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Formal Dining with Children?

I absolutely love the idea of purchasing a formal traditional dining room set with seating for 6+ people, having 4 year old twins I already feel stress with the thought of them making scratches, nicks & spills on what would be our daily dining table. Can anyone offer suggestions on a table that’s scratch resistant…

by Giovanna
12/03/2007

I absolutely love the idea of purchasing a formal traditional dining room set with seating for 6+ people, having 4 year old twins I already feel stress with the thought of them making scratches, nicks & spills on what would be our daily dining table.
Can anyone offer suggestions on a table that’s scratch resistant and worry free?

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Comments

  2. Tablepads are standard for high-end tables. If you are looking at antique/vintage tables, they often already come with them. That’s how the tables stayed in good enough condition all those years. My brothers and sisters and I saw the real surface of my mother’s good table twice a year. Now as adults we argue over who will inherit it.

  4. A farmhouse table that’s already a bit distressed would be very durable, but not at all formal.

    I would get the table you love and cover it with oilcloth for everyday use. You can get pads as well if the surface is really delicate.

    You can make a tabletop really durable with a heavy polyurethane finish, but this really detracts from its beauty, IMO.

  5. I also have 4 year-old twins and I’ve thought of ways on how to twin-proof my house, but guess what, it’s impossible. I just constantly remind them of the house rules.

  6. They make special table pads for dining room tables.
    if you want you can put a plastic tablecloth over it so the kids can eat at the table.

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