Are tablecloths in style?

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Just got a new dining table, and in the process of decorating the dining room. DH is really keen that we use a tablecloth to keep the new table clean (our previous table was 3rd hand and already had a lot of marks on it). Are tablecloths in style or just totally naff? What are the latest ahem trends in tablecloths?

For our dining table we have a thickish table protector on it which is covered with a white tablecloth. Kitchen table doesn't get the same treatment !

I'd never considered if they were in fashion or not - we have a toddler and so they are a must! Plus I have dressy ones for friends over/Sunday lunch and a special Christmas one. And I'm only 44 🤣

Always been in fashion as far as I'm concerned! I have a Christmas one on the table at the moment, and I have vintage embroidered ones which I often use.

A table topper is good protection if you’re using it every day. An old woolen blanket cut to size, with an extra drawstring/elastic if you’re fancy. Always supposing you have a sewing machine.

Then the tablecloth, oilcloth most of the time for cooking and crafting, cut down IKEA (buy a 12 place and cut off the excess to make napkins!) or home-made for eating.

I take great pride in knowing I can whip up a tablecloth in half an hour of straight machine sewing. Just add 20cm all around (so + 40 for length and width) and search “mitred corners” on YouTube. Find a sheet on offer in a print that matches your decor and the job’s a good’un.

Thanks for this. It isn’t a place I had thought about!

Meals, crafting, board games, Lego. Homework; working from home.

im not crafty at all, and don’t own a sewing machine (or have the faintest idea how to use one)! So it will have to be something that I buy

Like most others I only use them to protect the table when in use with guests or kids. Other than that I just leave it bare.

Tip: I found acrylic coated tablecloths to be closest fabric to a real tablecloth, unlike those plasticky oilcloths, while being wipe clean and stain resistant (time will tell). Got mine from simplytablecloths.co.uk seem to be good quality.

We have a big oak table and we have never used a table cloth. I just don’t like the look of them. Sometime I put a runner on it at Christmas, but that’s all.