How to Hang a Gauze Canopy

A bed canopy drapes over a bed or other furniture. The canopy is not only decor for the room, but it becomes a barrier to keep bugs away from its occupant at night. Gauze is a popular fabric to create bed canopies, since it's often sheer. When hanging a gauze canopy, you should attach it to the ceiling. Inserting the canopy into just the ceiling drywall often fails to provide the proper support, especially since gauze material can be heavy.

Things You'll Need

• Stud finder
• Pen
• Power hand drill
• Drywall anchor
• Hook

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Instructions

1. • 1

     Turn on the stud finder. Move the stud finder from left to right over the area where you want the canopy to hang, until its LED is red. This indicates it found a stud. Mark that spot with a pencil.

   • 2

     Drill a small spot into the ceiling with a power hand drill where you want the canopy to hang.

   • 3

     Bend back the arms on the drywall anchor. Push the anchor into the hole. The arms immediately spread out, once inside the hole, to create an anchor of support.

   • 4

     Twist the end of a hook into the drywall anchor by hand.

   • 5

     Hang the canopy on the hook.