A woman and two children baking in a kitchen. The woman is pouring ingredients into a bowl, and the children are standing on the counter, one handing her eggs and another with a child on her shoulder. The scene is joyful and playful.

Elbows Off the Table is not about pristine manners or curated perfection. It’s about inviting beauty into the everyday.

I'm Katrina Meynink — cookbook author, recipe developer, chaos wrangler, and now, accidental linen romantic.

What started as a quiet obsession with hand-painted linens and ceramics has tumbled (with great enthusiasm and a few splashes of paint) into this boutique collection of tableware: lovingly imperfect, full of character, and designed to bring a little artistry to the everyday. Each piece is hand painted in limited runs — no mass production, no carbon copies, just small-batch beauty that invites you to eat with your eyes before the first bite.

Because I believe a meal should feel like a story — and the plates and napkins should be part of the plot.

These linens and ceramics aren’t here to sit quietly in the cupboard. They’re made to be lived with: to host the spontaneous dinner party, soak up the sauce, bear witness to late-night laughter and the kind of crumbs that say, you were really here.

So whether you’re plating a Tuesday pasta or going a full a la carte menu just because it’s raining outside, I hope these pieces bring joy to your table.

Thanks for being here. Let’s make some (beautiful) messes together.