Whether you’re preparing an intimate dinner at home or a celebratory party, this guide to eco-friendly table linens — from tablecloths and table runners to napkins and placemats — will help you set a sustainable place setting.
The table linen brands and retailers in this guide use natural and eco-minded materials like linen (read up on linen here) and/or follow ethical production practices, ensuring fair wages and safe conditions for their makers. Among these options, you’ll find:
- Tablecloths
- Table runners and table throws
- Placemats
- Cloth napkins
Note that this guide includes affiliate links which means we may earn a small commission if you choose to make a purchase, at no additional cost to you. As always, all brands meet high standards for sustainability and are brands we love — and that we think you’ll love too!
1. Made Trade
Conscious online store Made Trade has eco-friendly and fair trade tablecloths from numerous brands including organic cotton table runners from Zuahaza, linen tablecloths from AmourLinen, organic plant-dyed kitchen textiles from Ichcha and more. You can sort by values like BIPOC-owned, Fair Trade, Sustainable, and more to find tablecloths and other kitchen linens that meet your values.
Materials: Linen, Organic Cotton, Cotton
Price Range: $14 – $202
2. Magic Linen
Magic Linen has dreamy linen everything — including tablecloths and kitchen linens! Their stonewashed tablecloths made from 100% European flax linen are ultra-versatile, perfect for both casual and more elegant, formal occasions. Ensuring safety for their makers and their customers, Magic Linen’s eco-friendly table linens are OEKO-TEX STANDARD 100 certified products.
Material: Linen
Price Range: $42 – $166
3. Sand Snow Linen
Sand Snow Linen’s minimalist tablecloths are sure to elevate your dining table with their soft linen fabric and beautiful draping. What’s incredible about linen too is that it’s durable and even looks better with each wash!
All of the small businesses’ tablecloths are made local-to-them in Lithuania.
Material: Linen
Price Range: $50 – $140
4. Linoto
Linoto is a Black-owned linen home textiles brand sourcing quality linen from mills in Italy and Belgium and manufacturing locally in the U.S.
They carry tablecloths, as well as “treeless” linen towels that can be used as dinner napkins. These towels are made from offcuts of Linoto’s linen products, as part of the brand’s Zero Waste Program.
Material: Linen and Upcycled Linen
Price Range: $8 – $355
5. Wonder Linen
Wonder Linen has a variety of elegant yet cozy table linens made with 100% linen fabric.
Their gorgeous eco-friendly tablecloths come in washed soft hues and the brand has lovely ruffled tablecloths for adding a bit of personality to your table as well.
Material: Linen
Price Range: $4 – $81
6. Libeco
For over 150 years, Libeco has been creating quality textiles from Belgian linen. Their collection of eco-friendly table linens includes cloth napkin sets and table throws made with exceptional quality. In fact, the brand holds the Masters of Linen® quality label!
In addition to using a more sustainable fiber for their textiles, Libeco has a zero waste policy for production.
Material: Linen
Price Range: $205 – $280
7. Caraway
The perfect complement to their non-toxic ceramic cookware, Caraway has organic cotton kitchen linens — napkins, pot holders, and an apron — for an aesthetically coordinated kitchen.
If you’re starting from scratch, Caraway also offers their full kitchen linen set for a discounted price.
Material: Organic Cotton
Price Range: $30 – $55 (full set: $135)
8. so linen!
Another linen brand on Etsy, so linen! has simple and stunning tablecloths and other kitchen textiles made from European linen.
The brand also offers natural, undyed options for an even lower impact eco-friendly tablecloth option.
Material: Linen
Price Range: $4 – $92
9. Bolé Road Textiles
Black-owned business Bolé Road Textiles has both neutral hued and colorful artisan-made table runners, cloth napkins, and other kitchen linens.
Each piece is ethically handwoven by weaving collectives in Ethiopia using locally-sourced, handspun, and processed cotton.
Material: Ethiopian Cotton
Price Range: $85 – $115
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9 Places With Eco-Friendly Table Linens For a Beautiful Place Setting
Just like fashion has been overrun by fast fashion, home goods and furniture have similarly seen a rapid decline in quality. Rugs are no exception.
And similar to fashion, these cheap goods come at a high cost — namely, to the planet and to people. In fact carpet and rug production is rampant with exploitation.
On the other hand, fair trade rugs present the best of what a rug can bring to your home: artistry, craftsmanship, and heritage.
The brands featured in this guide are partnering with (and fairly paying!) skilled artisans who are using generations-old — and sometimes even centuries-old — techniques. These artisans are sustaining long lines of crafts, preserving their cultural diversity, and celebrating the richness of their time-honored crafts.
There’s simply no replacement for a timeless, quality artisan-made rug — they’re like pieces of art you can lay out on your floor or hang on your walls.
So, enjoy browsing through this guide to sustainable rug brands listed out below and best of luck on your search for the right fair trade rug!
Where to Find Ethical and Fair Trade Rugs
Note that this guide includes affiliates and partners. As always, brands must meet high standards for ethics and sustainability to be featured and all opinions are my own.
1. Obakki
Best for: warm-hued handwoven wool rugs
Categories: Area Rugs, Runners, Accent Rugs
Obakki partners with artisan weavers primarily in Oaxaca, Mexico — including individual makers like José — who hand-dyes and weaves rugs on a traditional pedal loom using locally sourced sheep’s wool and natural dyes derived from native plants. The brand also works with Rrres Design Studio, a Latin American studio dedicated to preserving traditional Oaxacan weaving techniques, and sources handwoven textiles from artisan communities beyond Mexico as well, including Morocco.
Each rug is made from 100% wool with no synthetic dyes or backing. Most pieces are made-to-order with a 4-8 week production window, shipped directly from the artisan partners.
Price Range: $460 – $4,159
Conscious Qualities: Natural Fibers, Natural Dyes, Craft Preservation
2. Kiliim
Best for: modern wool kilim rugs
Categories: Area Rugs, Accent Rugs
If you’re well-versed in rug terminology, you may recognize that this brand’s name looks similar to the word kilim.
Kiliim’s rug are made using authentic kilim rug craftsmanship by artisans in Egypt coming from generations of kilim artisans. To ensure ethical production and to support the preservation of this heritage craft, Kiliim pays living wages to all artisans.
Price Range: $95 – $4,812
Conscious Qualities: Ethical Production, Heritage Craft Preservation, Natural Fibers
3. Urban Natural
Best for: browsing fair trade rugs in lots of styles and sizes
Categories: Outdoor, Area Rugs, and Accent Rugs
This natural home and lifestyle retailer has a beautifully curated selection of sustainably-made rugs crafted with materials like jute, sisal, wool, and cotton.
Several brands on Urban Natural are also ethically hand-loomed or hand-knotted, such as Loloi — a GoodWeave partner — and Jaipur Living — a brand that partners with thousands of local artisans to sustain heritage crafts.
Price Range: $259 – $9,755
Conscious Qualities: Eco-Conscious Materials
4. LOOMY
Best for: pet-friendly and performance rugs
Categories: Area Rugs, Accent Rugs, Runners, Outdoor Rugs
Founded by a weaver, LOOMY is dedicated to crafting beautiful artisan-made rugs that will last for decades to come.
LOOMY partners with highly-skilled artisan weavers who craft quality rugs made from eco-minded materials like banana silk, jute, and recycled cotton, plus performance options made from 100% recycled polyester built to withstand whatever life brings you.
Price Range: $298 – $8,298
Conscious Qualities: Natural Fibers, Craft Preservation, Vintage Options
5. West Elm
Best for: fair trade rugs in on-trend mainstream styles
Categories: Area Rugs, Accent Rugs
West Elm is bringing ethical rugs to a broader market with their collection of Fair Trade Certified
wool and cotton rugs. While I recommend browsing the smaller shops listed above first, West Elm is supporting the movement to responsibly-made, fair trade rugs.
Price Range: $$$
Conscious Qualities: Fair Trade production, Majority Natural Materials
6. Jubi
Best for: Modern rugs in vibrant prints
Categories: Accent Rugs, Circle Rugs, Runners
Jubi is a Brooklyn studio founded by textile designer Cassie Dagostino. Every rug is handmade from New Zealand wool by fourth-generation weaving families in Bhadohi, India using traditional techniques. Each rug is made-to-order, meaning no excess stock. Since everything is made to order, expect between 3 and 7 weeks for your rug, depending on the technique used.
Conscious Qualities: Pays Above Market Rates, 100% Wool, Made-to-Order
Price Range: $228 – $668
Shipping: Free worldwide shipping
7. Rejuvenation
Best for: Classic rug styles made in Fair Trade factories
Categories: Accent Rugs, Runners, Area Rugs
Home retailer Rejuvenation has a selection of rugs made in Fair Trade Certified factories. Their collection includes undyed hand-loomed rugs to geometric flatwoven wool rugs. And while I’d typically avoid synthetics, it tends to be unavoidable for outdoor rugs — so Rejuvenation’s Fair Trade 100% recycled poly rug is a good option.
Conscious Qualities: Fair Trade Certified, Mostly Natural Materials
Price Range: $79 – $1,649
Shipping: Contiguous U.S. shipping for 10% of product price (add $20 for HI, AK, and US. territorries)
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As a longtime book lover, I may be biased, but I think a full bookshelf is one of the most beautiful additions to a space. There’s nothing better than seeing a showcase of your favorite reads alongside a TBR list.
A bookcase, though, can of course be used for all sorts of purposes from placing your favorite photos of family and friends to showcasing treasured vintage finds.
Whatever the case, this guide will help you find the right sustainable bookshelf for your living room, office, or wherever you like to cozy up with a good read!
So what make a bookcase more sustainable? What makes a bookshelf non-toxic?
First of all: sustainable and non-toxic are two overlapping — but distinct — criteria. And both of those terms can come with a lot of opinions and varying definitions.
When it comes to sustainable bookcases, I look for:
- Responsibly Sourced Materials: most bookshelves are made primarily with wood. While natural, unsustainable wood sourcing can be a cause of deforestation, so we want to see that the wood was from responsibly managed forests or made from reclaimed or repurposed wood. Some bookshelves may feature metal, in which case recycled materials here are important.
- High Quality Construction: sustainability includes longevity — how long will you be able to use that furniture piece before it goes to the landfill and gets replaced? Look for transparency around craftsmanship and woodworking processes. Another sign of quality is the length of warranty a company has for its products.
- Ethically Made: this one is straightforward in theory — were the people mak