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Ralph Lauren Knock Off DIY Nautical Pendant Light

By Wendi Wachtel

 

I made a DIY nautical pendant light fashioned after a picture I saw. When I saw this Ralph Lauren Miramar nautical pendant light in the September issue of Coastal Living I nearly swooned. It was perfect for the reading nook I’m planning. Classic and just tad bit coastal. My heart was going pitter patter as I imagined it hanging from my ceiling by my favorite comfy red leather reading chair. unfortunately my vision crashed and burned when I found it online…

With a price tag of $3000.

Uuuhhhhh, NO!!!!!

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But I couldn’t get that darn pendant lamp out of my head.

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This is one of those projects you just have to tinker with until you like the way it looks. The Miramar nautical pendant light was hardwired and I didn’t want mine hardwired. We are also still living in a construction zone and I can’t make anything permanent – will you all ever get tired of me saying that? – I’m sure tired of typing it!

I bought metal pulleys and gave them an aged patina. Michaels carries leather in small sheets and it was exactly the color I wanted 🙂  They also carry “D” rings which is what I used to attach the pulley to the lampshade. I attached the leather straps with a plain old hot glue gun.

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The lamp wiring is a pendant lamp kit I picked up at Lowes for about $12. It turns a lampshade into a pendant light. The center contraption basically screws on and holds the lightbulb too. Easy!

This lampshade came from a project fail that I had sitting around. It was the perfect shape and size for my knock off Ralph Lauren nautical pendant light. I gave the edges some color by painting them a deep classic red.

Assembly isn’t hard. It helps to hang your while you’re putting the pieces together.

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This was the best place to hang my knock off nautical pendant light for pictures. We haven’t built the bookshelves on the back wall yet and this is the construction entrance. You can’t see all the stuff piled just out of view on the right 🙂  I know it’s a bit close to the ceiling fan. Remember my small house big style tagline?

Yeah, well this room is 7 feet wide.

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 I had a vintage block & tackle I fell in love with and decided to hang it from that. Hiding the electrical cord was easy, I twisted it into the rope.

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I love the aged copper look of the pulleys and that shade of leather is perfect!

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  What do you think?

Here’s a picture when the space is finished and I added my DIY Industrial Shelving. LOVE?

I do!

DIY hanging pendant lamp for $25 inspired by a $3000 Ralph Lauren Lamp.

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Comments

  1. Peg Robey says

    STUNNING and much nicer than the $3000.00 one. Money is always the bottom line here and you saved a LOT of it and still ended up with a gorgeous light fixture.

    • Wendi says

      Hi Peg, Yes I saved a lot. The pictures on this project were tough to get well styled since we were in the middle of construction when I made this. I still love that lamp and get tons of compliments on it too:) Glad you liked it & thanks for your visit!

  2. jaime says

    Wow, Ralph must be giving you some serious stink-eye. You did an amazing job of recreating the look.

    I hope you spend many happy hours enjoying a good book while sitting in your favorite chair in your soon-to-be-completed reading nook enjoying the light from this beautiful pendant shade. Don’t forget the tea and a nice throw. 😉

    • Wendi says

      Jaime, We love our reading nook and curling up with tea, something warm on my lap and a good book is such a treat! The pendant light fits beautifully in in size and style! I’m looking forward to sharing more of the work we did in that spot to add to the coziness, probably after Christmas. Thank you so kindly for your comment & visit!

  3. Comet says

    For real marine type rope use the actual “twisted” or more properly–laid–rope. Avail at all marine supply stores and West Marine and on line. They will also carry the blocks and smaller pullys and shackles to make these sorts of things–there are many online sources for real marine hardware that will come out to about the same $$$ for this. You can also use old belts and or clothing as sources of leather–never pass up an old thirift store leather belt! Ditto leather skirts etc yield a surprising amount of useable leather for little cost vs buying pieces and bits. And the leather will match for larger projects—eBay has losts of old hardware like the block and tackle –for sale from sellers who are trying to make a living from their small business’.

    • Wendi says

      Thanks for sharing your list of ideas and resources. I love old leather and a thrift store is the best place for a good bargain!

  4. Mary Beth says

    I have been drooling over this for a while, but it was out of my budget – this is an amazing project!!!

    • Wendi says

      Thank you so much! Like you I fell in love with the original when I saw it. I was thankful a group I belong to was hosting a knock-off themed tour. It made me really look at the picture and I realized I could make a similar pendant light. I hope you try the project. Please let me know if you have any questions & by all means…send me a picture! Thanks so much for your visit and comment!

    • Wendi says

      Thanks so much Jeanette:) I was blown away with the original price too..I love mine and it’s a steal for $25! Thanks again for visiting!

    • Wendi says

      I know! $3000 is C-R-A-Z-Y! LOL But $25, well that’s a steal! I’m super happy with the project and can’t wait to see it with my finished reading nook:)

    • Wendi says

      Thanks Christy! I loved the pendant light when I saw it but choked on the price tag! I’m happy we had the knock off tour to get me motivated to make it:)

    • Wendi says

      Thanks Shanna! The original wasn’t even a consideration..but I fell in love with the look. So glad I had the chance to knock it off! LOL Thanks for your visit!

    • Wendi says

      Thank you Dria! I loved using the pulleys on this project. It’s really unique. I’ve been thinking up all kinds of new and crazy ideas of how else I could use pullys on a project:)

  14. Marie@The Interior Frugalista says

    You are so talented Wendi, I always enjoy seeing your creative projects. Your nautical pendant light is awesome in so many ways – the red colors compliment your leather chair so nicely (love that chair by the way), the aged copper pulleys, the rope cord, and the vintage block and tackle is beyond perfect to hang it on! This is another great series – love a good knock off and you gals are knock’n our socks off!

    • Wendi says

      Thanks so much Marie! I fell in love with the pendant light and have to have the look. It was luck that I had the vintage block & tackle to hang it on. This has been fun series with a bunch of super talented gals!

    • Wendi says

      Thanks so much! I’m thrilled I found a way to get the look ..I could never have spent the $$ on a pendant lamp like that! Thanks so much for visiting !

  18. Therese @ Fresh Idea Studio says

    How COOL is that!! You knocked that Seriously OverPriced RL light off like a rock star! It’s gorgeous with the pulls and that pretty patina you gave them. Love it! And can’t wait to see it in your reading nook. {Hang in there! Once the construction is over I promise you’ll forget all about it}

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  1. […] Wendi of H20 Bungalow says, “When I saw this Ralph Lauren Miramar nautical pendant light in the September issue of Coastal Living, I nearly swooned. It was perfect for the reading nook I’m planning. Classic and just tad bit coastal.” However, Wendi’s dreams came crashing down when she saw the $3,000 price tag. Wendi still couldn’t get the light out of her mind and found a way to replicate it, including the leather accents, metal pulleys, and red trim, for only $25! […]

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