Vintage Tablecloth Curtain - The Christmas Version

Hi there! It's getting closer and closer to Christmas day and I'm still decorating here and there! LOL!  Last year I wanted a vintage Christmas curtain for our kitchen window and I had the idea of using either a tablecloth or an apron. I came across this tablecloth HERE and when I saw it, I purchased it.  It was perfect!

This 1950's tablecloth is right up my alley when it comes to vintage stuff.  I love it!  Even though I bought it last year I never made it into a curtain.  Why you ask?  Searching Pinterest for curtain ideas, I could never find just the right look I wanted.  My main problem, I really didn't want to cut up this tablecloth!  This year, I looked again and I found this awesome lady with an excellent idea for me!  Thank you Amy!!

Now that I didn't have to cut up my lovely tablecloth I was on a mission to get it hung up and spreading the Christmas cheer in our kitchen!  It was a bit stained as you can see above, but to me that means it was used lots and loved even more!  BTW, do you have a remedy to remove really old stains from tablecloths?  Let me know below if you do.

Luckily, most of the stains were to one side, so I lucked out there too!  My tablecloth was not perfectly square either, so I had to strategically fold it to make it look good hanging up.  The corners didn't quite match up, but I just offset it as you see above to make it work.

Next, it needed a good pressing to get all the fold lines and wrinkles out.  I used my old faithful Faultless Heavy Starch.  Yes, I iron in my kitchen because our tiny little washroom doesn't allow me and the open ironing board to be in there all at once. LOL!

{Wanna see my laundry room?  Look HERE.}
(And if you like my ironing board cover, you can read about it HERE.}

Now that I have it all pressed and pretty, I folded down just enough to achieve the length I needed, then I inserted a tension rod into the fold that I had already set to length for my window.  I ended up folding it down a lot more than you see here.  You can tell in the next picture.

And then I hung it up and adjusted until I had the look I wanted!  If you look in the very upper right hand corner you can see the end of the tension rod sticking out.  I used a tension rod because that's what I had on hand, but I'm sure you could use a regular curtain rod as well.

For the sides, I just kind of turned them into the center of the window and kept adjusting until I liked it.  So pretty and festive!

I've got more of my vintage collection sitting in the window too.  My sweet little Santa mugs, my old cheese box that I added the trimmings from this year's tree to along with some shiny red bulbs I had and then a nice stack of white plates and my tiny snowmen tin cups I found HERE.

Here's another fun idea I had this year.  I borrowed a galvanized bucket from my front porch decor and added a little faux tree that I found at Goodwill for $1.29, sat it in an old plate and BAM.....pure cuteness!

I'm so glad I didn't have to cut my tablecloth up, this was a much better idea to me.

Do you love vintage goodies as much as I do?  Please leave a comment if you've decorated for Christmas in a vintage way, I'd like to see your decor too!

Don't have a vintage tablecloth?  Look right here for this cutie.

It doesn't have to be done all at once.  It is a slow process in the works! C-ya next time!

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