I have a " formal" dining room........yes, I know that is obsolete nowadays.....but anyway.....I have used clear plastic ..from Walmart or Joann's on top of my tableclothes forever......I would have spent a fortune replacing linen or hand embroidered tableclothes otherwise.......cheaper to replace the plastic...have it in three sizes( have 3 leaves). Do make tablerunners for it and also for coffee table in living room, den, also fireplace mantels-with a drop on point....here's one...toppers for toilet tank....thinking about lid covers........just have to keep cutting, piecing,quilting!!