Siman 262

We say in Shabbat (119b): "Two ministering angels accompany a person on Friday night from the beit kenset to his home, one good and one evil. And when he arrives at his home and finds a lamp lit, a table set, and his bed made (for they used to sit upon the beds) — the good angel says: May it be [His] will that it shall be so for another Shabbat, and the evil angel answers 'Amen' against his will. And if not — the evil angel says: May it be [His] will that it shall be so for another Shabbat, and the good angel answers 'Amen' against his will." See there. Therefore, one should be very careful to arrange his table, and the lamps should be lit, and the beds should be made and prepared for sitting, and for us, the chairs are prepared for sitting. Nevertheless, even the beds in the rooms should be made with honor, as if a distinguished guest were coming to him. And he should sweep the house while it is still day, and also the preparation of the tables, beds, and chairs — everything should be ready while it is still day, and the bowls, spoons, and knives should be clean and polished in honor of the holy Shabbat. And he should prepare all matters of the house and clear spiderwebs from the walls and the ceilings in honor of Shabbat. And everything should be done while it is still day, so that upon his arrival from the beit kenset he will find everything beautiful and orderly.

All the tables in the house should be covered with cloths, and the cloths shall be on the tables all night and all day until the conclusion of Shabbat, and this is considered a great disgrace for Shabbat when the table is uncovered. The Maharshal placed two cloths on the table upon which he ate, besides the cloth spread over the bread, so that when they take the cloth they ate upon to shake out the crumbs, the table will not be uncovered. (Magen Avraham, subsection 1) This custom has spread throughout all the dispersions of Israel, that there should be cloths on the tables all the day of Shabbat and all the day of Yom Tov. (And the Arizal was particular to eat specifically on a table of four legs, similar to the table of the Mikdash, and to recite the blessing over two bundles of myrtles. And on the night of Shabbat he left on the table until the following day the cup of Birkat HaMazon with a little wine, and also crumbs on the table, but not a whole loaf, as is written in Yoreh Deah siman 179. And regarding what the Magen Avraham wrote concerning throwing something outside the table, see there, we have no knowledge of this. And one sweeps the house in a permitted manner, as is written in siman 337, see there.)

One should strive to have handsome garments for Shabbat, as it is written: "And you shall honor it," and we expound (113a) that your Shabbat clothing should not be like your weekday clothing. And that which we say (119a): "'And to the holy one of Hashem, honored'—this refers to Yom Kippur, which has neither eating nor drinking; the Torah said to honor it with clean clothing"—this refers to expensive and beautiful clothing, just as we are accustomed to wear a white garment on Yom Kippur. However, regarding changing one's garments—even on Shabbat one must change from weekday garments, only one does not require expensive garments. And if it is impossible for him to change his garments, they said there that he should let them hang down, and this was according to the garments of their times, but for us this is not applicable. And it is good to change all the garments in honor of Shabbat, even the shirt, (Magen Avraham) and he should go in Shabbat garments until after Havdalah (ibid.).

And women also are accustomed to wash their faces and hands, and to clothe themselves in Shabbat garments before the lighting of the candles. However, they should be careful that perhaps the sun will set and they should light candles, and afterwards wash and clothe themselves in Shabbat garments, and particularly in the winter days. And if they do not comply - the husband should light the candles, for women are of light mind, and they do not distinguish between the beautification of a mitzvah and a complete prohibition. And know, that which our teacher, the Rema, wrote in section 3: that he should clothe himself in Shabbat garments immediately after he has washed himself, and this is the honor of the Shabbat, and therefore he should not wash for Shabbat except close to evening so that he may clothe himself immediately thus far his words - this is regarding one who washes his face and hands in his home, but regarding going to the bathhouse - Heaven forbid to go close to evening, as is written in siman 260 at the end of section 6, for this leads to the desecration of Shabbat, Heaven forbid, and many err in this as is written there, and one must rebuke them and prevent them from this. (And so wrote the Mishnah Berurah)

And one should wear Shabbat garments, and rejoice in the arrival of Shabbat like one going out to meet the king, and like one going out to meet a groom and bride. As it is stated in the Gemara: (119a) "Rabbi Chanina would wrap himself and stand at the eve of Shabbat toward evening. He said: Come and let us go out to meet the Shabbat Queen! Rabbi Yannai would wear his garments on the eve of Shabbat, and say: Come, O bride, come, O bride!" And now we say in its honor psalms and Lecha Dodi, and in the final stanza we stand and turn our faces toward the entrance, and say: "Come in peace... Come, O bride, come, O bride." And there were those who would go out to the field to receive Shabbat, and some to the courtyard of the beit knesset, but we have not known of this. And the Tur wrote: that one should increase in meat and wine and delicacies according to his ability, and anyone who increases in honoring it, whether with his body, whether with his garments, whether with eating and drinking—behold, this is praiseworthy. (And it is explicitly implied in Gittin 52a that the Satan exerts effort to cause strife in the home at the entrance of the holy Shabbat, see there, and therefore one must be very careful in this) (See Shabbat 113a and 119a and the Rambam chapter 30, and it requires some further study)