Nothing so does not affect the overall impression of the kitchen , like a tablecloth lying on a table. It is this small piece of matter that is able to turn the most standard interior into an island of warmth and coziness, to bring a note of officialdom or romance. About what tablecloths are on the kitchen table, we'll talk today.
An oilcloth or an oilcloth tablecloth?
Some mistresses are not advancing slyly along the path for many generations, and cover the kitchen table with a piece of oilcloth, since the latter has long ceased to be a deficit and in a huge range is sold in every market. Well, and such a decision has the right to exist, as a very, very practical option. But the practicality of all its pluses and limited. We will tell directly - the table covered with an oilcloth irrevocably ruins any design decision and throws away kitchen of years so on twenty back. Therefore, if you do not want to be considered adept bad taste, our advice is to hide the oilcloth in the far corner of the cabinet. But textile tablecloths on an oilcloth basis opposite, will help to give the table in the kitchen an elegant appearance, and not at the expense of practicality. The dimensions of this tablecloth should be 40-60 cm above the size of the countertop.
In addition to oilcloth on sale can be found and tablecloths with Teflon coating, which, although they are somewhat more expensive, but not afraid of hot and more resistant to mechanical damage.
Stylish tablecloths for the kitchen
But although oilcloth tablecloths are both practical and presentable, but for special occasions they are still simple. Therefore, in the arsenal of each self-respecting hostess must be a few dresses-day dresses for the table. They can be as very short and almost do not hang from the countertop, and get to the floor - it all depends on the personal preferences of each particular hostess. A real classic of the genre will be a tablecloth on a table for a kitchen made of flax: dense, with classic embroidery, smooth or richelieu. When buying a linen tablecloth, it is necessary to take into account that after the first wash it will inevitably sit at least 20-30%, so its size should be chosen with a margin.
Stylish and original will look like a tablecloth and other natural material - burlap.
And for the most-most solemn occasions, a tablecloth of elegant silk is best suited, which will mysteriously shimmer in the romantic light of candles or sparkle gaily at full illumination.
Well, if you have free time, skills and desire, then the table can be decorated with an unusual tablecloth, crocheted or knitted.
Correctly selected subtopics and runners - narrow textile tracks laid along or across the table - will give a stylish look to any desktop coating. They can be made in the tone of the rest of the textile, or contrasted with it, and also coincide in color with the cutlery.
Guest tea tablecloths for the kitchen
Separately, I would like to single out guest tea mini-tablecloths, the size of which corresponds to the size of the tabletop that has not been moved apart. They will be useful in the case when it is urgently necessary to treat guests who have come to the seagulls. They are usually made of cotton floral or checkered colors.
What shape to choose a tablecloth on the kitchen table?
The answer to this question directly depends on the shape of the table top : for a round table and a tablecloth round is needed, but the oval table for the kitchen can be covered with both an oval and rectangular tablecloth. Tables with sharp corners (square and rectangular) are a universal option, which can be covered with any of the available at hand rakes.