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From Breakfast Trays to Candlelit Dinners: Patt...
My grandmother's white damask tablecloth spent most of its life in a cedar drawer, and I spent most of my holidays afraid of it. I pressed it, spread it, and...
From Breakfast Trays to Candlelit Dinners: Patt...
My grandmother's white damask tablecloth spent most of its life in a cedar drawer, and I spent most of my holidays afraid of it. I pressed it, spread it, and...
Matching Napkin Sets Were a Retail Invention, N...
My grandmother set her table with pale yellow linen placemats and napkins, scalloped edges, everything in its place. I grew up assuming that was the mark of a proper table....
Matching Napkin Sets Were a Retail Invention, N...
My grandmother set her table with pale yellow linen placemats and napkins, scalloped edges, everything in its place. I grew up assuming that was the mark of a proper table....
What Japanese Ozen Trays Taught Me About Placem...
One dinner at a friend’s low dining table changed how I set our own table. She placed a small lacquered tray in front of each child. Rice bowl on the...
What Japanese Ozen Trays Taught Me About Placem...
One dinner at a friend’s low dining table changed how I set our own table. She placed a small lacquered tray in front of each child. Rice bowl on the...
Built-In Coasters Were Designed for a Still Tab...
Every spring I fall for the same idea: a placemat with a coaster built right in, the two pieces matching like a dress and a handbag. The styling photos show...
Built-In Coasters Were Designed for a Still Tab...
Every spring I fall for the same idea: a placemat with a coaster built right in, the two pieces matching like a dress and a handbag. The styling photos show...
Oilcloth Was the Original Wipe-Clean Placemat. ...
The first placemat I made for our kitchen table came from a piece of oilcloth, a pair of kitchen scissors, and a jam jar lid. My one-year-old had just discovered...
Oilcloth Was the Original Wipe-Clean Placemat. ...
The first placemat I made for our kitchen table came from a piece of oilcloth, a pair of kitchen scissors, and a jam jar lid. My one-year-old had just discovered...
Outdoor Patio Placemats Don’t Need a Separate A...
Our patio table has seen more melted popsicles than dinner parties. One summer of curled edges, faded stripes, and a sticky ring that never came out taught me to stop...
Outdoor Patio Placemats Don’t Need a Separate A...
Our patio table has seen more melted popsicles than dinner parties. One summer of curled edges, faded stripes, and a sticky ring that never came out taught me to stop...