topic Re: Table Cloths in Home

Table Cloths

Villagesbabe — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 22:09:50 GMT

I used to always cover my kitchen and dining room tables with them. I liked the cozy feel/look and enjoyed changing them occasionally even for holidays or special occasions. I've stopped using them and my tables are "naked". I do have centerpieces on them. I'm wondering if they are still being used or if the current home trend is not to use them. I know I should still use them if I want to; but, I'm just curious if they are still being used.

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PA Mom-mom — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 22:13:47 GMT

@Villagesbabe I cover my kitchen table with a seasonal table cloth because it's kind of age-worn. I leave my dining room table bare until we have guests. I have no idea what the current trend is. I'm sure more and more people have kitchen islands instead of tables.

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BunSnoop — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 22:19:24 GMT

For our kitchen table, I use placemats. In our 4-season room I use tableclothes related to the seasons. During the off season months I like to use these:

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NicksmomESQ — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 22:21:18 GMT

I only use table cloths on holidays.Otherwise I use placemats.

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Twins Mom — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 22:29:29 GMT

Placemats daily. Tablecloth over table pads in dining room.
Funny you mentioned this. I just was at dollar store checking if tgey had paper tablecloths. They were all plastic. I had toyed with putting paper over cloth for a meal the other day to save a wash but not wanting plastic feel.

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blackhole99 — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 22:37:20 GMT

I don't know, I think it's a personal preference with table cloths these days. I have a big farm table in my summer kitchen that I actually use for counter space so when it's not in use I just have a runner and some sort of decoration on that. My great room only has a small tavern type table and I don't usually keep anything on that. When we have a meal though both tables get a table cloth.

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Bubbles219 — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 22:53:11 GMT

This style of tablecloth reminds me of my Mom. She loved these and always had it in the "country blue" shade. She kept it on our dining room table, until it was time to eat. We weren't allowed to eat on it, for fear of spilling something on it. At dinner time, it was a simple terry cloth tablecloth that washed and dried easily. Funny, to this day, I do the same thing ~ though my choice now is my favorite Ralph Lauren pattern (Flower Shed) with pink depression bowl from my dear Gramma and pink depression candle sticks. Of course , it's removed while eating and replaced with a simple stain resistant cloth.

Thanks for the memory...

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Meowingkitty — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 22:57:59 GMT

We just bought a small pub table for the kitchen and I’m just going to use placemats. We don’t have a dining room table but we have another pub table in the living room near the bar. That one we use nothing on but probably should use placemats. We don’t have a traditional dining area. It’s just the two of us. We eat where we eat. Holidays we eat in the bar area.

When we had a traditional table/sitting area I used to use table cloths but with cats they always had fur on them. Gave them up decades ago.

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NickNack — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 23:07:13 GMT

I just use place mats. I don't see tableclothes being used on HGTV or the decorating websites.

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nevergivesup — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 23:10:53 GMT

@Villagesbabe I too love tablecloths and have a collection of beautiful linens.However, I have recently been updating my look with fresh paint and accessories and my friend who works in interior design suggested I replace my tablecloth with a table runner. They can be found everywhere on line but I really liked the selection on Williams Sonoma website. I wanted a fabric blend as many are 100% linen which can look too wrinkly for me.

It was an adjustment at first but I am now loving the look of my highly polished dining room table with damask table runner and autumn centerpiece. Even small changes can provide a much needed lift to a room. You might like to try it. Good luck!

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JeanLouiseFinch — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 23:30:47 GMT

I like having something on my table. Most of the time it's placemats, but I use tablecloths too. My only gripe about tablecloths is that they can slide around. I have an assortment of options - it's kind of a sickness with my sister and myself. I have a couple of the Heirloom sets, like the ones posted above; a navy set and a beige set.

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hellie jo — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 23:30:59 GMT

I don"t know what the trend is, but I use them most of the time.When I don"t have one on my dining room table it does look bare to me even with a centerpiece.Sometimes I just use a runner.

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Sage04 — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 23:39:41 GMT

Our living and dining rooms are in the same area, so we keep a tablecloth and centerpiece on the table.

The kitchen and family rooms are together, with a table and six chairs between the kitchen and the family room. We use place mats on that table.

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RedTop — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 23:41:55 GMT

My dining room table is always covered with a colorful tablecloth.

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Sage04 — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 23:45:20 GMT

I remember years ago people would decorate their dining room table with their dinnerware (just for show) I never understood that. It it still been done?

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KathyM23 — Wed, 11 Sep 2019 00:55:02 GMT

@Bubbles219 I love pink depression ware. I have several pieces in my china cabinet. I did have green and yellow sets of dishes in depression ware, but sold them at an auction.

I was not fond of them and had other china and glassware of Mom's so it was not hard to sell them. Each time I moved, they had to be individually wrapped and boxed only to be stored in the bottom of the china cabinet again.In fact, the daughter of a friend bought them so I know they are being enjoyed and not just stored.

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Carmie — Wed, 11 Sep 2019 00:57:00 GMT

I do not put a tablecloth on my dining room table except when we eat there. I have several beautiful,100% silk ones that I purchased while in Asia. They wash well and no iron needed. I fold and put them on hanger and hang them in a closet. I keep all of my tablecloths on a hanger.

I have a lot of tablecloths to fit my kitchen table. I love to use them, but my DH folds them back when he is eating. He says they will get dirty.

I wash at least three kitchen towels daily and it would not be a bother to wash a tablecloth along with them. Currently, there is nothing on my kitchen table. When the weather changes, I will put a fall centerpiece and tablecloth on the table. My table took a summer break.

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panda1234 — Wed, 11 Sep 2019 01:26:46 GMT

@NickNack wrote:
I just use place mats. I don't see tableclothes being used on HGTV or the decorating websites.

@NickNack I agree, never see them being used on TV or on Pinterest. I guess they are dated, place mats or runners are in.

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jeanlake — Wed, 11 Sep 2019 02:21:33 GMT

My sis sewed reversible runners for the center of my table. I picked out material and it works for me. I keep placemats nearby, when needed. I do have a spring tablecloth I like to use for Easter family lunch and a special holiday tablecloth for winter gatherings.

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jellyBEAN — Wed, 11 Sep 2019 03:35:51 GMT

I do not have a tablecloth on my dining room table, but I do use a table throw - (I think that's what its called). I ordered it from Pottery Barn. It is a large square - I have an oval table - and I position it so that each corner of the throw points towards the 4 chairs at the table. So a little table still shows as well as the majority of the throw. And then I have a large vase with flowers in the center that matches the colors of the throw (blue n white).

Sometimes I will have just a runner with some type of centerpiece. Pier 1 has some nice runners, not too pricey. Pottery Barn runners are usually too long for my table. Or I have a 3ft. or so table runner that just covers the mid part of the table. Gotta have something on my table or it is just too blah. I live by myself so I also keep a place setting there as I usually eat lunch sitting there.