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    Updated: Apr 3, 2022 by Kris Jarrett

    Creative Ways to Use Rope in Your Home’s Decor

    Earlier in the week when I was searching online for a few more lights to add to my post on nautical rope lighting fixtures, I came across all sorts of creative ideas for using rope in home décor. Want to see my favorites? (post includes affiliate links – full disclosure statement available {here})

    One of my favorite ideas is suspending kids beds from the ceiling with rope! I’m not sure about the practicality of this but is looks absolutely darling:

    Bunk beds suspended from ceiling with rope

    Pottery Barn Kids

    Rope is also the perfect material to use for hanging a collection of lanterns:

    Lanterns hung over table with rope

    Pottery Barn

    Pottery Barn Hanging Lanterns

    Pottery Barn In-Store Display

    Morgan of The Brick House came up with the creative idea of making a rope wall in order to create defined areas in a large warehouse space without sacrificing the open feel:

    Rope used as dividing wall

    Check out her blog {here}.

    Restoration Hardware used a similar idea on a larger scale to make a creative display for pillows.  I love how they used a pair of antique pulleys at the top – I may just have to attempt to DIY this for shelving in our bedroom…

    Restoration Hardware Rope Hung Shelving

    To incorporate rope into your home’s decor on a much smaller scale, make it really simple and pick up a pair of Restoration Hardware’s Dakota Rope Drapery Tiebacks:

    Restoration Hardware Rope Drapery Tieback

    Which idea is your favorite??

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    1. Heather Moore Grahling | Vivid Hue Home says

      September 10, 2012 at 6:45 pm

      what incredibly creative ideas! I would love to have one of those extended beds in my house…talk about swinging to sleep every night…I don’t think i’d ever want to wake up!

      Reply
      • Kris @ Driven by Décor says

        September 14, 2012 at 9:30 pm

        I’d love to hear from someone who has actually slept on one of those swinging beds – I don’t know if it would be relaxing or nauseating 🙂

        Reply
        • John says

          February 11, 2015 at 9:31 am

          As a long time sailor, but recent fan of ‘driven by decor” (my first blog) I’d like to say that the gentle sway of the bed, along with salt air wafting thru the room, would be nirvana !

          Reply
    2. Anna says

      September 13, 2012 at 9:48 am

      Thanks for the collection. I’m pinning it.

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      • Kris @ Driven by Décor says

        September 14, 2012 at 9:30 pm

        Glad you enjoyed the post Anna!

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    3. Anonymous says

      September 16, 2012 at 11:11 pm

      Thank you for posting this. I saw the rope shelves at Restoration Hardware a few months ago and forgot to snap a pic. The shelves are mounted to the wall and the rope is just threaded through the corners. Brilliant.

      Reply
    4. Kris @ Driven by Décor says

      December 10, 2012 at 11:12 pm

      Oops – I mistakenly deleted this comment from “Captain Will” since it went into my spam comments – He has some great points so I wanted to make sure it got posted:
      “To anyone who uses these (wonderful) ideas: Please make sure the connections are done by someone who knows what they are doing if you support people or weights overhead or precious posessions. Some of the knots shown are not safe. Use hardware of adequate strenth, and make sure any cieling connections go through the drywall and are firmly supported by the joists above! Note that at least one of the beds shown also has feet on the floor.”

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    5. Linda Leyble says

      February 03, 2013 at 2:52 pm

      Hi Kris – I have been collecting images of rooms with ropes also – been thinking about doing a blogpost on it. You have some images the same – and a few that I hadn’t seen before. nice post. You beat me to it!!!

      Thanks,

      Linda Leyble

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      • Kris @ Driven by Décor says

        February 10, 2013 at 10:27 pm

        Thanks Linda – I’d love to incorporate some of these ideas into my own home, wouldn’t you?!

        Reply
    6. Anonymous says

      February 10, 2013 at 10:14 pm

      Love the use of ropes for decorating…where do you find the really thick roping…I’ve looked everywhere!?
      Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
      • Kris @ Driven by Décor says

        February 10, 2013 at 10:26 pm

        Lowes and Home Depot have rope of varying thicknesses but if you want something thicker than they sell, google “climbing rope” and you’ll find some. Also, a marine/boat supply store should have it.

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      • John says

        February 11, 2015 at 9:51 am

        A couple of add’l ideas for the nautical rope theme:

        When you’re at a marine supply store, pick up a Ship’s Bell – they are made in different sizes – hang outside next to the back door so it can be used to call your family/guests to the waiting Shore Dinner. The rope pull can be made inexpensively (but with some time and effort) with designs perfected over many sea voyages by the sailors who wanted to dress up their ships with “fancy work”.

        Books such as “The Marlinspike Sailor” get into the details of how to transform a small section of rope into something both beautiful and functional.

        Same approach to make Stair Mats, rope handles for:Sea Chests (toy chests for the polywogs) and Rope Mats to hang vertically for either a play area or a privacy fence.

        I wish you all “fair winds and following seas”.

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        • Kris @ Driven by Decor says

          February 15, 2015 at 8:41 pm

          Great ideas! Thanks John!

          Reply
    7. Anonymous says

      August 21, 2013 at 1:44 pm

      Love this site, where can I buy the rope lamps!!!

      Reply
      • Kris @ Driven by Décor says

        August 21, 2013 at 9:28 pm

        If you go to the post on rope light fixtures (https://www.drivenbydecor.com/2012/05/nautical-rope-lighting-fixtures.html), there are clickable links for where you can by each of the fixtures.

        Reply
    8. Mary Ann at classic•casual•home says

      June 05, 2014 at 6:34 pm

      Love this…I added rope to an IKEA pendant. Great texture.

      Reply

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