If you have an outdoor event coming up, you should consider making your own canopy to provide shelter and shade. An out door canopy is not only protection from the elements; it also adds a decorative touch to your wedding, celebration, or festival.
The chandelier alone is worth more than �1million. Elsewhere, the hotel also boasts London�s largest private cinema and a unique spa, which offers surely one of the most romantic, or messy, experiences the capital can offer in the shape of the �Cleopatra� mud bath for two! For the real high-rollers, the May Fair boasts 10 unique luxury suites, all of which feature stunning London views, giant Bang and Olufsen plasma TVs and more. Superior Rooms from �295 per night, two-bed suites from a staggering �5,000 per night! http://www.radisson.com/mayfairHere�s how you put the above supplies together to create your own custom outdoor canopy:Fold over about one inch of fabric towards the center of each strip along each long side. Press the folded strips with a hot iron to hold them in place. Your strips are now eight inches wide. Next, fold the strips in half, wrong sides together, to make your strips four inches wide. Now, just cover the edge of the awning triangles with the strips and pin them into place. Turn the ends under, miter the corners, and use a sewing machine to run a topstitch through all the layers along the edge. Follow the instructions from the grommet kit and place a grommet into each of the corners of your awning triangles.Festive Border FabricThe Drawing Rooms, Builth Wells, Mid-WalesNot content with winning a top accolade from the Good Hotel Guide, The Drawing Rooms in Builth Wells, Mid-Wales has also recently won the AA Restaurant of the Year award for Wales, too, and it�s easy to see why. Describing itself as a �restaurant with rooms,� the Drawing Rooms is a beautiful five-star, two-rosette restaurant with rooms that originally started life as a Georgian country residence in 1725.Hackness Grange, North YorkshireThe best fabric to select is one of natural color which will let the natural sunlight filter on through. Select a type of waterproof awning material about 108 inches by 54 inches in size. Cut the fabric rectangle across the diagonal to create two triangles of equal size. You can feel free to create your canopy in any shape you desire, the important point is to make sure they overlap in such a way that you can hang a chandelier down through the center.In order to plan how you want the final outcome to be, spread the pieces around the ground and arrange them in the manner you wish it to appear and how the corners will hang down. Lay two triangles next to each other so the two corners will overlap 12 inches in the middle. This will form a V which would make a hook from which you could hang a chandelier.When you are ready to hang your canopy, take the front of the triangles and balance them from the same tree across nylon rope. Crisscross the triangles and secure the backs to separate trees. Hang one canopy triangle 12 inches higher and use tent poles to hold up the outside corners or use the poles in place of trees if needed.With a string of successful restaurants and hotels behind them, it has taken husband and wife team Colin and Melanie Dawson less than two years to have gained a formidable reputation for excellent food and service, most of which sourced in the local area. �There is an incredible range of fresh produce in this area, and it provides me with endless inspiration,� comments Colin Dawson, on his Mid-Wales location. Rooms are individually designed, with stunning bathrooms and underfloor heating, as well as flat screen TVs, DVD and internet access. In the heart of Wales, Builth Wells is a true rural getaway destination close to the Brecon Beacons National Park, where there are numerous walks and outdoor activities available. Take a two night midweek short break at the Drawing Rooms, complete with a three course evening meal, full breakfast, and tea with �Bara Brith� on day of arrival from �180 per person. http://www.the-drawing-room.co.ukThe Georgian Hackness Grange Hotel on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors National Park overlooks its own tranquil lake set within private grounds. It is an out-of-the-way location ideal for lazy love-ins or outdoor adventurers looking to get away from the hustle and bustle of modern life. With just 33 beautiful en suite rooms, the hotel manages to maintain a laidback and quiet atmosphere too, and amenities on offer include: a heated indoor pool, tennis court, pitch & putt golf and mountain bike hire. The restaurant serves a contemporary menu and has excellent views of the nearby river Derwent. Local attractions include the quaint fishing town and home to Captain Cook, Whitby, the seaside resort of Scarborough and magnificent Castle Howard, setting for the acclaimed TV series Brideshead Revisited. Prices from �67.50 per person per night, including a full English breakfast. http://www.englishrosehotels.co.ukOnce you have your canopy in place and secured, you can decorate it to suit the occasion in any way you please. The ropes will be beneficial also for hanging decorations as will the tree limbs. You can put flowers, twinkling lights, or whatever you desire on your canopy or simply leave it as is.Before raising your canopy, flip the nylon rope over the tree limbs and tie them snuggly around the trunk of the trees. If you need to use tent poles then you will need to slip the top of each pole through corner grommets on the canopy. Then place a slip knot around the top portion of the tent pole.Cut your border fabric into 6 strips that are ten inches wide. Each of these strips should be the same length as one side of a triangle plus an additional fourteen inches to allow for turning under the raw edges.
Once you have your canopy in place and secured, you can decorate it to suit the occasion in any way you please. The ropes will be beneficial also for hanging decorations as will the tree limbs. You can put flowers, twinkling lights, or whatever you desire on your canopy or simply leave it as is.
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