Marriage is all about compromise. When we were looking at furnishing our basement, Brian really wanted a poker table. That meant no other furniture down there since we just didn’t have the room. Me notsolikey. Brian found our nice counterheight bench table on clearance. That looked like a good multi-purpose table and fit enough people, so I told him that I would make him a cover with poker fabric.
As usual, you can find anything online. I found a site that sold poker table fabric (water-resistant…like they are drinking water! Bwaaahaaahaaa!!), so we chose a color that sorta matched the room. As usual, it looked like it matched better online than in person, but it works. I made it with a cotton batting layer between a black cotton layer on the underside, so it was lightly padded (easier to pick up cards that way). It attaches to the table like a fitted bedsheet. Just elastic in a casing to go around it and make it tight. The fabric was around $14/yard and came shipped on a tube.
Voila! Happy hubby and happy me. 🙂
It’s pretty reflective fabric with the flash, so the 2nd picture shows it better.
I’ll have to keep this in mind…my hubby is a poker player as well. Nice compromise! 🙂
Oh, you are so right. Marriage is all about compromise. That is for sure. What a great solution. The fabric looks perfect and I love that it is “water” resistant. I am sure that will come in handy.
Nice compromise! That’s cool you found the right fabric, helps make sure the atmosphere is right for the drinking and the gaming. 😉
Pretty spiffy! Yay for a solution that makes everyone happy
Very nice!
That is a really great idea!
You didn’t mention the whole compromise on the basement design. With a great clearance find while looking for a poker table we were able to eliminate a bar extending into the room with the bar-height table and bench/stools, then satisfy the poker needs with the fabric. It was a 3-for-1 which we actually like better than the original theory.
a 3 for 1 is better than just a plain old give and take any day….LOL
You guy’s make a great team.
But who is the better poker player???? ROFL
it totally is all about compromise, isn’t it? nice work – and keeping hubs happy is always a good compromise.
It looks so awesome, Stacy! I can totally envision some poker playing along with some adult beverages in that space! 🙂