While you are preparing and decorating for your holiday dinner, consider giving your children a more festive atmosphere too. Dressing up the "kid's table" is easy, quick and inexpensive.
Has your child-size
furniture seen better
days?
I purchased this set at a
yard sale last summer
with the intention of
refinishing it.
No time to refinish it
before Christmas Eve.
A King size pillowcase is the perfect size to create an instant child-size chair cover. Slip pillowcase over chair and then tie decorative ribbon to hold in place, creating a big bow in the back.
A simple plastic tablecloth cut in half and tied at the legs with matching ribbon completes the look. I used the other half of the tablecloth as a topper to give a more formal, layered look.
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Very clever! That's making lemonade when you were given lemons for sure! Make sure to post pictures if you do refinish it - I m sure it will be fantastic. Merry Christmas Sharon!
Sheila: You should have seen how excited I was when I saw how perfectly the pillowcases fit over the chairs! Merry Christmas to you too!
Sharon
A little difference makes a big difference, looks great.
Good luck and success.
Lou Ludwig
Sharon- now that's using your head and I'm with Sheila, we want to see the finished product. Merry Christmas, NH friend!
Sharon, I never would have thought of king sized pillow cases...you very clever lady. I bet that you're really looking forward to this Christmas with the grandbabies. Will this table and chairs be permanently at grandmas house? Have fun!
Lou: I've got two small ones coming Christmas Eve and I wanted them to have a special place to sit. I'm very happy I was able to make it happen!
Kathy: I won't be taking on his project until the Spring, but I will certainly post he finished product. Merry Christmas to you too!
Ginger: This table will stay at my house. My babies are too young to use it this year. My cousin's two children will be the ones using it this year. I'm very excited about our first Christmas with grandbabies! Thank you!
simple and effective Sharon ! Nice !
Sheldon: Thank you!
Beautiful Sharon! I never would have thought of that. Thank you for sharing! (as usual)
Debra: Hope you can use the idea some time! Thanks!
Hi, Sharon. You're amazing!
More than making the table and chairs look so much better, you are giving yur young relatives several subliminal gifts. They will always remember how special you made them feel, and you will nurture in them an appreciation for creating family traditions.
Have a wonderful holiday with your family!
Sharon - how special. I still have the table and chairs I had as a child. They come in handy all year long for those smaller guests. Merry Christmas!
Leslie: What a sweet thing to say! I hope it's true. They seemed unimpressed with the table, but it worked out well for them. We had a very nice holiday. I hope you did too!
Janice: I wish I could say this set was a family heirloom, but it came from a yard sale. Thanks!