Custom Fitted Table Cover
Three years ago we bought our kitchen table and chairs. At the time the warranty sounded like a good idea. A few months ago, one of the kids broke a small chunk of the table off while messing with the leaf. The warranty company then sent us a brand new table! Yay! But seeing the new table next to our old table it became very obvious how hard our family is on furniture. Since we no longer have a warranty on the table (one time replacement clause), I decided I needed to find a better way to protect this new table.
I have a love-hate relationship with tablecloths. Love that they protect the table from getting as dirty and dinged up. HATE that the never stay in place and so often cause additional spills. So I decided to find a way to create a table cover that would function well and look good. Here is what I came up with:
I made it out of oilcloth, which is one of my new favorite fabrics. It is so easy to clean off and looks so nice. I used my crop-a-dile puncher to punch 4 grommit holes on each corner and then tied it with the ribbon. I’d love to say it took 15 minutes, which is what it would take anyone else, but it took me 30 minutes as I had to process and think it all out of how I would make it work. All in all, a very easy project that I love.
And Scott loves it too. He thinks we should start a business, but since most people could easily do it themselves, I decided against it:)
Oh, and the warranty company sold us the old table cheap, so guess what? I have a new craft table for my sewing machine, etc. Woohoo!