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Etsy Finds: Sophisticated Cloth Napkins
I'm a big enthusiast of white table linens. With a basic backdrop, you can be flexible with your other dinner party décor, changing up your palettes and patterns to make each party special. That said, you'll need to bring in color and flair with napkins, napkin rings, flowers, and serving dishes.
Roundup: Striped Table Linens
Stripes are the little black dress of tabletop décor. They're always in style. You can never go wrong with a good striped or broad-plaid tablecloth.
Roundup: Fall Napkin Rings
Thanksgiving is approaching and I've been looking around for some festive Fall napkin rings to add a little oomph to my dinner table. The holiday of course calls for cloth napkins (paper would be a total sin), and since I'll be all dolled up, I can't allow them to go undressed. Napkin rings with a leaf motif are cute but also a little kitschy, so I find myself gravitating toward rings with a seasonal palette of warm tones that don't necessarily have a Fall themed pattern.
Etsy Find: Cinderella Pumpkin Napkins
When it comes to pumpkins, we often think of jack-o-lanterns and pumpkin carving at Halloween, but the gourd-like squash is stylish all season long. There should be nothing preventing you from decorating with pumpkins until Christmas comes along . .
Etsy Find: Cactus Picnic Napkin Set
If a cactus could ever look cute, JackRabbit has devised a means to that end with the Cactus Picnic Napkin Set, a set of four 10-by-12-inch handmade napkins screen printed with a grid of perky green cacti. I can't think of a better occasion to debut these prickly succulents than a backyard barbecue — or perhaps a Park(ing) Day picnic. While the weather is still warming up here in San Francisco, temperatures are turning chilly elsewhere, so you'd better snatch these babies up fast and throw some T-bones on the grill.
Summer Style: Hibiscus History Placemats and Napkins
You can always incorporate Summer Style into your home with color, flowers, and beach gear. But honestly, the only time I ever really enjoy the season is when I'm outdoors. And, what better way to do so than to have a picnic or an outdoor barbecue?
Do You Use Cloth Instead of Paper Towels and Napkins?
Using cloth rags and napkins instead of their paper counterparts prevents waste before it happens, and is more environmentally safe, especially if you wash them in cold water. Americans go through rolls like clockwork but in Europe it's more common to use cloth. When I lived with a family in France, we each had our own cloth napkin with a designated napkin ring; we'd reuse it for a week or until it was soiled.
Etsy Find: Designer Chair Cocktail Napkins
If you have your sights set on a Le Corbusier or a Philippe Starck but need to collect 80 penny jars before you can call it your own, think about ordering the Avrilloreti Designer Chair Cocktail Napkins ($26), which will cost you less than 30 Sacagawea dollars. If they don't fit the bill, try my Casa Quickie resource, or just make your own designer chair napkins. You might prefer a real LC4 Chaise Lounge ($2,660), but, oh, wouldn't we all?
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Do You Use Cloth or Paper Napkins at Home?
A few weeks ago, I touted the eco-benefits of using cloth napkins, so now I'm curious what type of napkins you use at home.
Do You Use Cloth or Paper Napkins at Home?
Cloth
Paper
A combination of cloth and paper
Other (Tell me below)
A combination of both
DIY: Cloth Napkins With a Binding Edge
Over the weekend, I made a slightly more complicated version of our DIY napkins, riffing on a pattern I adapted from The Purl Bee. My sewing style is a little more fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants when it comes to more straight-forward sewing projects. For instance, I didn't pin anything on the project.
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