Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday break. We enjoyed a lot of downtime, games, laughs and sleeping in.
I’ll admit there was also some kicking my feet up next to the fire with my laptop, favorite magazines and catalogs, filled with eye candy for the home. (That was after I devoured “Gone Girl” by Gillian Flynn … have any of you read it? It totally sucked me in … I couldn’t put it down!)
Anyway, one of the things I seemed to see a lot of was … rope! I know it’s not totally a new idea … we’ve all seen nautical rope mirrors before …
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| Martha Stewart |
But what about using rope for something as simple as filling a bowl or vase?
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| Belle Maison |
It gives a fun, easy-going vibe, yet still brings texture and drama to what otherwise would be an ordinary bowl.
How about the glass domes and cloches I always see and love in stores and on bookshelves? Do you ever wonder what to put in one?
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| Veranda |
What about a big chunky, curvy piece of rope? It’s kind of interesting and whimsical, don’t you think?
Speaking of cloches … how fun is this one?
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| Arteriors Home |
Here are some other fun ropes I came across …
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These could transform a basic dresser or nightstand, don’t you think?
And this guy, plopped in a corner of a room … just hangin’ out? Love.
(Both from Anthropologie.)
How many little kids would have a field day with this …
or these …
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| via Remodelista |
I’d even like to try to make something like this on my own …
The chunkier the rope, the better.
I did a little searching online … it seems that this natural colored rope that I like is called Manila Rope. Home Depot sells it, but only in thinner sizes (3/8 inch was the largest unless you’re willing to buy over 100 ft.)
I found this great site named, aptly, Knot and Rope, that sells it by the foot in every size imaginable.
Snowy day project, anyone?