Using a Painter’s Best Friend in the Dining Room! Canvas Drop Cloths as Table Cloths.

I shy away from using table cloths. For one, I usually prefer the grain of wood or the textures visible in my stainless steel table. For another, I am also REALLY bad at getting stains out of fabric. But this tip by Katie made me rethink EVERYTHING. Because really, it’s just easy, inexpensive and genius.

We entertain regularly at my house and I like to use a table cloth on the table when we eat. Call me old fashioned, but I think it adds an extra nice touch. We have a 10 foot long farm table that we all gather around to eat, laugh, enjoy each others company, and to mainly spill things on.

After a meal or gathering, our table cloth sometimes resembles a ravaged battlefield with a smear of sauce, a splotch of red wine and of course, a half dozen or so smudges of chocolate from the hot fudge dessert.

I am constantly bleaching, scrubbing, soaking and spraying the myriad of stains that my brood of miss your mouth eaters headed up by yours truly makes. Additional messiness and spots are often the work of my two nephews Chaz age 11, and AJ age 9 who often mistake the tablecloth for their napkin. Lucky for me (and now all of you) I ran across this idea while flipping through the pages of some random home/garden magazine. This tip is inexpensive and works great…painter’s drop cloths as table cloths.
Worth a try, I went to the hardware store and spent $10 on a canvas drop cloth from the paint department. They come in a variety of shapes and sizes, are nice neutral creamy/tan color, they wash and wear like iron, can easily be bleached or Oxy cleaned and look brand new after they are laundered, time and time again.

I just love them…..and when they get too old, stained or helpless you can use them on your next painting job.

I hope this little tool helps you set the table a little easier! Cheers!

PS….Sometimes I like to layer vintage tablecloths on top of the drop cloths for a different, more colorful look. Vintage grain sacks work great as table runners too! Go ahead! Use your creative side and enjoy these clever, cost effective tablecloths at your next party or get together. You will be glad you did!