Blue is the world’s most popular color. So it’s unsurprising that blue tablecloths are a favorite. Any shade of blue is an excellent choice thanks to being classic, versatile, durable, and simply beautiful.
Blue is peaceful and calming. Your blue tablecloth will help your family and friends feel relaxed, happy, and safe. It also adds elegance and sophistication to a formal tablescape or light-heartedness to a casual get-together.
Beyond lifting mood, blue tablecloths come in various patterns, motifs, and fabrics. Blue is a color for every season, theme, or occasion.
Exploring Shades and Styles
There are over 30 official shades of blue, from midnight to powder blue, with new tones constantly added. How do you know which blue to choose? Let’s explore how well various blues suit different situations:
Blue Tablecloth: You can pair a blue tablecloth with any style, décor, and occasion. It’s perfect for the holidays, winter-themed events, adult and children’s parties, and everything in between.
Navy Blue Tablecloth: Navy is one of the darkest blues. It’s a favorite for its elegance and sophistication. Choose navy for classic or formal occasions and to accentuate your finest crystal and silverware.
Light Blue Tablecloth: Light blue is gentle, friendly, and fresh. This pale blue is perfect for spring and summer tablescaping. It helps bring the outside in with a soft, light-hearted vibe.
Dark Blue Tablecloth: Darker than blue but not as deep as navy, dark blue offers moody elegance and is perfect for cocktail parties and other evening events. Choose dark blue for subtle style and timeless appeal.
Royal Blue Tablecloth: With such a regal name, this shade of blue is anything but ordinary. It’s rich, bright, and ideal for high-end dinner parties or making a statement. It’s striking with white, gold, and jewel colors.
Baby Blue Tablecloth: Are you celebrating a new arrival, wedding, birthday, or other meaningful event? Then, choose this soft, gentle blue. Baby blue lends a sense of newness, love, and care to every setting. You can comfortably pair it with whites and other pastel hues.
Dusty Blue Tablecloth: This vintage-inspired, muted blue is a grown-up color. Use it as a supporting backdrop to your boho or rustic theme and décor. Dusty blue mixes well with any earthy or naturally colorful tone.
Sky Blue Tablecloth: Another lighter blue, sky blue, evokes perfect, warm, and cloudless summer days. It’s airy and light and ideal for beach or other outdoor-themed occasions. Sky blue is also neutral, pairing happily with any other summer shades.
French Blue Tablecloth: Choose elegant chic with a French blue option when designing a formal dinner. You can’t go wrong with this timeless European shade.
Adding Character Through Pattern
Patterned tablecloths are exceedingly versatile. Darker blues hide stains better than lighter shades. So, opt for a patterned fabric that helps disguise any spills. Patterns also add interest, visual texture and enhance a theme. There’s an extensive range to choose from:
Blue Gingham Tablecloth: Who doesn’t love blue gingham? Enjoy a nostalgic dinner with this cozy classic. The pattern brings a touch of country class to dinner parties and refreshing fun to picnics. For a rustic look, dress your gingham up with whimsical farmhouse décor.
Blue Checkered Tablecloth: Mix and match cheerful blue checks with various other patterns for joyful indoor and outdoor tablescaping. Stick to blue and let your imagination go.
Blue Plaid Tablecloth: Plaid is cozy and casual, bringing warmth and comfort to your dining space and fall and winter socializing.
Blue Floral Tablecloth: Blue floral is a splendid choice for nature-inspired elegance and delicacy. Bring blue beauty to your spring or garden parties with this prettiest of patterns.
Blue Toile Tablecloth: Formal table settings often call for translucent sophistication. Blue toile is such a fabric—delicate, intricate, floral, and ideal for elevated and vintage-inspired themes. It’s heavenly!
Blue and White Striped Tablecloth: Bring the freshness of the ocean and beach to your tabletop with a nautical or beach-themed fabric. Blue and white stripes evoke summer, the sea, sailing, and cool, crisp linen.
Blue and White Checkered Tablecloth: It’s time to relax, play, and have fun. Blue and white checks are casual and cool, adding a laid-back ambiance to backyard family gatherings and barbecues.
Blue and White Floral Tablecloth: Why not choose a blue and white floral tablecloth as your something new or something blue? Perfect for weddings, this elegant option is also inspiring for tea parties, book club, summer buffets, and any other special occasions.
Blue and White Gingham Tablecloth: Adding white to blue gingham? Classic and charming. Need we say anymore?
Choosing Based on Functionality
The right tablecloth is more than its color and design. It must be functional and durable. So choose wisely based on your lifestyle, occasions, and preferences:
Blue Linen Tablecloth: Natural linen is durable, beautiful, and textural. It’s perfect for farmhouse and rustic tablescaping.
Blue Plastic Tablecloth: If you’re dining and partying outdoors, especially with kids and pets, make your life easier with an easy-to-clean or disposable blue plastic option.
Blue Velvet Tablecloth: Elevate your daytime or evening dinner party with opulent blue velvet. It’s elegant, luxurious, and poised.
Navy Blue Satin Tablecloth: Choose romantic and sensual navy blue satin to celebrate extra special occasions, such as anniversaries. It’s as sophisticated, sleek, and as intriguing as the endless night sky.
Dusty Blue Velvet Tablecloth: Add texture and richness with a softly stylish velvet option—the perfect tablecloth for a graceful blue vintage look for formal and intimate tablescapes.
Once you’ve chosen the ideal blue for your design, select a round, square, or rectangular shape to match your dining table. You can also add a seasonal or holiday element to your blue tablecloth, with a blue Christmas tablecloth, a red, white, and blue tablecloth, or a glamorous blue glitter tablecloth. Since we’re mixing it up, for a pop of color, why not try a blue and green tablecloth or a blue and yellow tablecloth?
Choose the Perfect Blue Tablecloth for Every Style and Occasion
A blue tablecloth is perfect just as it is, whether baby or navy blue. Add a pattern and a specific fabric, and your tablecloth can be out of this world. Go less is more, go all out, or mix and match patterns in all shades of blue; your tablecloth will help transform your dining space. Browse Nabis Fabric’s blue tablecloth collection today. Then, please place your order or contact us with any questions.