Those not privy to a designer’s budget have plenty of DIY bed canopy ideas to play with ... a ceiling mount canopy with ready-made curtain panels and basic tools. Start with a piece of plywood ...

There are shady cantilever umbrellas and practical pop-up canopy tents for more mobile ... This heavy-duty steel cabana has decorative side panels as well as a removable sun shade for midday ...

In a beautiful marriage of form and function, architect and designer, Carlo Ratti has created a light-reflecting canopy that both creates shade and directs sunlight to a photovoltaic panel where ...

“Payback on these things is typically about six years,” Ludwig says. Like most solar panel systems, the canopy design is not exactly discreet. However, Ludwig sees the visibility as great ...