Probably because the checkered patters don't continue down :)
I'm not sure, I just think it looks more like a game board than the actual cloth because of the drastic hue shift and lack of depth compared to the overhanging portions.
Yeah, I have no idea how to do the bread. How would you suggest working upon the tabletop?
Some okay pieces, chair isn't too great, tabletop ruins it and bread is kinda... weird. x
@Jeremy: I might just replace with it with plain red - I really cannot see how I'd apply the checkboard pattern on wavy material without countless hours of trying, time that's a little short at the moment.