New Use for Vintage Tablecloths

I love vintage tablecloths and have a hard time resisting when I find them for a good price at thrifts shops or antique stores. I have accumulated a small collection of striped, floral, fruit patterns, and checks.  They are so bright and cheery and reminiscent of days gone by.  I have discovered, though, that most of the patterned ones I find are too small for our very large farmhouse table.  I do have a few heirloom linen and lace tablecloths past down from my grandmother and great-grandmother that fit our table nicely, but the everyday tablecloths tend to be a bit smaller.  They still look pretty thrown on the table in a casual way with a jar of wildflowers or used on the picnic table, but I have found another use for my vintage tablecloths.

The other day after cleaning the bathroom and throwing the existing shower curtain into the laundry, I wanted to cover up the ugly vinyl curtain that remained.  I was in search of something summery, something that reminded me of picnics, 4th of July, sunny days at the beach, strawberries...and what do you think came to mind?  My vintage tablecloths, of course!  I dug out a few curtain rings, clipped them to the tablecloth, and hung them on the rod.  That was it...the perfect summery shower curtain!

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