I need a floor lamp for the space, and I wanted something that was a nod to the theme without being too obvious.  I found this rope floor lamp from Mecox designs but (along with the $800 price tag) it was a little over the top.  It was too large, and there was just too much sisal.

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 I also liked the look of this Eric Cohler bronze rope floor lamp.  It was more delicate and size appropriate for my small space, but again, it was $650.  Too much moola for my budget.

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Fortunately for me, I had an old IKEA lamp that would do just the trick. I had been using it the master bedroom, and the previous shade was a lot smaller and not true white so I swapped it with a much larger shade I had on an old desk lamp I found at the goodwill:
(IKEA doesn't carry my exact lamp anymore, but they do sell a new version for $9.99 and unlike mine, that one is adjustable.) 


I wanted accent stripes on the shade, so the first thing I did was measure down one inch from the top and bottom of the shade and made marks:
I didn't want to wrap the entire base, I wanted it to be more of an accent.

And that was it! The final, new and improved, nautical lamp.  Not bad for under $20!
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