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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Curating a conscious home is a thoughtful process involving much consideration — who made my products, how they were made, and what are they made from — and this guide aims to support you on your journey towards finding ethical and sustainable home decor you truly love.
What is Sustainable Home Decor?
Sustainable home decor includes any home decor that is made in a way that takes into consideration both the makers and the planet. Sustainable home decor will be ethically made using eco-friendly and natural materials. Eco-friendly decor will also be produced using sustainable supply chain practices. This includes using renewable energy and recycled or compostable packaging.
While there are numerous sustainable home decor brands, some of which are featured below, first consider what’s already been made in order to prevent contributing to new waste. Secondhand, used, or DIY home decor options are typically more sustainable than buying new.
What is Ethical and Fair Trade Home Decor?
Ethical and Fair Trade home decor is produced in a way that adheres to Fair Trade standards and is, ideally, Fair Trade Certified. Fair Trade means paying artisans and makers a fair, living wage and providing ethical working conditions. Ethical home decor also includes supporting goods made by artisans using traditional heritage techniques and art forms. Many cultures around the world are at risk of losing their age-old artisanal crafts forever in the age of mass manufacturing.
It’s important to note that sometimes a major brand may use an “eco” fiber while still supporting irresponsible labor practices, and excessive production amounts that inevitably lead to a lot of waste. This is not true sustainability in my mind!
Most artisan-made home decor is ethically produced and directly supports the makers. However, it’s important to check if a brand or marketplace is transparent about their business practices to ensure they are ethical or Fair Trade.
Where Can You Find Sustainable Home Decor?
In terms of environmental sustainability, looking secondhand and vintage is always a great first place to look for sustainable home decor.
But if you’ve scoured those options and haven’t found what you’re looking for and/or if you’re looking to financially support artisans and traditional crafts around the globe, this shopping guide is designed for you. You’ll discover many brands with artfully designed and artisan handmade goods for furnishing any space among this list of decor brands.
All of the brands in this guide use natural and/or recycled fibers and avoid the use of virgin synthetics like polyester; however, some brands do use materials that are not the most environmentally-friendly option on the market, such as conventional cotton.
And of course, I wanted to choose brands that followed slow, thoughtful production practices, prioritizing artisan handmade over factory labor and quality over quantity.
So without further ado, here are my favorite small-batch, artisan-made, and ethical home decor brands.
Note that this guide includes affiliate links — as always, we only curate brands vetted for sustainability that we love (and that we think you’ll love too).
1. Urban Natural
Categories: Accent Pillows, Tabletop, Lighting, Wall Art & Mirrors, Blankets & Throws
Eco-friendly home retailer Urban Natural is on a mission to curate high-quality furniture (and other home goods) built with quality and free of toxic chemicals. Urban Natural carries several sustainable home decor brands, including artisan brands Ethnicraft and Jaipur Living as well as ethically USA-made brands Farmhouse Pottery and East Fork.
2. GOODEE
Categories: Pillows, Lighting, Wall Decor, Planters, Baskets, Blankets, Candles
GOODEE is an ethical marketplace featuring numerous sustainable artisan brands and designers. You’ll find a variety of beautifully crafted home decor goods to suit a wide range of styles. Goodee is a Climate Neutral and B Corp Certified company. They publish an annual impact report so you can easily ensure their business practices align with your values.
Our favorite brands on Goodee are Texidors, Baba Tree, Makaua, and Tensira.
3. Healthier Homes
Categories: Rugs, Lighting, Tabletop, Baskets, Wall Decor & Wallpaper
Founded after years running an award-winning healthy home building firm and publishing a book by the same name (Healthier Homes) this retailer is a go-to online destination for finding non-toxic home goods. The eco-friendly home decor on Healthier Homes is primarily made with natural materials like clay, cotton, seagrass, mango wood, and bamboo,
4. Will & Atlas
Categories: Baskets, Tabletop
Will & Atlas is a women-owned small business making most of their homewares from plant materials like jute, palm leaf, and hogla grass. Their natural fiber baskets are flexile but sturdy built to hold blankets, pillows, laundry, magazines, toys, or just to stand alone as a decor piece. You’ll also find jute coasters and placemats in their tabletop collection.
The brand is committed to ethical practices, partnering with nonprofit fair trade artisan groups in Bangladesh and craftspeople in the U.S. to build long-lasting production relationships.
5. Ten Thousand Villages
Categories: Baskets, Pillows, Throws, Candles, Wall Art, Planters & Vases
Founded 80 years ago, Ten Thousand Villages is the original fair trade store. Throughout the decades, the nonprofit business has continued their commitment to fair wages, safe working conditions, as well as sustainability.
As a founding member of the World Fair Trade Organization, with artisans around the world from under-resourced communities. Most of the products they carry are made from recycled, upcycled, and natural materials.
6. MagicLinen
Categories: Curtains, Kitchen Linens
Linen is an exceptional material for home decor — there’s a reason we say “kitchen linens!” It’s natural, beautiful, and is often high quality.
I purchased a set of linen curtains from Magic Linen one year ago and they remain one of my favorite home decor pieces. The fabric they use meets the OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100, meaning its been tested for harmful substances.
7. Passion Lilie
Categories: Pillow Covers, Table Linens
Passion Lilie is a fair trade fashion and lifestyle brand with ethically made home decor, too. The Fair Trade Verified brand has handwoven cotton blankets, organic cotton kitchen linens, unique ornaments, and hand-dyed throw pillow covers.
Each piece is made by Passion Lilie’s partners in India who pay living wages and ensure a safe working environment. Beyond this, the brand supports efforts to enable artisans to continually develop their skills and creates opportunities for community development.
8. 54kibo
Categories: Throw Pillows, Wall Hangings & Artwork, Mirrors, Baskets, Rugs, Lighting
A destination for modern African artisanal decor, 54kibo curates a stunning selection of ethically made home decor. The pieces on 54kibo are made with time-honored techniques using locally sourced materials with rich histories. The designs are exceptional, but the stories behind them make the pieces beautiful additions to your home beyond the surface.
9. The Citizenry
Categories: Baskets, Planters & Vases, Tabletop, Wall Decor, Mirrors
The Citizenry partners with artisans around the world, ensuring safe conditions, fair wages, and offering grants to their artisan partners so that they can expand their businesses.
Their online collection features small-batch artisan-made home goods made from locally-sourced and natural materials like palm leaves and indigo dyes.
More Sustainable Home Guides:
Sustainable Furniture Brands to Furnish a Conscious Home
Best Eco-Friendly and Zero Waste Kitchen Products
Easy Swaps for a Low Waste, Sustainable Bathroom
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