Set of 8 Vintage French Placemats w/ Hemstitched Border 12½" x 17¾"

From the farmhouse tables of Chanteduc, Patricia and Walter Wells's beloved property in Vaison-la-Romaine, this set of eight vintage French placemats carries the warmth of many shared meals and the particular pleasure of a table set with care. Woven in a toothy, wheat-coloured fabric — somewhere between pale gold and straw — each mat is finished with a drawn-thread border that frames the centre in a clean, precise rectangle. At Chanteduc, these mats graced festive tables shared with cooking school students and friends, part of the generous, well-considered entertaining that defined life there. Patricia explains that "setting a beautiful table is important, and that it's genuinely fun to use all of the pieces you've collected." The warm, natural tone flatters candlelight and earthenware equally, and the mats work beautifully on a long farmhouse table or in a more intimate dining room.