I was looking on etsy for cloth napkins for DD1's school lunches (I planned to do this last school year and never got around to it) and most sellers also have a paper towel size. We do a lot of environmentally friendly stuff, but I'll admit I love my select-a-size paper towels. I do think we use too many of them, however.

So if I were going to try to switch us over to cloth "paper" towels, should I just go for white cotton ones? Pretty flannel ones? Is there an advantage to all white vs. busy patterns vs. darker colors? Are some fabrics more or less absorbent than others? Am I overthinking this???

Thanks,
Sarah