Meg Allan Cole shows you how to restyle an old lamp with a little nautical flair. Paint the shade with stripes and wrap the base with boat rope in the latest beachy installment of the CRAFT Video. There’s even a full step-by-step over on Make: Projects.
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Rope is flammable. Not sure how good of an idea it is to wrap it around a lamp like this.
The rope doesn’t come anywhere near the bulb or bulb wiring, it’s just wrapped around the ceramic base of the lamp.
Hi, I was thinking about the cord (see about 1:53). I don’t mean to say that this will immediately burst into flames – It just doesn’t seem like a very good idea to me. Lamp cords have been known to over heat and melt down.
Nice project. Though I almost jumped out of my seat when she reached out and turned off her AC powered white noise maker while still in the tub!
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