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Why I Quit Foldable Placemats and Started Stack...
I spent two years sure that the best placemats for a small kitchen had to fold. That belief came from living with a shallow drawer, two little kids, and a...
Why I Quit Foldable Placemats and Started Stack...
I spent two years sure that the best placemats for a small kitchen had to fold. That belief came from living with a shallow drawer, two little kids, and a...
Small Table, Smaller Mat: Why a Placemat Should...
Most placemats are made for tables that do not exist in my house. The standard 18 by 12 inch mat assumes a surface wide enough for a charger, a bread...
Small Table, Smaller Mat: Why a Placemat Should...
Most placemats are made for tables that do not exist in my house. The standard 18 by 12 inch mat assumes a surface wide enough for a charger, a bread...
The Farmhouse Table Was a Work Surface. We Made...
My two-year-old pulled the wooden farmhouse sign off the table so she could climb up and reach the fruit bowl. The bowl slid, clementines rolled under the bench, and she...
The Farmhouse Table Was a Work Surface. We Made...
My two-year-old pulled the wooden farmhouse sign off the table so she could climb up and reach the fruit bowl. The bowl slid, clementines rolled under the bench, and she...
The Tuesday Table: A Short History of the Place...
I bought my first set of placemats before I had children. Cream linen with a hemstitched border, bought for a dining table that had not yet met toddlerhood. Those mats...
The Tuesday Table: A Short History of the Place...
I bought my first set of placemats before I had children. Cream linen with a hemstitched border, bought for a dining table that had not yet met toddlerhood. Those mats...
Cork Backing, Friction, and the Family Table: A...
I think about table settings the way some people think about paint colors. My kitchen table is a working surface. It holds breakfast crumbs, finger paint, laptops, and dinner plates....
Cork Backing, Friction, and the Family Table: A...
I think about table settings the way some people think about paint colors. My kitchen table is a working surface. It holds breakfast crumbs, finger paint, laptops, and dinner plates....
Open Floor Plans Killed the Tablecloth and Made...
I'm Rae. I run Poppy, a small placemat brand, and I have two little girls who treat dinner as a series of experiments with gravity and sauce. For years I...
Open Floor Plans Killed the Tablecloth and Made...
I'm Rae. I run Poppy, a small placemat brand, and I have two little girls who treat dinner as a series of experiments with gravity and sauce. For years I...