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I prepared and shared countless, consecutive meals with my children during the coronavirus pandemic. But rather than grow tired of the daily routine, I began to enjoy the process. Dressing our table brought a surprising sense of structure to our days, and gathering around our table helped us grow closer as a family. The bonus was that my children mastered the arts of a shared meal: setting, clearing and lingering. Instead of eating, we dined.
WE FOUND SUSTENANCE — AND JOY — IN OUR CONVERSATIONS AND OUR TOGETHERNESS.
Placemats were our daily passports to this harmonious place. We used different ones at every meal. With such frequent and continuous use, I realized not all placemats are created equal (and certainly not created with a quarantine in mind!). Mats made of linen required time and money to clean. Cotton canvas styles quickly lost form. Cork-backed versions didn’t live up to their easy-to-clean promise. Hand-embroidered, vintage mats didn’t partner (or fare) well with Taco Tuesdays. And, frankly, the laminated mats, with their block-letter personalization, stylistically crushed me. What I yearned for was a set of fashionable, functional placemats that didn’t lose form, could sustain heavy usage and were easy to clean, store and grip (a necessity for the smallest hands in our household).

SiLL’s candy cane placemat combines the classic red and white stripes of a peppermint candy on one side with a lush green floral repeat on the other side. This placemat will sustain usage far beyond Holiday. It can be used for Valentine’s day (the sophisticated red/white graphic stripe) and throughout spring and summer (green floral side). One set includes four placemats and a drawstring storage bag made of organic, recycled cotton.

Colorway: Red, White & Emerald Green