If your dining table has a table cloth can you tell me....

[Catsdontcare]

how much of a drop you have?

We have just acquired a dining table but it is very scratched so want to put a table cloth on but not sure how much of a drop to leave? The tablecloth I want comes in two sizes, one leaves about a five inch drop and the other 13 inches.

6 inch drop on one, slightly more on another.

I think at least 4 inches, but less than 10 would be fine (so it isn't sticking out or catching peoples knees).

Thanks am worried that the 5 inch one is too short but the 13 inch drop would drape all over the chair seats.

will order the smaller and see how it looks

I'm sure the 5 inch one will be fine (and you won't hear me saying that very often )

We just got a table we need a cloth for. Where do you all get yours?

I think ours is about 9-12 inches. But we use the same one when we extend the table, so the drop is obviously shorter then.
I don't think it matters if it touches people's knees - restaurant ones do.

I think ours is about 9-12 inches. But we use the same one when we extend the table, so the drop is obviously shorter then.
I don't think it matters if it touches people's knees - restaurant ones do.

5 inches here. If it drapes too much over knees I worry it will be dragged off altogether. We have a table protector underneath which seems to stop any slippage though.

Ours has about 4inch drop and is fine, but is more there to protect/ make table easy to clean than to look lovely. We have 3 crafty bunnies (might namechannge to that!) so need soomething fairly bomb proof. Have just got a new one - pvc map of world, with country names + capitals. It is easy to just wipe over. We got ours from the local fabric shop zebra they just cut it to size, although one side is 137cm so more useful for long rather than round tables.