How to Buy Tablecloths

Make the table you are setting more appealing by covering it with a beautiful tablecloth. We taste food with our eyes first, so use the addition of the right tablecloth to enhance the meal. Read on to discover ideas that will help you buy tablecloths.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

1. Determine the size of the table you will be covering with the new tablecloth. The shape of the table is also important because tablecloths are manufactured for a specific shape of table either round, oblong, oval or square.
2. Determine the fabric from which you want the tablecloth to be made. A family kitchen table would be served well by dressing it with a vinyl tablecloth that can be wiped clean. Vinyl tablecloths are usually available in a range of patterns, from cartoony and cute for holidays to more traditional floral prints, patterned or solid. Visit Wholesale-Table-Linens.com (see Additional Resources) to get tablecloths of any fabric, size or shape.
3. Dress a formal dining room table with a tablecloth made of fine linen or lace from an online dealer, such as Heritage Lace (see Additional Resources). Layer tablecloths using a colored solid tablecloth under a lace tablecloth to achieve a different look for the table.
4. Coordinate dishes that you are going to use on the table with the tablecloth that you are buying. A busy china pattern will look better on a solid tablecloth while a more sedate stoneware dish can be set on a tablecloth with more of a design.

Tips & Warnings

• Check the fabric content of the tablecloth that you are buying to ensure that it is machine washable. You can incur large dry cleaning bills if the tablecloth is "dry clean only."
• Pay a smaller amount when buying a tablecloth by finding sales in January when most large department stores stage annual "White Sales" on linens and fabric goods.

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