Make a bed curtain

Create a romantic setting for a simple wooden bed with elegant curtains edged in contrasting piping to emphasise their shape. Sew a line of Velcro header tape to the top of the fabric and fix another to the inside of a wooden corona to attach the curtains.

Curtains in Beasties linen mix, £50/m, Celia Birtwell. Carnaby Cord piping, £9/m, Jane Churchill. Swedish wooden handpainted corona, £220, The Blue Door. Stockholm single bed, £1,000, Gustavian. White single Mantelon cotton duvet cover, £45; Mantelon Oxford pillowcases, £16.95 each: all Cologne & Cotton. Cushion in Classic Night Star aqua linen-mix, £50/m, Celia Birtwell. Vintage metal garden chair, £45, Pimpernel & Partners. Ceramic mug, £17, Alice Harwood. Glass votive holder (as vase), £4, Garden Trading. Small metal friendship bird, £9 (pair), Cox & Cox. Floor runner, £89, The Blue Door. Spotted bag (under bed), Boden. Picture frames, £7 each, Habitat; painted in All White estate emulsion, £25/2.5 litres, Farrow & Ball. Cards, from a selection, The Royal Academy.