Kitchen linens are a way to quickly and easily change the appearance of your kitchen. These examples introduce a little French flavor into your kitchen in a cinch:
FIRST ROW:
• 1 Brick French Dishtowels at Farmhouse Wares, $16 for 3
• 2 Fog Linen Garcon Apron at Design Within Reach, $60
• 3 Vintage French Linen Tea Towel at Petits Details on Etsy, $19
• 4 French linen shades in this kitchen via Trouvais
• 5 18th Century French linen olive harvest sacks at The Marston House
SECOND ROW:
• 6 Natural Linen Napkins at JBworld on Etsy, $17
• 7 A DIY from Country Living turns canvas into a French-inspired red-stripe tablecloth
• 8 Le Grande French Market Bag at Bayou Salvage on Etsy, $60
Related: Linen Aprons: Ten Under $50
(Images: as linked above, 7: Lara Robby/Country Living)
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i must say that since i switched from cotton tea towels to linen ones, my drying has improved significantly! too bad most stores only carry cotton and hurray for etsy. once my towels wear out i'm switching to the turkish linen bath towels as well.
If you're really on a budget (like me) you'll like the 45 cent dish towels at IKEA. I love them. They kinda suck at drying, but they're really pretty...AND 45 CENTS!!