Winter Berries Table Runner, 90" | tag

A slim trail of red berries and greenery running the length of the table — enough color to signal the season, narrow enough that the surface underneath still shows. If you have a table worth looking at, this is the way to decorate it without covering it up. The details are hand-painted, so the brushwork has variation rather than the flat uniformity of a print. At 90 inches it dresses a table that seats eight to ten with a graceful drop at each end, and the 16-inch width leaves room for place settings on both sides without crowding. It layers well, which is the real argument for a runner over a cloth. Set candlesticks and greenery down the center, cluster a few small vessels, or leave it bare and let the pattern do the work. Why Katie loves it: "A runner is the easiest holiday decision there is. It takes one minute, it makes the table look considered, and you still get to see the wood. I put this down at the start of December and build everything else on top of it."