Table Runner: Decorate Dining Table

Thursday, May 10, 2012, 9:31 [IST]

Your dining table can be decorated with different items such as table cloth, crockery, napkins, centerpiece and a table runner. A table runner adds glow to the plain table cloth. It also highlights the centerpiece. If you want to make your dining table look vibrant and well decorated in every season, check out the table runner patterns and types.

Table runner types:

Cotton: These are classic table runner fabric material. For regular usage, you can use cotton fabric table runners. Cotton with chicken embroidery can also be used to to decorate your dining table.

Linen: Linen table runner type is great to decorate a wooden dining table. Dark wooden tables can be covered with a plain light coloured table cloth and a dark or bright coloured linen runner.

Jute: It is one of the most commonly found table runner. This type of runner is made with jute and gives an ethnic look! You can place hot dishes on the jute runner without bothering about the table surface. Jute runners can look well on both wooden and glass dining table but for the best effect, use it with a plain table cloth on wooden tables.

Silk: Organising a party or a get together at home? Well, decorate your dining table for a party with a silk table runner. You can choose from bright to dark colours. This is a soft fabric so make sure you place a centerpiece to avoid it from slipping from the table. Silk table runners are ideal for glass tables.

Table runner patterns-

Classic Plain: A plain table runner goes well with any theme. Be it a dark or light wall paint, your dining room can look great with a plain table runner. If you have kids at your house, avoid using light runner fabric colours.

Animal Print: Love to decorate your house with the elegant animal prints? Go for leopard table runner. There are many other runner patterns for your table that are available in animal prints. You can decorate the leopard table runner with a metal or glass centerpiece.

Floral Print: As it is summer, go for the bold look. You can decorate your dining room with a floral print table runner. Use light coloured crockery such as white or pink, if you are using floral pattern for table runner.