Table runners can be a highly impactful piece of your table setting. With just this one item, you can totally transform your theme. If you have neutral plates, like white or cream, then simply adding a themed table runner can easily and instantly take your table setting from Christmas to summer. I also love that they’re an inexpensive item that takes up very little room in storage.
Here are some colourful spring and summertime table runners to instantly take your table into the warmer months without breaking the bank.
What’s Trending This Spring and Summer
Recently, Emma and I grabbed a Starbucks and hit up all our favourite stores to see what’s trending in surface pattern design. Here’s what we noticed:
- Lemons
- Yellows
- Mushrooms (especially cutesy in style but we also saw some more organic, earthy and weird ones taking us into fall decor)
- Blue hues such as periwinkle and robin’s egg blue
- Bright pinks and corals
- Watercolour style illustrations
- Bees and honeycombs
Spring and Summer Table Runner Inspiration
Continuing the lemon theme, these ‘Citrus Garden’ coordinating table linens from Matouk.com look beautiful against the blue-greys of the rest of the tablescape. They feel perfect for a summer evening.
If some of the previous options are a little too bold for you, this soft blue and white hydrangea will still add some colour to your tablescape while keeping you on trend.
Looking for something a little more playful for a kid’s summer birthday party or a ‘schools out for summer’ celebration?
If all these patterns are a little too bold, a solid colour might be the choice for you. Consider some gauzy, cheesecloth table runners. They look elegant and they’re very affordable!
Avoid online marketplaces
Ya girl loves to shop online but this is an item that I really recommend checking out in stores if you can—or else at a brick and mortar’s online store. Why? It seems like the Etsys of the world are full of mass AI-generated print-on-demand (POD) garbage.
Other options for adding spring and summer vibes to your tablescape
If table runners just aren’t your thing or you have a weirdly shaped or sized table, you could also substitute runners for placemats or fun plates. If you go this route, you could pair these items with some cheesecloth, burlap, or garlands/stems laid flat.
I’m obsessed with the ‘Garden Party’ collection from Rifle Paper Co.
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