barrel: 800-967-6696 or crateandbarrel.com
