The 10 Best Tablecloths for Everyday Use

I recommend that you use a high quality material like linen for your tablecloth. Cotton can also work if it’s sturdy, but it might be too light weight. Linen is better because it absorbs spills and acts as an excellent food protector while rolling away any liquids with ease before they completely penetrate the fabric of the table cloth.

No. Leaving a tablecloth on all the time will cause it to become dirty and then begin to harbor dust mites, bacteria, viruses, viruses and fungus.
Tablecloths should be washed with detergent in cold water every 3-4 weeks for best results.
In reality you can make it last 4 or 5 months before washing when properly taken care of but the sun beating down on your regular outside dinning set might have a small bit to do with that!

There should be about 1 inch of overhang.
It may seem unintuitive to have a short overhang, but the purpose an overhang is actually not to protect anything on the table, but rather to protect anyone walking by from reaching to touch it. The tablecloth should still extend well past any surface behind the table so that no one accidentally pushes things off or knocks food onto the floor when passing through.

If you follow the popular theory on why we use table cloths, you will see that we do it for three reasons: to make a room cozier and more home-like; to keep your shinny dining table from showing stains or water marks; and to add an element of drama by making the table look like an important event is happening. As long as these reasons continue to apply, there’s no reason they’d be outdated.