When you celebrate an important event or a holiday, you want everything to be as festive as possible. The central point will be the table and the way this is arranged and dressed. The cutlery and the crockery will look even better if you know how to promote them. If you have a bit of imagination and some spare time, you can do your own table linens: nice napkins, season flowers, a deco object maybe. But if not, you could always buy table linens sets. These contain tablecloths, napkins, napkin rings, runners, overlays, place mats, doilies and table pads.
Place mats have different shapes and sizes and are made of variety of materials (cotton, linen, silk and cotton/polyester blends). They can add a personal note to your table.
Napkins have 3 standard sizes: 6 inches for cocktail, 18-20 for lunch and 22-24 for dinner. They may be placed near or under the fork or, if nicely folded, can be placed on the plate or in a glass in front of it.
Napkin rings can be made of leather, plastic, iron, brass or pearl imitation etc.
Runners are used to set the table decorations on before the guests’ arrival. They may be various shapes and sizes (although normally they are rectangular).
Table pads protect the table from any accidental scratches, spills or heat.
The tablecloth is the main piece of a table linen set. The origin of the tablecloth goes way back to the 15thcentury. In the Middle Ages it became customary (because they were a mark of richness and nobility). They were made only of damask, until the beginning of the 19th century when cotton appeared.
Today the tablecloth usually has the shape of the table: square, round, even rectangular or oval. But you could let your imagination run free and make an interesting arrangement, by placing a square/round tablecloth over a bigger round one (both in different colors).
Tablecloths serve for covering a table, before the tableware is set. They are made of silk, cotton, linen, damask, polyester or synthetic materials.
Table linens can be found in different styles and colors, depending of their use: a formal occasion, Christmas, an exquisite party, kitchen table and so on.
Christmas table linens are very festive. They are very colorful, red and green being dominant. The napkins rings may have a small bauble, a fir branch or a little bell attached to a red bow. Christmas tablecloths and Christmas napkins can have different patterns: Santa Claus, bauble on a fir branch, snowmen, a colorful gift-box or candles.
Fine table linens are the synonym of elegance, comfort and beauty. It is hard to escape from the magic of these table linens that create such a special ambiance in your home.
Discount and wholesale table linens
Most of the time one prefers to use paper napkins and no table linen at all due to the following: one doesn't know how to arrange everything, doesn't want to spend too much money on a set, or, if they use a table linen set, they usually buy cheaper linen for daily use and the more expensive are kept for guests and other social gatherings at home.
If you want to feel like celebrating every time you eat, than you should think of buying some nice table linens sets. You could keep on eye on the big malls, when price cutting periods come. Then you can have a discount of up to 60% off their normal price. Or you could try to purchase them from an on-line shop. They do offer better prices because they don't have high expenses with the shop's rent, salaries etc, so they can afford to sell at a lower price compared with a normal shop.
You can also buy table linens from a wholesaler because, although the prices are a little higher compared to ones for the licensed retailers, they are lower than market prices.
You could purchase your wholesale linens on line. This way you may buy a really lovely table linens set at a very reasonable price.
