Comments on: Ask The Audience: Tablecloths, Placemats, Or Both?

By: william miceli

william miceli — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 07:06:30 +0000

I am looking for a clear plastic tablecloth for a 42 inch round kitchen table. all i can find are ones that hide the table top. this table is too nice looking to hide any suggestions?

Thank you…

By: Afsaneh

Afsaneh — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:48:39 +0000

Can I use a placemat over the table cloth?

By: JayMonster

JayMonster — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:42:26 +0000

The only time I buy a plastic table cloth is for some sort of ocassion where spills are more than likely to happen (halloween party, kids birthday party, etc). Other than that, it is always cloth, and then placemats to protect the table cloth so I am not washing it constantly.

By: Sandy

Sandy — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:43:25 +0000

No, no, no. No placemats on a tablecloth! LOL.

At least for me. The more simple the better. Love to buy table cloths at GoodWill. Love how they protect my tables and always a fresh look!

I think I’m a week late in getting in on this conversation! )))

By: Daniella

Daniella — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:27:18 +0000

i have a bit of everything and i like to switch it up. i get bored and there is only one way to have furniture in my house! i can change with the seasons- brighten up for summer, browns and plaids for fall, etc…

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:03:22 +0000

A microfiber tablecloth (with an old tablecloth underneath it) is what is saving my beautiful table until my 3 & 6 yr olds learn to stop spilling their drinks! I can’t wait to be able to see the beautiful table and maybe a runner down the middle for interest once I can have it like I want, instead of need to have it.

By: Brenda

Brenda — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:00:20 +0000

We use mostly tablecloths in our family. I have quite a collection of them: some old, some new…plain, fancy, snowy white, or 1940’s & 50’s colorful. Our mood, where we want to eat (kitchen, dining room, outside), & the type of meal served, all these are factors when I set a table. In hot weather, I especially like a tablecloth, because I like the way the dryness of the cloth feels (instead of sticking to the table). When the kids were little having a cloth on the table helped keep spills & breakage to a minimum, & if something did spill, at least it would stay on the table, & not run off onto the floor! We rotate kitchen tasks between the children, & it’s kind of fun to watch each of them decide what to put out when it’s their turn to set the table. Lastly, I think it’s a nice way to make even the humblest meal look a bit more special, & there’s certainly nothing wrong with that. )

By: Bramble

Bramble — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:26:55 +0000

pretty…table? my table is made out of some kind of composite resin stuff that’s easy to just wipe and clean. 3 boys = nothing that stains lol

By: Rapunzel

Rapunzel — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:07:39 +0000

I have a glass table so I usually use placemats but for the holidays I pull out the nice cloth ones. Cloth napkins are a must, not just prettier but better for the environment.

By: Heidi @ Carolina Dreamz

Heidi @ Carolina Dreamz — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:29:40 +0000

We use a red table cloth, to bring the color to the room, more than function.

Its perfect with my new love of Chinet as my special dishes for company or holidays! *smirk*

I love dishes, but living in a small house lends its own limitations.

Our table, today, is not functional. Its small and round and should probably be on my patio. Our “dining room” is a walk way, in, from the garage and back.. and the house is too small for a table there.. so we finally gave into the need and put it up, for now.

When we gather to eat, we usually put up my portable sewing table (the plastic folding one from Sam’s) so a cloth is needed to pretend its something else.