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A Spring Floral Placemat That Can Take Butter, ...

I don't buy spring floral placemats for the styled photo. I buy them for the moment my youngest smears butter across the surface, knocks over a cup of milk, and...

A Spring Floral Placemat That Can Take Butter, ...

I don't buy spring floral placemats for the styled photo. I buy them for the moment my youngest smears butter across the surface, knocks over a cup of milk, and...

Oval Dining Tables Need a Different Placemat Ru...

I'm a mom of two little girls, and I bought round placemats for our oval dining table because the table looked round in the store. That was my first mistake....

Oval Dining Tables Need a Different Placemat Ru...

I'm a mom of two little girls, and I bought round placemats for our oval dining table because the table looked round in the store. That was my first mistake....

What Victorian Table Mats Got Right About Flat ...

The first placemat I tried to flatten spent two days under a stack of cookbooks. It worked for about a day. By the next breakfast, the corners were reaching for...

What Victorian Table Mats Got Right About Flat ...

The first placemat I tried to flatten spent two days under a stack of cookbooks. It worked for about a day. By the next breakfast, the corners were reaching for...

Leather Placemats Are Furniture. Clean Them Tha...

I used to clean leather placemats the way I cleaned fabric ones, and with two little girls at the table, I was doing that a lot. I wiped them with...

Leather Placemats Are Furniture. Clean Them Tha...

I used to clean leather placemats the way I cleaned fabric ones, and with two little girls at the table, I was doing that a lot. I wiped them with...

I Stopped Buying Seasonal Placemats. Our Family...

The drawer that held our placemats also held bibs, the good scissors, and a pile of napkin rings I never used. Every September I pulled out the pumpkin mats. By...

I Stopped Buying Seasonal Placemats. Our Family...

The drawer that held our placemats also held bibs, the good scissors, and a pile of napkin rings I never used. Every September I pulled out the pumpkin mats. By...

Before Placemats, Japanese Families Used Trays....

Last winter I set up a low table in our dining corner, bought two floor cushions, and spent an afternoon wiping soy sauce out of the wood grain after my...

Before Placemats, Japanese Families Used Trays....

Last winter I set up a low table in our dining corner, bought two floor cushions, and spent an afternoon wiping soy sauce out of the wood grain after my...