Rope: suddenly everywhere, as chandelier suspension, curtain ties, shelf supports. Here's a roundup of ideas:

Above: In a Portola Valley dining room (in a William Wurster-designed ranch house), San Francisco designer Charles de Lisle created a simple chandelier using hemp rope.

Above: In a Sagaponack, Long Island, weekend house, by architects Bates Masi + and designer Athena Calderone of Rawlins Calderone clad the ceiling in lengths of rope.

Above: A heavy linen curtain contained with a length of rope in a room by San Francisco designer Nicole Hollis.

Above: A rustic shelf suspended from the ceiling with rope, via Inside.

Above: Bates Masi + and Athena Calderone used rope as a privacy screen on a glass door and as a ceiling adornment.

Above: A rope room divider, by Sidney-based Alwill Studio.

Above: A rope sculpture at the Ace Hotel in Palm Springs by Michael Schmidt; photo by Douglas Lyle Thompson.