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Dress Your Child's Table And Chairs For The Holidays

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Home Stager with Sharon Tara Transformations

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. 

 

kids' table

 

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.

children's chairs

 

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.

children's holiday table

Comments(13)

Sheila Kennedy
J29 Project - Rochester, NY

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!

Dec 21, 2009 09:11 AM
Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

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!

Dec 21, 2009 10:00 AM
Lou Ludwig
Ludwig & Associates - Boca Raton, FL
Designations Earned CRB, CRS, CIPS, GRI, SRES, TRC

Sharon

A little difference makes a big difference, looks great.

Good luck and success.

Lou Ludwig

Dec 21, 2009 01:25 PM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Sharon- now that's using your head and I'm with Sheila, we want to see the finished product.  Merry Christmas, NH friend!

Dec 21, 2009 02:08 PM
Ginger Foust
Certified Staging Professional - Oakhurst, CA
Home Stager Oakhurst CA, Dream Interior Redesign & Staging

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! 

Dec 21, 2009 02:36 PM
Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

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!

Dec 22, 2009 12:13 AM
Sheldon Neal
Bergen County, NJ - RE/MAX Real Estate Limited - Maywood, NJ
That British Agent Bergen County NJ

simple and effective Sharon ! Nice !

Dec 22, 2009 12:54 AM
Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

Sheldon:  Thank you!

Dec 22, 2009 05:08 AM
Debbie Walsh
SHAHAR Management - Middletown, NY
Hudson Valley NY Real Estate 845.283-3036

Beautiful Sharon!  I never would have thought of that.  Thank you for sharing! (as usual)

   

Dec 23, 2009 04:58 AM
Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

Debra:  Hope you can use the idea some time!  Thanks!

Dec 23, 2009 06:39 AM
Leslie Helm
Tennessee Recreational Properties - Jamestown, TN
Real Estate For Trail Riders

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!

Dec 24, 2009 12:03 AM
Janice Ankrett
Burlington, ON
Staging Professional

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!

Dec 24, 2009 04:43 AM
Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

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!

Dec 26, 2009 06:06 AM