Super Sturdy Table Cloth

Does your table ever look like this? If you have toddlers that are aspiring artists like mine you probably do! Our poor table has taken some hits lately. One of the first projects when we move into a house is to refinish the table and make it look like new again....as for now we have to find a way to cover it up and protect it from more "characteristic marks."

I owe this solution to my Dad. Thanks Dad! :)

We love vinyl tablecloths with the flannel backing at our house! They protect the table and wipe off easily and they're cheap enough that if they do get ruined you don't feel bad about throwing it away. They make them in some really pretty designs or very festive for the holidays so you don't have to settle for anything boring. But have you ever tried keeping one in place on a table??? Good grief! It's not an easy task, especially with children sitting at the table. We tried putting heavy things on the table to keep it in place but it just got in the way and never worked well.

So, here's what we found. One day when I was little we went to a restaurant and they had vinyl table cloths on the tables, only theirs didn't move! My dad, being the inquisitive person that he is, peeked under the table cloth to see how they kept it in place. All it was was another tablecloth only upside-down! The flannel against flannel made it very hard to move. So he went home and tried it, he taped one upside-down to the table and placed one right side up on top and we've stuck to it ever since.

Try it it works GREAT!!!

(this is the upside-down one taped to the table. I just used packing tape.)

Here is my everyday tablecloth. I found this one at Walmart for $5 and it's nice but they only had a couple to choose from. Yesterday I went to Big Lots and found a TON of them for $3.50! They had a whole bunch of styles and sizes. They had a bunch for Easter too so that was fun.