When not in use, the place mats “sit in a stack in the middle of my dining room table, propping up a fruit bowl or, right now, a bowl of decorative gourds,” Rosenstrach tells me, adding ...

The one rule to elevating table settings? It’s all about layers. Starting with a tablecloth, plain or patterned, adding a cool placemat serves as a setting for charger plates, dinner plates ...