IKEA recently released a new placemat and table runner made from a material you don't hear about every day: banana fibers.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The humble placemat may seem like a placeholder for more important decorative items, like, for example, your new East Fork dishes.

There's something really lovely about winter hosting — the way evenings slow down, gatherings become smaller, and the table naturally becomes the place everyone gravitates towards. It's often in these ...