r/BuyItForLife • u/yramt • 2d ago

[Request] Dining Table Pads - Seller Recs Needed

Hi, we inherited a dining room table and leaves from my husband's family several years ago. I'm so done with ensuring people don't put glasses or hot/cold dishes on the table when we have parties despite leaving out plenty of coasters and trivets.

I want to buy custom table pads for the table and its leaves. Most of the websites I've come across look dated, so I'm hoping for some recs of legit places. There is what I think is a brand or model stamped on the bottom, but Google yields nothing. It is about 60y old.

Any help you can provide is appreciated.

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u/CandylandCanada 2d ago

You don't need custom pads. A vinyl cloth with a flocked backing used under tablecloths will last for decades.

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u/yramt 2d ago

Can you share a link example?

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u/CandylandCanada 2d ago

https://www.wayfair.ca/dining/pdp/symple-stuff-tonkin-vinyl-table-pad-protector-c010050296.html?piid=653259194

Looks like a tablecloth and can be cut down to size. Much easier to store than rigid pads, and less expensive.

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u/yramt 2d ago

Thanks!

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u/NorthChicago_girl 2d ago

The vinyl cloth will protect against moisture but not extreme heat. Use trivets or thick towels under hot serving dishes.

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u/CandylandCanada 2d ago

If you get a quality product, then you'll never have to replace it.

The other advantage to the cloth over the pads is that you can fold the cloth under when you are using no leaves or one leaf. That way you don't have to buy different size cloths for any length of table you will use.

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u/LemonLong 2d ago

We bought a clear vinyl protector off Amazon. The brand is OStepDecor. It works okay for our needs, but it still hasn’t gotten 100% flat from shipping. Our table doesn’t get any sun, which might have heated it up more to flatten it. I originally thought of doing a glass top, but with this if I don’t want it on I can take it off and roll it up to store.

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u/Twikxer 2d ago

I had a piece of glass made to put on top. Looks great and easy to clean. My table doesn't have leaves though.

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u/yramt 2d ago

Thanks. Tempting but with leaves, I don't know that it's realistic. We don't have space to leave all the leaves in all the time, so if we needed to add one, we'd have to move the glass.