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Want to make a nautical lamp for a space in your home but lacking in inspiration?ย You don’t need to do anything fancy, with a little rope or jute you can make a pretty gorgeous nautical lamp for any room in your home!

This is such a simple way to spice up a simple lamp and turn it into a beautiful Nautical Lamp for any room in your home!
I will be honest and say I am absolutely in love with this cute-as nautical lamp I made for Cooper’s nursery! I really feel that FINALLY his nursery/room is coming together. It’s taken me so much time and really, he isn’t much of a baby anymore but I hope I can get it finished in the next month so he can enjoy it complete for a few months before I turn it into a toddler room. Though to be honest I think I will keep the nautical theme and try to just add some pops of colour and make it less baby and more big boy.ย 
Give life to a boring lamp by giving it a beautiful makeover and turning into a nautical lamp for any room in your home!
Anywho… So I made this nautical lamp and seriously you guys, you won’t believe just how easy it was to make. Le me being by telling you, no, I did not make the entire thing, that would make me pretty amazing! haha. I just gave it a good old makeover.

I recently painted and hacked some old ikea draws for Cooper’s room (which I can not wait to share with you guys) and once I got it in the room it was time to find some cuteness to pop on top of the cupboard. Every room needs a lamp and I won’t lie when I tell you I was very nervous of putting one within toddler reach. Locky and Cooper (my two toddlers under 3) love to run around in their rooms and pretty much use everything as toys. I’m not a huge fan of going them too many rules of what not to touch because I find I just end up being the one who gets upset and frustrated but recently I have had a little change in heart. I want my house to look nice, of course within reason, there are things you just can’t display around your home with small kids but I really felt strongly I wanted some cuteness on this little cupboard.

Beautiful DIY Nautical Lamp vignette. Learn how easy this makeover is!
I found this simple but very lovely lamp in my local budget home decor store. It’s kinda the equivalent to the Dollar Store but some things are a bit better quality. It cost me around $14 for the base and the shade so I was pretty happy with that. Specially if I was risking it getting smashed in the first day or two.

You can add more or less rope to create this gorgeous DIY Nautical Lamp Makeover for your coastal home.
It needed more and I have been wanting to use some rope I’ve had laying around doing nothing for a while. Since Cooper’s room is nautical theme, you just can’t go wrong with rope!

Nautical Lamp Makeover using rope. So simple, yet so effective.
This project is actually part of a monthly DIY Challenge I hopped on board with. A small group of bloggers take on a challenge each month using the material YOU guys choose for that month. We give you 4 options and then you choose which you prefer us to use. Then we all get our little brains working and get makin’! I admit it has been SO fun and I can’t wait to share the other blogger’s projects with you. Please stick around because you can see the other project at the end of this blog post.

DIY Nautical Lamp for the Create With Me Challenge
Welcome to the Create With Me Monthly Challenge! I think you guys will have so much fun choosing which materials we use each month AND if you use the hashtag #createwithme on Instagram and/or Twitter you can join in on the challenge each month and share your creations with us. We will then share on your gorgeous creations with our followers! ๐Ÿ™‚

Alright, now let me get into this super simple natural lamp tutorial!

DIY Nautical Lamp Makeover

Here’s the BEFORE of the lamp,. I was actually a nice lamp, but just needed some “nautical” spice sprinkled on to it ๐Ÿ˜‰ haha

The before photo before I turned this simple lamp into a beautiful nautical lamp!

What you will need:

1 x Lamp Base of your choice
1x Lamp Shade of your choice
Rope or Jute (length depends on the size your lamp shade and base)
Hot Glue Gun and Hot Glue Sticks
Sharp Scissors

How to do it:ย 
Before I made my nautical lamp!

This is such ย straight forward makeover. So here we go. Have all your materials laid out and ready to go. Make sure your hot glue gun in on and you have paper or cupboard under it so you don’t get glue on a good surface.

Steps to make a nautical lamp

Begin making your nautical lamp by adding a large dollop of hot glue to the base of the lamp shade, at the back where the lampshade meets. Keep putting glue as close to the edge of the rim and stick down the rope as you go. Take your time and make sure to be thorough and generous with your glue. Not too generous though as you don’t want dripping glue everywhere.

Stick rope on your lampshade to make your nautical lamp
Once you have come to the end of your first lop of rope, use sharp scissors and cut. Use a little extra hot glue and neatly glue down to meet with the other end of the rope.

Continue to do this a second time with more rope just above the first lot of rope you glued on. You can add more layers if you wish. I decided against this as I wanted a light accent of rope, not t cover the entire thing.

Rope give your lame a great nautical lamp makeover
Glue rope to the top and bottom of the lamp shade.
The base of my DIY Nautical Lamp Makeover
Finish off the look and make your nautical lamp flow more by adding some rope to the base of the lamp base. You can either add small amounts of rope like I did, or cover the entire base.

Baby nursery DIY Nautical Lamp Makeover. This just add the finishing touches to this gorgeous room.

And that’s it! Voila! You have yourself a cute and easy to makeย DIY Nautical Lamp. You can place this in any room but for me it was just perfect for Cooper’s room and I am so, so in love with it. I’m also so impressed neither of the boys have touched the lamp!

What do you think? Do you love it as much as I do?

DIY Nautical Lamp for the Create With Me Challenge- Next Month's Material options!
I would love you to take the time to quickly fill out our little surgery and choose which material you wish for us to use next month for the challenge!

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Now, please take the time to check out my other Blogger Friends projects for the challenge! You will simply love them all! Click on the images to check out their blogs!

DIY Nautical Lamp for the Create With Me Challenge- Love Create Celebrate DIY Nautical Lamp for the Create With Me Challenge- Pastels & Macarons DIY Nautical Lamp for the Create With Me Challenge- Grillo Designs DIY Nautical Lamp for the Create With Me Challenge- Little Bits of Home

Here are this month’sย Jute and Rope Challenge Projects!!ย 

A roundup of gorgeous Rope & Jute DIY Projects from awesome Bloggers including a Nautical Lamp, Cook Book Shelf, Hanging Mason Jars & more!
Cook Book Palette Shelf by Grillo Designs
Jute String Lanterns by Love. Create. Celebrate
Coastal Rope Vases by Little Bits Of Home

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Easy to make DIY Nautical Lamp Makeover for any room in your coastal home. I simply love how this looks.

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Comments

  1. Samantha says

    June 6, 2016 at 4:06 pm

    So pretty! Love the coatal look, perfect with your starfish!

    Reply
  2. MEDINA GRILLO says

    June 6, 2016 at 5:46 pm

    This is gorgeous maria and I cant wait to see what you do with the rest of his room!

    Reply
  3. Lindi says

    June 7, 2016 at 5:42 am

    This is such a great project! I LOVE a quick and easy DIY! Now to find a nautical room to makeover… lol

    Reply
  4. Shann says

    June 7, 2016 at 3:45 pm

    I love this! It’s such a cute way to make a unique room accessory. Great tutorial!

    Reply
  5. Lauren says

    June 7, 2016 at 4:11 pm

    What a cute idea – looks easy enough that anyone could do it too!

    Reply
  6. Logan Can says

    June 7, 2016 at 5:01 pm

    How clever you are! This is too cute! I also love your hanging starfish!

    Reply
  7. Kim says

    June 7, 2016 at 5:01 pm

    I love the nautical theme and I love how simple that was to really pull the room together!

    Reply
  8. Samantha @ Momma Wants Java says

    June 7, 2016 at 6:24 pm

    This is so cute! It looks amazing and I love how easy it is! Thanks!

    Reply
  9. ashley says

    June 8, 2016 at 2:14 am

    What a fun lamp! I’ve wanted to incorporate more nautical themed items into our decor and this would be perfect!

    Reply
    • Pastels & Macarons says

      August 6, 2016 at 3:20 pm

      Thanks Ashley! I think this lamp adds a classy nautical touch. I think nautical can either look great or cheap and tacky and you want option one for sure!

      Reply
  10. Angie says

    June 8, 2016 at 5:25 pm

    This is adorable, and I TOTALLY love it! Pinned for later.

    Reply
  11. morgan says

    June 8, 2016 at 8:25 pm

    we love all things nautical over here. such a cute idea!

    Reply
    • Pastels & Macarons says

      August 6, 2016 at 3:14 pm

      Yep, loving it for my son’s room that for sure Morgan! I just wish I could be finished already but I’m finding it hard to finish it all off. Still a few pieces to finish in there.

      Reply
  12. Aileen says

    June 9, 2016 at 4:59 pm

    I love the nautical theme for little boys and your lamp turned out really cute!

    Reply
    • Pastels & Macarons says

      August 6, 2016 at 3:13 pm

      Thanks so much Aileen!

      Reply
  13. Janice says

    June 13, 2016 at 4:53 am

    This is so pretty! Nice job!

    Reply
  14. Tee @ Beauteeful Living says

    June 13, 2016 at 4:28 pm

    I love how simple this makeover appears to be and yet how much a difference it makes. The lamp looks so nice with the rest of the nautical decor. Great job! I vote for mason jar for next month’s challenge. ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  15. Grandma's House DIY says

    June 13, 2016 at 5:59 pm

    Love this! Saving it to my DIY Lamp Makeovers board!

    Reply
    • Pastels & Macarons says

      August 6, 2016 at 3:10 pm

      Glad you like it ๐Ÿ™‚ x

      Reply
  16. Michelle james says

    June 13, 2016 at 6:46 pm

    Great lamp makeover!

    Reply
  17. Katy {ashadeofteal} says

    June 14, 2016 at 12:41 am

    Your lamp turned out great, I love a easy DIY update. And it’s perfect for a nursery.

    Reply
  18. Pamela Smith says

    June 14, 2016 at 1:07 am

    Cute! I love touches of nautical! Looks great!

    Reply
    • Pastels & Macarons says

      August 6, 2016 at 3:08 pm

      Thanks so much Pamela ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  19. JaneEllen says

    June 16, 2016 at 8:47 am

    Loving how you spritzed up a plain lamp, what a great smart idea. Did you also make star fish art? Want to do both. When we get back from vacation have lots of wonderful projects to do, keep me busy, going to be very hot here. Going to stay in under cooler.
    Have great July 4th.

    Reply
    • Pastels & Macarons says

      August 6, 2016 at 3:06 pm

      Hi Jane Ellen, yes, I also made the star fish wall hanging ๐Ÿ™‚ Great idea, cooling down and creating some fun and simple crafts! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  20. Marsha says

    July 12, 2016 at 1:17 am

    I just adore that lamp! It fits perfectly with your theme and to think it’s such a simple change.
    By the way, thanks for sharing it on DIY Crush. It’s just perfect!

    Reply
    • Pastels & Macarons says

      August 6, 2016 at 2:58 pm

      Thanks Marsha. I lover it also! Thanks for stopping by ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply

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