Uploaded May 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Table sizes and shapes vary so much, it’s hard to have just one average size that works for everything, but I will say that my favorite size table runner is about 15″ wide by 45″ long, and I love it on my rectangle table that seats 6 as well as my entryway tables, desk and chest.
The most common table width is 36″. The length varies depending on how many people it will sit, and the shape of the table.
Table Runner Video Tutorials:
- Delilah Table Runner: youtube.com/watch?v=5Ux4X0iACXs
- Gwendolyn Table Runner: youtube.com/watch?v=HonNlqqLcOc
Free Table Runner Crochet Patterns:
- Landon Table Runner: eyeloveknots.com/2023/02/landon-table-runner-free-crochet-pattern.html
- Dara Table Runner: eyeloveknots.com/2021/04/dara-table-runner-free-crochet-pattern.html
- Ila's Table Runner: eyeloveknots.com/2018/04/ilas-table-runner-free-crochet-pattern.html
Do people still use table runners?
While table runners aren’t used quite as often as they used to be, the fact that they come in a wide range of materials, colors, and styles, they are becoming more popular in modern decor. Table runners are both decorative and functional, which make them an excellent piece to add to your home decor to complement the other elements in the home or on the table, and protect your surfaces from scratches, spills and stains.
When most people think table runner, they think traditional dining table, but table runners don’t stop there! Place them on your kitchen island or buffet table, on the entryway table, console table or coffee table, over the top of a hope chest, or on your desk, dresser or vanity. These are just a few of my favorite ways to use them to amp up the decor, cover blemishes in the furniture and to protect the surfaces, and it that isn’t only in my home, but also in my Yarn Crafts & Coffee and On Rockwood Lane shops that are located inside America’s Antique Mall in Melbourne, Florida. If you are selling in a booth or at a fair, I definitely recommend having table runners on hand along side tablecloths.
Can I put a table runner onto a round table?
You definitely can use a table runner on a round table, and in a couple ways! You can place on along the diameter of the table top, much like you would do on other tables, or you can layer two of them in an X shape setting up placemats for guests in the spaces in between the table runners.
Do you still use placemats with a table runner?
Table runners can lay along the center of the table as you’re probably more used to seeing, and add placemats, or you can use multiple table runners as placemats! When using multiple table runners as placemats you can get creative with placement. Imagine you have one table runner on your buffet table under all the food options, and two table runners lengthwise pushed more towards the sides of the table where a placemat would sit serving guests that sit next to each other, or two table runners positioned where a placemat would sit and running widthwise hanging off the sides versus top and bottom serving guests that sit across from each other, and then one running down the center lengthwise to house all the food options. These are just a couple ideas, but the sky is the limit!
Table sizes and shapes vary so much, it’s hard to have just one average size that works for everything, but I will say that my favorite size table runner is about 15″ wide by 45″ long, and I love it on my rectangle table that seats 6 as well as my entryway tables, desk and chest.
The most common table width is 36″. The length varies depending on how many people it will sit, and the shape of the table.
Table Runner Video Tutorials:
- Delilah Table Runner: youtube.com/watch?v=5Ux4X0iACXs
- Gwendolyn Table Runner: youtube.com/watch?v=HonNlqqLcOc
Free Table Runner Crochet Patterns:
- Landon Table Runner: eyeloveknots.com/2023/02/landon-table-runner-free-crochet-pattern.html
- Dara Table Runner: eyeloveknots.com/2021/04/dara-table-runner-free-crochet-pattern.html
- Ila's Table Runner: eyeloveknots.com/2018/04/ilas-table-runner-free-crochet-pattern.html
Do people still use table runners?
While table runners aren’t used quite as often as they used to be, the fact that they come in a wide range of materials, colors, and styles, they are becoming more popular in modern decor. Table runners are both decorative and functional, which make them an excellent piece to add to your home decor to complement the other elements in the home or on the table, and protect your surfaces from scratches, spills and stains.
When most people think table runner, they think traditional dining table, but table runners don’t stop there! Place them on your kitchen island or buffet table, on the entryway table, console table or coffee table, over the top of a hope chest, or on your desk, dresser or vanity. These are just a few of my favorite ways to use them to amp up the decor, cover blemishes in the furniture and to protect the surfaces, and it that isn’t only in my home, but also in my Yarn Crafts & Coffee and On Rockwood Lane shops that are located inside America’s Antique Mall in Melbourne, Florida. If you are selling in a booth or at a fair, I definitely recommend having table runners on hand along side tablecloths.
Can I put a table runner onto a round table?
You definitely can use a table runner on a round table, and in a couple ways! You can place on along the diameter of the table top, much like you would do on other tables, or you can layer two of them in an X shape setting up placemats for guests in the spaces in between the table runners.
Do you still use placemats with a table runner?
Table runners can lay along the center of the table as you’re probably more used to seeing, and add placemats, or you can use multiple table runners as placemats! When using multiple table runners as placemats you can get creative with placement. Imagine you have one table runner on your buffet table under all the food options, and two table runners lengthwise pushed more towards the sides of the table where a placemat would sit serving guests that sit next to each other, or two table runners positioned where a placemat would sit and running widthwise hanging off the sides versus top and bottom serving guests that sit across from each other, and then one running down the center lengthwise to house all the food options. These are just a couple ideas, but the sky is the limit!
