183 Traditional Dish Towels

When considering color in the kitchen, the first notion that comes to mind is usually brightly colored appliances, a vivid backsplash, or a bold coat of paint. The great thing about towels for the kitchen is that it's a chance to incorporate fun patterns and splashes of color without breaking the bank.

There are plenty of dish towel style options with graphic prints, clever phrases, and brightly colored patterns screen printed onto the towels. Choose a textile design that is bold and fun. Make sure the fabric is thick enough so the towel can actually work as a towel and can wipe up messes, soak up spilled liquids, and protect hands from hot pans. It's also essential that a dish towel is machine washable, and that the dye or print on it won't bleed onto other fabrics. It won't matter how cute it is if you can't clean it after a particularly messy batch of tomato sauce. Opt for cottons over other materials, and try not to purchase anything that's heavily printed, in case it melts when in contact with hot materials.

Check out great dish towels in different materials, sizes, and styles here, along with information on where to buy them.
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Etsy
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Last comment ":)"
I just love these adorable dish towels with the vegetable names written en francais.
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Williams-Sonoma
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Last comment "Vegetable Canning Towels"
Simple white dish towels are great in the kitchen, but it's just so much more fun to see cute illustrations of canned vegetables every day. Set of 2.
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Williams-Sonoma
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In my opinion, Williams-Sonoma makes the best everyday kitchen towels. This cornflower blue set will be my next purchase. Set of 4.
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The New General Store
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Last comment "The best dish towels ever..."
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Pristine flour sack cloths are as crisp and fresh as spring itself. I always keep a stack on hand in the kitchen — except when my daughter steals them all as "sheets" for her dollies. Set of 4.
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Etsy
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Last comment "colour of dish towel"
Just because they're endlessly useful (and this one is particularly jaunty), I'll need a red linen dish towel.
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Anthropologie
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Last comment "Love it!"
I need a warm breeze, a lemonade and someone playing a banjo in the distance. This towel makes me feel relaxed, and you best bet I'm not letting the Mr.'s greasy barbecue hands on this one.
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Etsy
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Last comment "clever"
Kitchen towels are a staple — make them fun!
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West Elm
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Last comment "center border kitchen towels"
Is it me, or am I the only one who is obsessed with kitchen towels? I love the clean lines in these. Set of 4.
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