NILES — Everything old is new again, and at least one Niles artist has proven the old adage to be true.

Like scrunchies and choker necklaces, fashion trends have a way of returning, and the world of home décor is no different. For example, Beth Squires, of Niles, has found recent success in her own modernized take on macramé décor.

“It’s a fiber art working with cotton cord,” Squires said, describing the art form. “It’s created in a series of knots. There are four or five basic knots you learn, and from there, you can create so many pieces. Once you get the knots down, you can go anywhere.”

Returning with homemade dreamcatchers, rustic colors and all things fringed, macramé is a key component of the design trend “boho chic.” Short for “Bohemian chic,” the theme is a nod to art from the 1970s — then unconventional and often found in homes of hippies.

“When I’m at shows, most people will say, ‘oh I used to do this when I was younger,’” Squires said. “Not everybody loves it, like with anything, but each show I’ve had a person buy that absolutely loved it, and they came back for more.”

Squires creates a variety of pieces ranging from plant hangers to elaborate wall décor, purses and keychains — all made from high quality cotton cord. She said that many who create macramé — especially those who do so just for fun — use yarn to create their projects, but she prefers higher quality cord.

Squires said that one of the fun parts of macramé is that no two pieces are exactly the same.

“I look at a lot of pictures online. … I try not to copy anybody because that’s not what art is, but I kind of look for ideas and different styles,” she said. “Once I start, I might have something in mind, and it will come out completely different. I kind of start and just see where it goes.”

In a time where many young people are learning new variations to knitting, crocheting and embroidering, Squires turned to macramé as a unique kind of creative outlet.

“It was about three years ago that I got interested in macramé,” she said. “I had worked with my mom in her wedding cake business for several years, and she retired about five years ago.”

Squires’ father died not long after her mom retired, and Squires gave birth to her daughter in 2015.

“I needed something to kind of just take my mind off everything, even if it was just a few minutes a day,” she said. “I couldn’t crochet or knit to save my life, but somehow macramé just clicked.”

Squires said her most popular items tend to be plant hangers — knotted in such a way that one can mount the top of the plant holder to the ceiling, and place a potted plant in the base of the plant holder.

Squires has also sold commissioned pieces to friends, and deliberately creates a variety of items to sell at shows and online.

“It can take several weeks to months to prepare for a show,” she said. “Each piece is made unique. Also with three kids, I work on pieces whenever I have a little bit of free time.”

While Squires does sell her work on Facebook and Instagram on her business pages titled 72nd Place Designs, she said there is still value to selling in person.

“People can touch them and look up close at the details [at shows],” she said. “It also gives an opportunity to talk face to face to interested people, better than just email.”

In between being a mom to three and working part-time at Pawating Village and Tanglewood Apartments, Squires keeps busy and has no intentions of opening a brick and mortar store — but she does plan to grow her business.

“I would love to get in to a local shop to help show off and sell my items,” she said. “I have a few inquiries out, so hopefully you’ll be able to see some of my items locally.”

Until then, Squires’ work can be found on Facebook and Instagram.