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2. Bed hangings - Wikipedia

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   Some medieval bed canopies and curtains were suspended from ceiling beams. In English these canopies were known as a "hung celour". The fabric canopy concealed an iron frame with iron curtain rods.These beds can be seen in manuscript illuminations, paintings, and engravings, showing cords suspending the front of the canopy to the ceiling.

3. Bed - Wikipedia

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   A canopy bed is similar to a four poster bed, but the posts usually extend higher and are adorned or draped with cloth, sometimes completely enclosing the bed. Examples include the lit à la polonaise and the lit a la turque. A curtained bed is a luxury bed with curtains. A daybed is a couch that is used as a seat by day and as a bed by night ...

4. Canopy bed - Wikipedia

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   Canopy bed of the Chinese Qing dynasty, late 19th or early 20th century. The canopy bed arose from a need for warmth and privacy in shared rooms without central heating. Private bedrooms where only one person slept were practically unknown in medieval and early modern Europe, as it was common for the wealthy and nobility to have servants and attendants who slept in the same r

5. These 8 Luxury Hotels Are Full of Major Decorating Inspiration

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   At 100 Princes Street in Edinburgh, Scotland, a beautiful green and blue tartan makes its way from the bedding to the wallpaper to the curtains in this guest suite. 100 Princes Street

6. Polish bed - Wikipedia

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   The curtain is topped with an elaborate crownlike centrepiece, which is connected to the four vertical corner poles of the bed frame (which are usually curved). [2] Unlike the four-poster bed, the canopy is much smaller than the bed. Historically, a Polish bed was often placed on its side against the wall to serve as a daybed. [3]

7. Ancient furniture - Wikipedia

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   This royal canopy was encased in gold, and from it hung curtains. Either for privacy or to keep out insects. [37] [44] Other beds consisted of a simple frame standing on short legs, with a network of lacing to support a mattress pad of folded linen. A typical bed sloped down from head to foot, ending in a vertical footboard.