Simple Burlap Table Runner
A quick and easy way to update a plain burlap table runner with pretty ribbon and trims to match your home. Your table deserves to be beautiful!
In our home, we aren't formal people. And often our family meals consist of eating in front of the television! I know, horrible right?!
But a few times a week we are intentional about eating around the table together in our 'formal' dining room. It helps us to reconnect after a busy day, and this time together is something our family values. I love to make the dining table pretty, using my vintage dishes, candles and even fresh flowers.
This room was a blank canvas when we moved into our home this past October. Fresh paint on the walls brightened the space, and I've had fun filling it with collected treasures. Almost everything in this room was found at thrift stores, yard sales, or Craigslist!
That means that there is a story behind each piece...like the time we drove over an hour with our three young children to look at this Craigslist hutch, and the guy selling it felt so bad for our long drive that he sold it to us for only forty bucks! It was the first piece I ever chalk painted, and at the time black chalk paint wasn't even a thing so I had to DIY my own chalk paint! Click here for my recipe.
How to make the simplest burlap table runner
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Burlap is usually quite wrinkled and needs to be steam ironed before working with it. If you don't own a steam iron, you can lightly spray the burlap with water and iron on the hottest setting.
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It helps to play around with placement before you permanently attach the
ribbons to the burlap. I chose to add the pom pom trim to the top of the wavy
ribbon so it would stand out more. I also decided the pom pom trim would look
best at the ends of the burlap so it could hang off the runner. Isn't pom pom
trim the cutest?
Then I simply cut all the trims, allowing about an inch overlap on each side, and simply hot glued them onto each end of the runner!
It really could not be simpler, and in just a few minutes I had a custom burlap table runner that completely suits the mood of the dining room. The pom pom trim is a fun addition, while the lace and soft blue velvet ribbon add a touch of nostalgia.
After placing my DIY burlap table runner on our dining table, I set the table using some of my favorite collected items. I pulled out antique blue mason jars, a vintage doily, some of my blue and white transferware, vintage white ironstone, milk glass and silver.
While shopping at Kroger this week, I bought some baby's breath to put in the
mason jars and added a couple of candles because every table needs fresh
flowers and candles, right?
My vintage themed family table feels complete and I can't wait until we're all gathered around it to share a meal and some good stories!
My vintage themed family table feels complete and I can't wait until we're all gathered around it to share a meal and some good stories!
Now I just need to decide what to serve for dinner...any ideas?
I just hung some of my white ironstone on the wall in my dining room, and
will be sharing that easy project shortly!
Update: see how to inexpensively hang plates on the wall by CLICKING
HERE!
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Cindy that is a beautiful runner. Love how you put it together with all those little details. I am also crushing on your table. The black on the legs makes it stand out.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Mary, it has been fun seeing this room come together!
DeleteYour table runner is simply beautiful. I love how it ties the room together and makes your table look amazing. I can't wait to try out these new scents from Glade. They sound wonderful! [client]
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Janet!
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