{"id":21607,"date":"2014-02-24T19:43:46","date_gmt":"2014-02-25T00:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=21607"},"modified":"2014-02-08T20:45:13","modified_gmt":"2014-02-09T01:45:13","slug":"a-return-to-oil-cloth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=21607","title":{"rendered":"A Return to Oil Cloth"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Oil cloth is definitely a nostalgic nod to the past.\u00a0 My grandmother used oil cloth on her kitchen table.\u00a0\u00a0 She liked the way it was so easy to clean up.\u00a0 She also had it on the table in her laundry house.\u00a0 Today lots of reusable shopping bags are made from oil cloth in fun colors, but it was definitely more popular in days gone by.\u00a0 Maybe we should start an oil cloth movement and see how many uses we can create for it.\u00a0 That would be fun.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-21733\" alt=\"Antique armoire\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/IMG_6325-1024x681.jpg\" width=\"614\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/IMG_6325-1024x681.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/IMG_6325-430x286.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-21608\" alt=\"Oil cloth\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_7088-1024x681.jpg\" width=\"614\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_7088-1024x681.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_7088-430x286.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">When we had the <a title=\"New Furniture, Sort of\" href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2013\/08\/11\/new-furniture-sort-of\/\">antique armoire<\/a> rebuilt and placed in our dining room, the furniture maker added two shelves for storage.\u00a0 He also replaced the original back with a bead board back.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-21609\" alt=\"Oil cloth\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_7089-1024x681.jpg\" width=\"614\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_7089-1024x681.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_7089-430x286.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">He just used a basic plywood for the shelves, and it needed some help.\u00a0 I really didn&#8217;t want to paint them white to match the back because I thought it might be rough due to the quality of the wood.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-21610\" alt=\"Oil cloth\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_7090-1024x681.jpg\" width=\"614\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_7090-1024x681.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_7090-430x286.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Eventually, I decided to just wrap the shelves in oil cloth that I bought at the fabric store.\u00a0 This basic picnic print was not really the look I wanted, but the selection was limited.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-21611\" alt=\"Oil cloth\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_7092-1024x681.jpg\" width=\"614\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_7092-1024x681.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_7092-430x286.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">One-half yard was just enough to cover both shelves.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-21612\" alt=\"Oil cloth\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_7095-1024x681.jpg\" width=\"614\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_7095-1024x681.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_7095-430x286.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">The oil cloth provides a smooth, clean surface for the shelves, and they are ready for storage if and when we need it.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-21731\" alt=\"Oil Cloth on Shelves\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Oil-Cloth-on-Shelves-1024x681.jpg\" width=\"614\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Oil-Cloth-on-Shelves-1024x681.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Oil-Cloth-on-Shelves-430x286.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">These shelves will be the perfect place to store extra serving dishes, linens, and glassware.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\">Take care.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oil cloth is definitely a nostalgic nod to the past.\u00a0 My grandmother used oil cloth on her kitchen table.\u00a0\u00a0 She liked the way it was so easy to clean up.\u00a0 She also had it on the table in her laundry house.\u00a0 Today lots of reusable shopping bags are made from oil cloth in fun colors, 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