This vintage canopy bed has to be my most coveted thrift store find ever! I discovered it in the corner of a great store that is no longer open. It was in pieces and didn't look like much. It is a metal canopy bed frame with a bamboo style and a wood look finish. I kept eyeing the frame in the corner, and one day I decided to get a little closer. The store owner had taped a very small photo to the frame that showed it put together. It was so cool that I knew immediately that I had to have it. I brought my husband over to look it (since it was too big to bring home by myself) and he loved it too. I was so excited to bring it home. Our daughter had just moved out and we suddenly had a guest room for the first time in our lives, so this was the perfect bed for guests. We raised 6 kids, so a guest room was never an option. When she moved out we still had 3 boys at home, but we weren't going to give this room to any of them. I was so excited to have a place where someone could come to stay and I could always have it ready. As you can see we painted the walls a rich sunny yellow and mixed some floral bedding that my mom had left over from her house. Our house is very traditional with alot of navy blue, camel and red. I wanted something bright and cheery so the yellow was perfect for the effect.
This room was completed about 5 years ago and I am now getting tired of the yellow bedding with the yellow walls, so after taking these pictures I have decided that I am ready to change the bedding. I also think that I will change the swags on the canopy, they just seem a little to heavy. I want to keep the yellow walls, but tone it down. Any ideas? I would love to hear them.
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