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John Palmer---Your idea is a good one, however everything is finished and painted and I don't want to mess with it too much. The canvas top lies tight against the top tubular framework above the window opening, so I can't "wrap" anything around the metal tube or it shows through the top material. The other issue is that although the top tube is directly above the door at the rear of the opening, it is about 3" out past the edge of the door where it attaches to the header.