Good Questions: Where To Find Plastic Coated (But Stiff) Placemats?

Okay, here's the challenge, because my mom and I have both been searching for forever: she loves placemats for the old wood dining table, but not just any placemat. We're looking for ones that are stiff (but not heavy wood) and plastic-coated so you can easily wipe them down between meals. Crate & Barrel will occasionally have some for summer, but she wants them for year-round use (without them being a cheesy 90s-era flower pattern). Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

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Here are our top eight placemats. They all guarantee to be wipeable between meals and we're almost positive they're all stiff (but not heavy). Some websites gave very good descriptions and some--not so much.

Crate & Barrel; Romani Placemat
Modern Twist; Damask Filled Steel Blue on Clear
Bed Bath & Beyond; Tetra Ellipse Placemat
Plushpod; Foam Veneer Placemat
Bed Bath & Beyond; Bamboo Square Placemat
Dillard's; Wilton Court "Batu Lacquer" Wooden Placemat
Placemats.com; Lady Clare Brown Leather placemats
Crate & Barrel; Capiz Shell Placemat

Comments (9)

Chilewich! We got a set for our wedding and they are wonderful.

http://www.unicahome.com/c1499/chilewich-placemats.html

posted by Emily the Cat on July 9th 2009 at 6:22pm
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http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/70132455

ikea, i have them in red.

posted by satram on July 9th 2009 at 6:24pm
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target has them listed as chargers but they are the same - http://www.target.com/Square-Mosaic-Chargers-Set-Silvertone/dp/B001CRNMVE/sr=1-16/qid=1247187079/ref=sr_1_16/187-2160744-9877850?ie=UTF8&search-alias=tgt-index&frombrowse=0&index=target&rh=k%3Acharger&page=1

posted by AndreaU on July 9th 2009 at 7:52pm
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http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?order_num=-1&SKU=117754

Not sure if these are what you had in mind, but these are the ones we have and when you eat with a toddler, easy (or at least easier) clean up is wonderful.

posted by elisainca on July 9th 2009 at 11:37pm
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I'm looking for the same thing and have been eyeing these for a while: http://www.cb2.com/family.aspx?c=238&f=4387

Not sure if it's your style but they look great in person, eco friendly, could be a conversation starter...

posted by vyzl on July 10th 2009 at 8:35am
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My nana has a collection of the cork back rectangular ones, which I always find super practical. Orla Kiely's target line had some, as did Mackenzie-Childs, Williams Sonoma, spode blue,
Personally I kind of love these, "fox" hunting.

posted by Laurie on July 10th 2009 at 11:03am
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Madison Ave actually has quite a few different hard styles including plainish, but not really modern.

posted by Laurie on July 10th 2009 at 11:08am
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Home Goods often has a bunch of placemats that might work for you.

posted by SherryBinNH on July 10th 2009 at 1:57pm
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I got the white placemat set from Justhomedecor, an online store http://www.justhomedecor.com/estoreusa/home.php?cat=805

They carry a nice collection for every occation.

posted by kirsten1866 on July 17th 2009 at 10:31am
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