How to Drape a Moroccan Style Fabric From the Ceiling

If you wish to decorate your bedroom or living room in a Moroccan theme, you can drape the ceiling with a lightweight fabric to create an authentic look. Moroccan fabrics such as silk, satin or cotton should be bold jewel tones including blue, green, gold, maroon and purple. The fabric can be solid or printed with a symmetrical pattern. The task of hanging the fabric can be done yourself at home with only a few simple tools.

Moroccan fabric of choice
Step ladder
Plain thumb tacks
Rubber mallet

Instructions

- 1
  Lay the Moroccan fabric of choice across the floor in the same area that you wish for it to be on the ceiling. You can use as little or as much fabric as you choose, but long rectangular strips and large squares drape well and are authentic to Moroccan style. If the fabric is only decorated or vibrant on one side, lay that side face down. If the piece of fabric is rectangular, try centering it diagonally or using more than one to border the room's edges. If the fabric is square, center it in the room.
- 2
  Place a step ladder near one corner of the fabric. Pick up the fabric and hold the corner against the ceiling directly above the spot where you originally placed it.
- 3
  Secure the corner of the fabric to the ceiling with a thumb tack. If you are having a hard time pushing it in, tap it with a rubber mallet.
- 4
  Attach the remaining three corners to the ceiling. Make sure that you allow enough slack in the fabric for the excess to drape down in a U shape.
- 5
  Place a thumb tack in the direct center of the fabric so that the fabric surrounding it billows out more dramatically between the other tacks.

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