Creative Ways to Use Rope in Your Home’s Décor

Creative Ways to Use Rope in Your Home’s Décor

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. I’m talking some seriously cool stuff such as suspending beds from the ceiling with rope, like in this fun kids bunk room:

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Also check out {this gorgeous bedroom} designed by Caldwell Flake Interiors as well as {this bedroom} in the 2007 Coastal Living Idea House for more pics of rope-suspended beds.

For a similarly cool look but a more practical application, check {these pics} from the Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles 2008 Designer Showhouse – the rope-suspended porch swing is amazing!

Another creative idea is to incorporate rope into the design of your stairway. Check out {this amazing staircase} from House Beautiful where how Thom Filicia used heavy rope in place of a traditional railing. I love how it is wrapped around a large cleat and tied in decorative knot at the bottom of the stairs. Another amazing staircase with rope is {this one} designed by Ken Pursley in the rebuilding of a farmhouse in South Carolina.

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

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Pottery Barn In-Store Display

Hanging pendant lighting with thick rope adds texture and interest to fixtures that wouldn’t look nearly as cool hung with a typical chain, as shown in {this farmhouse dining area}.

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:

Check out her tutorial and more pics of this amazing space {here}.

Another creative use of rope is seen in Traditional Home’s Alys Beach Designer Showhouse where hanging shelves were created using jute rope and driftwood – check it out {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…

To incorporate rope into your home’s decor on a much smaller scale, use Martha Stewart’s example of a rope towel holder and mirror – check it out {here}. Or make it really simple and pick up a pair of Restoration Hardware’s Dakota Rope Drapery Tiebacks:

Which idea is your favorite??

Original article and pictures take www.drivenbydecor.com site