How I Made My Owan Table Protector

When you have a toddler and a baby, your home gets messy. Messy kid toys, sticky fingers, and food are just some of the things that bring about the mess. Rather than try to deal with it all on my own, I looked for practical solutions.

One of those solutions was an Owan table protector from Target. My family doesn’t use our dining room table enough. In fact, we hardly ever use it at all because there’s so much stuff we store in the area instead. We used to keep blankets on top of the table the whole time but keeping them clean was such a hassle because they kept getting dirty again so quickly.

Our solution was to buy an owan table cover from Target (shown above). It costs less than $20 and it does exactly what we needed it to do: Protect our table from messes, dirt, bugs and other little nuisances that tend to cause damage over time.

If you’re looking for ways to protect your home from kids’ messes without spending a lot of money or reinventing your entire home decor, look no further!

What is an Owan Table Protector?

An owan table cover is a lightweight, waterproof fabric that you can use to cover your dining table while you’re not using it. It’s great because it keeps your table clean and protected from messes. It can also protect your furniture from staining from spilled food and drinks. The main reason we don’t use our dining table as much as we should is because we store so much stuff in the area. From blankets, toys, and extra bedding to extra chairs and couches and more, we don’t keep our table area open enough to fit everything in. If we did, we wouldn’t need to store so many things there in the first place!

How I Made My Owan Table Protector

We didn’t just buy an owan table cover and call it a day. amdecided to make our own owan table cover to save money and make our table even more practical. We bought the fabric and the pattern, and we cut out the protector, sewed it together, and hung it on the wall. If you don’t have any sewing experience, you can also buy a custom table protector that you can have printed.

To make our owan table cover, we bought two pieces of fabric that were each about 48″ long (roughly the length of our table). We bought the fabric from the craft store and it came in different widths, so make sure to buy the width that’s right for your table. We had to hem the edges of the two fabric pieces so that they overlapped by about 6 inches, and we pinned them together so that they overlapped perfectly.

Then, we measured the table (which is about 80″ long) to make sure that the fabric pieces would cover the table completely. Once we had that measurement, we marked where the ends of the fabric pieces needed to be so that they overlapped by 6 inches. We folded the cover in half and sewed the edges of the fabric together to make a hem. Then, we pinned the hem together so that it was folded in half and sewed it together, too. We did this to make a drawstring on one end of the cover so that we could hang it on the wall.

Things You’ll Need for an Owan Table Protector

– Short sewing needle – We used a short sewing needle so that we could sew the edges of the fabric together and make a drawstring on one end of our protector. You could also use a long needle for this. – 2 pieces of fabric, each about 48″ long – We used two pieces of fabric to cover our table, so you’ll need two pieces of fabric that are about 48″ long.

You can also buy a Commercial grade table protector, which is the type of table cover we made. – Optional: Iron and ironing board – We had to iron the edges of our protector so that they overlapped by 6 inches, so we suggest you have an iron and an ironing board on hand.

– Optional: Sewing machine – If you don’t have any sewing experience, you can buy a custom table protector that you can have printed. You can also simply buy a Commercial grade table protector, which is the type of table cover we made.

The Materials You’ll Need for This Project

1 roll of fabric – We bought our fabric at the craft store, but you could also buy a Commercial grade table protector, which is the type of table cover we made. – 1 pair of scissors – We used a pair of scissors to cut the fabric for our project, but you could also use a rotary cutter.

– 1 ruler – We used a ruler to measure the length of our table, but you could also use a tape measure. – 1 pencil – We marked the edges of our fabric with a pencil so that we didn’t have to measure the edges again, but you could also buy a Commercial grade table protector, which is the type of table cover we made.

Optional: Iron and ironing board – We had to iron the edges of our protector so that they overlapped by 6 inches, so we suggest you have an iron and an ironing board on hand. – Optional: Sewing machine – If you don’t have any sewing experience, you can buy a custom table protector that you can have printed. You can also simply buy a Commercial grade table protector, which is the type of table cover we made. – Optional: Staple gun – We stapled the ends of our protector to hold it together, but you could also tape the ends together.

Optional: Table – We used our dining table, but you could also buy a Commercial grade table protector, which is the type of table cover we made. – Optional: Wall Hanging Hook – We hung our protector on the wall with a hanger, but you could also buy a Commercial grade table protector,

which is the type of table cover we made. – Optional: Duct Tape – If you don’t have any regular tape, you could use duct tape to hold the ends of your protector together. One roll of duct tape should be more than enough to cover your protector.

How to Make a DIY Owan Table Protector

– Measure and mark the length of your table on the floor. – We measured the length of our table and marked it on the floor. This way, we knew exactly how long our fabric pieces had to be. – Fold the table protector in half so that there’s a hem on each edge. – We folded the table protector in half so that the edges were sewn closed,

and then we pinned the two edges together so that they overlapped by about 6 inches. – Start sewing the table protector closed – We started at one end of the table protector and sewed it closed, pinning the edge of the fabric every few stitches to keep it folded in half and sewed closed. – Sew across the entire table protector – Once we sewed all the way across the table protector, we flipped it over and sewed the other side, too. – Turn the protector inside out – We turned the table protector inside out so that the hem on the other side was inside out,

too. – Make sure the ends of the protector are hanging evenly. – We made sure that the ends of our protector were hanging evenly by measuring them and then folding the ends in half so that they overlapped by 6 inches. – Take the protector off the wall and try it out. – We hung our protector on the wall, and then we tried it out on our table. It worked perfectly, and we’re so happy that we made it!

Final Words:

We hope you enjoyed this article and found it useful. We also hope that you learned a few new things and that you’re excited to keep protecting your home from messes! If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to leave them in the comment section below, and we will get back to you as soon as we can.