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Protect your table in style with these fabulous placemats.Now that summer is right around the corner, you may be thinking about all those fun barbecues, parties and get-togethers that involve lots and lots of cooking and eating. There's no better time than the present to start stocking up on some new tabletop essentials. From florals to solids and from to vinyl to beads, there's a placemat out there that will put some pizazz under your plates. Here are some of our favorite finds:
Add simplicity and function to a modern table.
No one does outdoor textiles better than Chilewich: Chilewich Pressed Vinyl Dots placemat, $7, Sur La Table.
Add some bling to your table with this Gloss silver placemat, $5.95, cb2.
Although understated in color, this Mother of Pearl placemat has just enough shimmer to feel fancy, $30, Bed Bath & Beyond.
Modern-Twist's easy-to-clean Grid placemat has a simple pattern that resembles pebbles, $19, Velocity Art and Design.
These chaotic Silver Nest placemats will add order to your table, $19.80 for a set of four, ZGallerie.
Finally, FilzFelt's Wool Felt Rectangle placemat is the perfect touch to any mid-century modern tabletop, $16, Supermarket.
Put a party under your plate!
Crate & Barrel always manages to have fun with their textiles as shown in these round Maisie placemats, $6 each, Crate & Barrel.
On a budget? No problem -- grab a four-pack of these KLISTRIG placemats for $2.50, IKEA.
Simple beauty in my two favorite colors for this season: Juniper Aqua placemats, $40 for a set of four, Allmodern.
Who says you can't play with your food? Hilarious Cheeseburger diagram placemats are meant for fun, $28 for a set of four, girls can tell.
One of my favorite collaborations of this past year is DwellStudio for Target and I love their graphic floral-yet-not-flowery Blossom Cork placemats, $10 for two, Target.
You can always count on Pier1 to have something unexpected, like these Bamboo beaded placemat, $8.
Need more fun tabletop ideas? Check out some of our new spring linen finds.