Utilitarian beauty is what these square, rectangular, and round woven placemats and plate covers are all about. Our rattan placemats and picnic food covers offer protection for your tabletop and plates as much as they beautify your tablescape.
Placemats or kitchen table mats are practical and decorative pieces of fabric or woven materials in various shapes that you put under a place setting to protect the table from stains and spills, as well as enhance your table setting. Table mats are a great alternative to tablecloths, or they can be used at the same time.
Placemat variations usually range in materials from plastic, and vinyl to cloth and natural fibers. Kouboo's artisans have mastered the latter, offering a stunning collection of natural wicker placemats and placemat sets, handwoven from rattan, nito vines, or sisal in Hapao style, offering durability and longevity.
These natural placemats are designed for everyday use—a clear lacquer finish over the tightly woven placemats makes for easy clean-up by wiping each kitchen table mat with a damp cloth.
How to style Kouboo placemats?
Placemats are a handy kitchen item to have around—set rattan placemats on the table anytime to protect its surface and add a decorative touch. Other setting/pairing options include:
Pair oval rattan placemats and round placemats with your favorite elegant dinnerware, or play with a geometric setup using rectangle placemats.
Square placemats for the table are an ideal way to accentuate a casual tablescape and make each person attending your dinner party feel special with their individual place setting.
Create a festive coastal theme with rattan placemats paired with coral and seashell decor.
Are you hosting an outdoor gathering? Enhance the picnic scene with round, oval, or square outdoor placemats for the table, or put a round woven placemat on the ground to give extra balance to your plates.
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner will instantly become more elegant with the use of Kouboo chic and practical placemats.
Placemats FAQ
Kouboo offers rattan placemats in different shapes and color finishes to fit various tables and occasions. Find hand-woven placemats in sets of 2 pieces in these shapes:
Traditionally, rectangular placemats help to emphasize the straight lines of a square or rectangle table, and round tables pair nicely with round or oval placemats. You can, however, experiment with contrasting geometric shapes by decorating a rectangular table with round or oval placemats and vice versa. Whichever table shape you have, remember to set round placemats further from the table's edge to prevent them from going over the edge.
Rattan placemats are rigid and do not bend or fold.
A hot plate and serving dish are fine to put on a rattan placemat. However, a pan coming from the stove should not be placed on a rattan placemat as the high heat will damage it.
Use a damp cloth to wipe off any spilled food or beverage. We advise against using cleaning agents or rough cleaning pads on rattan placemats as they can compromise the stain and damage the surface.
Yes, all our rattan placemats are sold in a set of 2 pieces.
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