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CommentsIf you’re looking to keep your table top spill-free or just liven up a dinner setting, try one of these place mat styles:
RECYCLED NEWSPAPER
This way-cool mat is made by wrapping old newspaper around a single broom bristle, then coiling it into spirals that remind us of unfurling fern fronds. Pieced together with string and glue, each mat is reinforced with starch to stand up to the heat and moisture that come with any breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Cost: $14
Ten Thousand Villages; 877-883-8341, tenthousandvillages.com
RECYCLED JUICE BOXES
Aren’t we happy that so many smart people inhabit this planet? Including whoever it was who realized ol’ juice boxes could be born again. This mosaic mat is 100 percent recycled; juice boxes are shredded, compressed and refreshed. Each mat is one-of-a-kind, but the overall color is “coffee/cream” with bits of bright carton color and type. Water- and moisture-resistant; won’t crack, splinter or chip.
Cost: $6.95
CB2; 800-606-6252, cb2.com
PVC
It’s the stuff of plumbing pipes … and surprisingly adorable place mats. Polyvinyl chloride is what it is, and it’s waterproof, fade-resistant, and we’ll wager kid-resistant, too. This basket weave is hot, hot pink, but it comes in blue, white or carbon. Use indoors or out.
Cost: $1.95
CB2; 800-606-6252, cb2.com
BAMBOO
The darling of the sustainability set, bamboo will take whatever you spill upon it. Yet it doesn’t shout: “I’m sensible.” But rather, it simply gets the job done – with style. Made by XOCHI, in India, this one’s turquoise, but it comes in fern, citrus or coral.
Cost: $5.50
Flourish; 847-251-7141
VINYL-BRUSHED FABRIC
This beauty from Garnier-Thiebaut in France is not only stunning, it’s smart as could be. It’s brushed with barely perceptible vinyl, so you might be the only one at the table who doesn’t flinch when the spaghetti splatters. This is but one of about 20 patterns, and each has matching napkins and tablecloths in a host of sizes.
Cost: $17.95
Dinner At Eight; 847-251-8380, dinnerateight.net
Barbara Mahany, Chicago Tribune
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