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These are a must-have holiday decoration for your kitchen or dining room.
Christmas placemats look wonderful on every festive table, while also being endlessly useful. Not only do placemats serve as a base layer for any Christmas table decoration, but they protect surfaces from spills, water marks, food stains and heat damage.
When it comes to choosing Christmas placemats, popular materials include cork, cloth, linen and beautiful beaded styles. Try to pick placemat colours that complement your tablecloth or runner. If you're looking to create a modern or transitional table setting, a basic solid colour can work well, while fun festive prints are great for households with young children.
Whatever style or colour you're on the hunt for, we've done the hard work for you and researched some of the best. Take a look at our favourite Christmas placemats...
These round beaded Christmas placemats will complete any festive spread. Featuring beads in red, green and glittering gold, they are the must-have holiday decoration for your kitchen or dining room.
Add a little festive fun to your dinner table with M&S' nutcracker placemat and coaster set. Packaged with a bow, each features a charming, traditional nutcracker solider.
Whether you are looking to decorate your table for a Christmas party or a family dinner, this sophisticated set of beaded placemats will add a grown-up feel.
Don't lay your Christmas table without picking up this set of round tartan placemats. In a set of six, the edge is bordered by a seasonal collage of stags, snowflakes and tiny hearts.
Finished trimming the tree? Don't forget to place these wonderfully festive placemats on your table. Each placemat is decorated with a classic fir tree, and is sure to spread some holiday cheer.
Ideal for protecting your dining table against scratches and spills, these square Christmas placemats are adorned with 12 sweet figurines from the 12 Days of Christmas.
With a cut-out snowflake shape, these easy-to-clean placemats are brilliant to protect your table from hot plates and dishes.
Bring the outdoors in with these charming Christmas placemats adorned with winter robin, fir, pinecones and berry illustrations. Pick up the matching tea towel (£10.49) to complete the look.
Go gold over the holidays with Oliver Bonas' on-trend scalloped placements. Leave them out until New Year for that party feel.
You can never go wrong with tartan at Christmas. In a set of four, add this cotton set to the top of your shopping list. There's also a matching tablecloth (£25).
Elevate your festive table with your very own personalised placemats. We love the added mistletoe print.
Have yourself a holly jolly Christmas with Fortnum & Mason's traditional placemat.
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