When I volunteered at a local thrift store, people donated some beautiful antimacassars that we sold at a cheap price. I bought some beautiful handmade antimacassars there for $2.00 each.
Antimacassars graced every horizontal surface in my grandmother's house. If the surface wasn't fabric, then it was covered by a doily or a dresser scarf. God forbid there was a surface uncovered.
Of course, they all had to be occasionally taken up and washed, bleached, starched into submission and ironed before putting back.
When I was very young my grandparents on my father's side had many, many antimacassars on their furniture--on the arms and on the tops of the backs of chairs and couch. I have always remembered what those pretty doilies looked like.