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07-26-2021 08:59 PM
No placemats at all for me.
@ECBG your table is gorgeous.
07-26-2021 09:00 PM
Fabric only for me, @ECBG . If I had any straw or other natural "reed" woven ones I'd use those-- love anything with texture.
Your table is so beautiful!
07-26-2021 09:03 PM
I can't see plastic on that beautiful table. What an inviting room . Fabric definitely
07-26-2021 09:37 PM
The table at my summer home is an odd size 45 x 54" so it's impossible to get a tablecloth that fits correctly.
I prefer to use pretty linen dishcloths/tea towels at each place setting. I specifically like large ones and 5 can sometimes cover the table completely, including the middle.
I find ones that have nice color saturation as I serve a lot of tomato sauces especially for my grandchildren.
I can whip them off the table and they wash up nicely and I hang dry. When I find a pattern I like I buy as many as possible so that I can cover my table and have backups.
Mackenzie-Childs is having a great sale now and I'm buying several sets in a pretty green color. They match my Fiesta dishes and go well with the room's decor.
07-26-2021 09:37 PM
@PA Mom-mom wrote:@ECBG Yes, I see. I had a different vision of a farm table in my mind. You have a lovely dining room!
Thank you. I have collected since I was 26 years old. I reminded our favorite antique vendor of the wife he lost to cancer.
I would tell him what I wanted and he would bring it to me. He was very kind.
07-26-2021 10:22 PM - edited 07-26-2021 10:23 PM
On that gorgeous table, I'd use fabric ones. My farm table is more rustic and I only put placemats on it for Christmas.
07-26-2021 10:31 PM
My guideline:
🍴 If serving children, or adults who still eat like children, give 'em plastic!
07-26-2021 11:35 PM
@Desertdi wrote:I would definitely use a table pad on an heirloom...
Thank you. Nothing hot ever touches the table. I taught Interior Design and wrote the curriculum for 10 years for our state.
All of my antiques and all wood furniture gets rubbed with lemon oil weekly. It's like moisture for a woman's complection.
07-26-2021 11:40 PM
07-26-2021 11:51 PM - edited 07-26-2021 11:54 PM
fabric tablecloth or fabric placemats. for everyday meals i do prefer a tablecloth because i can easily throw it into the washing machine and dryer. with fabric placemats it becomes a bit more complicated.
both my dining room table and my kitchen table are glass topped.
havent used plastic since probably the 70s, but i know they were popular.
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