What is a runner? How do I use it?

Use a runner on a dining table, to put under a centerpiece or candles; use them in the bedroom as a dresser scarf, or on a side table where you'd like a bit of color. We also make bed runners - a decorative element that personalizes your bed (bed runners are sized according to the size of the mattress.

My favorite thing about runners is that they can be used alone, every day.  I think of it as "dressing" your table versus a "naked" table.  How cool does it look to put a piece of art on your dining table? (Very cool!! Trust me!)

Technically a runner is a long, thin rectangular shape. Of course, runners can come in all sizes.

How long a runner should you buy? It depends upon the size of the place you're going to put it, and how you want it to look.  For example, a dresser scarf might just be a small patch of color in the center top of the dresser; or it might run nearly edge to edge or even hang down the sides.

On a table, you have the same options, but usually if you're going to seat someone at the end of a rectangular table, the runner should not hang over the ends.  If you have a very small table, a small runner, rectangular or square will look great.

Runners look very dressy when you're using a tablecloth: You can coordinate it with the napkins.  And, as I said above, a runner looks great when the table is not in use!