DIY Table Runner

After seeing some inspo pictures on Pinterest of different kinds of table settings, I decided to make my own table runner for this Valentine’s Day table setting.

I had a roll of craft paper that I have used for kids’ art projects that looked to be just wide enough for our table. Then, I grabbed one of the kids’ cheap paint brushes, some black acrylic paint, and paper plate.

Originally, I had just one sheet of the paper down, but I could see the wood grain under it, so I decided to layer two pieces. This actually helped because the paint ended up being pretty heavy on the thinner paper. With two sheets, the paint did not bleed through.

After I practiced on a small piece of the paper, I started at one end of the paper on the table. I worked on a 3 then 2 pattern where I painted three XOs and then 2 XOs on the next line. I tried to paint the same sized letters but I didn’t want it to look perfect like it was printed. I made sure I could see brush strokes. I wanted the personal touch to show through.

The lines with 2 sets of letters looked too empty on the sides, so I made it look like it was a continuous pattern that was cut off on each side.

After that, I built the floral arrangement with some faux flowers I had and added gold, cream, and purple accents on the table. I absolutely love how it turned out.