Recovering scratched placemat

satchmo1

Has anyone got any idea how I could cover a set of placemats that are looking sadly scratched. The pattern appears to be paper. Whilst I could replace them, I like the fact that they are quite large.

jackieglasgow

I am so glad you asked this, I have some cheapy ones I bought last year which weren't laminated, and look terrible. They don't really match the kitchen decor anyway, and I had thought about covering them with leftover wallpaper but wasn't sure how to go about it, I had been thinking using border adhesive to stick the paper on and varnishing over them but wanted to ask if anyone else had done it, so I will await the responses too.

Fruball

You could use fabric to cover them pillowcase style so you can remove them to wash

Or hem a strip of fabric on both long ends then secure to placemat with velcro (on the back)

icecreamdogpark

You could trim material to fit and use a glue gun? What about fake leather ?

jacky_horn

My mam covered hers with some sticky backed plastic and they looked great.

dreaming

How about decoupage? Cut out pictures from magazines etc. and stick them over the mat. You could use whatever you like the look of - flowers/food/animals etc. I would then cover them with a coat (or2) of clear varnish.

hth

kippers

dreaming wrote: »

How about decoupage? Cut out pictures from magazines etc. and stick them over the mat. You could use whatever you like the look of - flowers/food/animals etc. I would then cover them with a coat (or2) of clear varnish.

hth

What a fab idea