Which length do I order for my table?
Measure your tabletop, then add roughly 16 inches to both the length and the width — that gives about 8 inches of drop on each side, which is the amount that looks deliberate rather than skimpy. Every size here is 55 inches wide except the square, so the choice is really about length.
| Choose | If this sounds like you |
|---|---|
| 55"×55" | A square or round table in a kitchen or a small flat, seating up to four. Also the one for a card table you keep hidden under a cloth. |
| 55"×79" | The standard family rectangle — four to six chairs, used for homework and dinner in roughly equal measure. |
| 55"×87" | A six-seater that's slightly longer than average, or a six-seater where you want a generous drop rather than a bare inch of overhang. |
| 55"×94" | Eight seats, or a six-seater with the leaf permanently in because it's easier than putting it away. |
| 55"×118" | A long table for ten or more — Christmas, a birthday with both sets of grandparents, or a trestle in the garden. |
When you're between two sizes, take the longer one. A cloth that's slightly too long drapes; one that's slightly too short looks like a mistake all evening.
Can it handle an actual dinner, or is it a photograph cloth?
It's a washable fabric cloth, so treat it as laundry, not as a wipe-clean surface. That distinction decides whether it lasts.
| Works on | Avoid |
|---|---|
| Wood, glass and painted dining tables — it also hides a scratched or dated tabletop entirely | Putting a hot pan straight down on it. Fabric is not a trivet, and heat marks the table underneath as well |
| Everyday meals, homework, candles at a distance | Bleach on a red wine spill — it will take the Mint Glow or Ocean Glow colour out with the stain |
| Cool machine wash, low tumble or line dry | Leaving it folded and creased in a drawer and hoping it drops out on the day |
The step nobody does: hang it while it's still slightly damp, straight over the table or a rail. Ninety percent of the creases fall out on their own and you can skip the iron entirely.
A tablecloth cheerful enough for a Tuesday, not just a birthday.
Most people own one tablecloth and it lives in a drawer, taken out twice a year, ironed under protest. The rest of the time the table is bare, showing every ring and scuff, or covered in a plastic-backed thing that sticks to your forearms in summer. A scattered dotted heart print in a soft colourway is unserious enough to leave on all week and tidy enough that you don't have to strip the table when someone knocks on the door.

Why the drop matters more than the pattern
The single thing that separates a table that looks dressed from one that looks like it has a sheet on it is the overhang. Too little and the cloth reads as a mistake; too much and it pools in laps and gets pulled off by anyone standing up in a hurry. Around 8 inches on each side is the point where the fabric hangs in a soft vertical line, covers the table edge and the underside, and still leaves knees free. That's why the sizing above is built around adding 16 inches to your tabletop measurements rather than matching them.
The print helps too, in a practical way people don't expect. A scattered dotted pattern breaks up the surface, so crumbs, a small splash and the fold lines from the cupboard all disappear into it. A plain white cloth shows every one of them from the doorway.
Mint Glow or Ocean Glow
- Mint Glow — a fresh, pale green. It reads as spring in a room with white walls and warms up quickly under lamplight in the evening. The choice for a kitchen table that gets a lot of daylight.
- Ocean Glow — a cooler blue-toned version of the same print. Calmer and a little more grown-up, and it holds its own against dark wood where the mint would look faint.

What You're Getting
- The Dotted Heart Table Cloth in your chosen Colour and Size
- Five sizes — 55"×55", 55"×79", 55"×87", 55"×94" and 55"×118"
- Two colourways — Mint Glow and Ocean Glow
- Scattered dotted heart print that hides crumbs, splashes and fold lines
- Soft fabric drape, not a stiff plastic-backed cloth that sticks to arms
- Covers a scratched or dated tabletop completely, edges included
- Machine washable cool, low tumble or line dry
- Hang damp to skip the ironing; keep bleach away from the colour
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