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Lately, everywhere we look lighting seems to feature natural rope. The rustic, rope look first appeared on our radar at the New York International Gift Fair earlier this year, and it's been growing ever since. If you like the look of natural rope, here are ways to buy or make the look in your own home:
Above: Anthropologie has rope accents throughout its collection of homewares this summer. We're particularly drawn to the Bimini Pendant Lamp ($398) and the even more stunning Dock Glow Chandelier ($798), both of which are crafted form natural jute rope.
This chandelier would be at home in a classic or a contemporary setting. Photo: Pottery Barn
Photo: Pottery Barn
DIY It: Martha Stewart was far ahead of the trend when she featured a do-it-yourself rope wrapped lamp in the magazine back in June/July 1994. To make your own roped lighting, Martha recommends using a hot glue gun and lots and lots of 3-ply rope made of manila, jute, or sisal from a hardware store; use the full directions on MarthaStewart.com to try the rope-wrapped look yourself.
If you don't have an existing fixture you'd like to wrap, Lamps Plus's Iron Arm Six Light Candelabra Style Chandelier ($149) has a similar shade to Pottery Barn's model. For inspiration, this detail of Pottery Barn's Rope Chandelier (left) shows how rope should be wrapped.
Burlap + rope = one rustic lamp. Photo: Restoration Hardware
The rustically chic Burlap Dome Chandelier ($595 to $695) from Restoration Hardware pairs burlap with rope-like twine stitching; the light's cord is concealed within a 6-foot hemp rope.
DIY It: Look for a dome shade at flea markets and craft a new cover from burlap. No need to be an expert seamstress; the irregular whip stitching is part of this light's charm.
For your medieval castle or your SoHo loft, a rope-hung chandelier. Photo: Terrain
Terrain says it drew the inspiration for this natural fiber-supported Rope Chandelier ($1,548) from "old-world French and Mediterranean architecture."
DIY It: If you have a hanging chandelier in this style, you could replace the existing chains or other supports with bunches of rope similar to the ones shown above
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Reader comments (Page 1 of 1)
Yesterday on Sandra Lee's Food Network show, she demonstrated how to make rope placemats!
ReplyGross!! The 70s sucked!!! We have lime green and brown and orange back...big polka dots...now this??? Macrame Light fixtures??? Holy God.
Replyhaha...you totally cracked me up!
Flashback....haha
paneling and shag rugs
NOT my taste...didn't like it back when and I hate it more now.
ReplyIn a word: ugly.
ReplyThey look like bad macrame from the 70"s.
ReplyI'm going to pay $1500 for a metal hoop - that I could pull out of any scrap yard for free - supported by some rope - that I could buy at any hardware store for a few bucks???? I don't think so. It's amazing how many people are apparently both wealthy and stupid enough to buy this kind of stuff.
Replyhave you ever tried to clean a macrame light????? Gross,,,,, go back to the 70's and stay there.
ReplyAlthough a lot of things WERE ugly in the 70's, I have a gorgeous long black (nylon) macrame necklace with black crystal-type beads at the bottom. I have been wearing it since the 70's and I get stopped everytime I wear it and asked where I got it and do they have more.
ReplyTo all you wonderful, intelligent, designer wise people who responded to this "junk" article, I salute you, I thank you, my husband thanks you and the entire sane population thanks you.
ReplyYou are out of these idiotic designers league......you have class, that's all she wrote.
Oh, my God! NO, NO, NO, NO! All this retro crap, not again. I hated it, it was ugly back then and nothing has changed to make it any less hideous. Take it away!
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