A long table looks unfinished until something runs down the middle of it. This cotton runner does that job, with the sentiment worked in lurex embroidery, embroidered trees standing at either end, and beaded details scattered between them. At 16 by 70 inches it runs the length of most dining tables, and it is spot clean only. Mud Pie kept the ground quiet and pale, so plates, greenery and candlesticks still get to be the loud part of the table on Christmas Eve. It suits a kitchen island or a long console under a mirror just as well, and rolled with a ribbon around it, it is a good thing to hand the person holding the family dinner this year.

• 100 percent cotton table runner
• Lurex embroidered sentiment with embroidered trees
• Beaded details
• Measures 16 by 70 inches
• Spot clean only