Christmas placemats solve the problem a full holiday tablecloth creates. You want the table to read as Christmas without burying a table you actually like. These are round with a scalloped edge, printed with the Holiday Wreath design in Rosebud Red, so every seat gets a wreath of its own and the wood in between stays visible. Round mats also sit more comfortably than squares on a round table, and they leave the center clear for candles, greenery, or the platter that always needs somewhere to land.
Scalloped placemats do the finishing that a plain rectangle skips, which is most of the reason a simple setting can still look considered. They come from Frances Fields Home, so they are cut and printed as proper holiday table linens rather than as disposable seasonal filler that gets thrown out in January. Use them all through December, from the cookie decorating afternoon to Christmas dinner itself, then wash them and put them back in the linen drawer for next year.
What size is a placemat?
Standard rectangular placemats are about 18 by 12 inches, and round placemats generally run 14 to 16 inches across. The practical test is spacing rather than the mat itself: allow roughly 24 inches per guest along the table so mats and elbows do not overlap.
