Quilted Bed Runner

Enhance your bedroom décor with our decorative bed runners, crafted from premium fabrics for softness and sophistication. Perfect for Australian homes, they add colour, texture and hotel-style elegance to your bedding ensemble. Designed to complete your bed with effortless refinement.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What is a bed runner and what's it for?

A bed runner is a long, narrow strip of fabric, usually 50 to 90 cm wide and 200 to 260 cm long, laid horizontally across the foot of the bed. It serves a decorative purpose, adding texture, colour and visual contrast to a made bed, much like a table runner does for a dining setting. For broader ideas on dressing a bed properly, see our bed styling tips.

What's the difference between a bed runner and a throw?

A bed runner is purely decorative - long, narrow, and meant to sit flat across the foot of the bed. A throw is larger, softer and dual-purpose: it dresses the bed but also pulls double duty as a wrap for the sofa or a warmth layer in winter. Many bedrooms use both. Our guide to dressing a bed with a throw shows where each piece fits in the layering hierarchy.

What size bed runner do I need for a queen or king bed?

For a queen bed (152 cm wide), look for a runner around 200 to 240 cm long, long enough to drape an attractive 25-30 cm over each side. King beds (183 cm wide) suit runners from 220 to 260 cm. Width is more flexible: 50 cm sits as a slim accent, while 80 to 90 cm covers more of the quilt and reads as a focal layer.

Where do you place a bed runner on the bed?

Lay the runner horizontally across the bed roughly one-third of the way up from the foot, sitting on top of the made quilt or bedspread. The bottom edge should drape evenly down both sides. Some prefer it flat for a clean hotel finish; others fold it loosely for softness and dimension. See our bed layering guide for where the runner fits among sheets, quilt and cushions.

How do you style a bed runner for a hotel-style look?

Pair a tightly-tucked white sheet, two crisp standard pillows in front of two European pillows, and a folded quilt or coverlet across the foot. Then lay the runner flat on top of the coverlet, centred and even on both sides. Keep the runner in a tonal accent colour rather than a busy print. For the complete hotel formula, see our guide on making your bed like a hotel.

What colour bed runner should I choose?

Pick a colour that picks up an accent in your bedding rather than matching the dominant quilt colour - a contrast adds depth, a match flattens the bed visually. Navy and charcoal work as classic anchors on neutral linen; soft pinks and sage suit lighter, coastal-leaning rooms. For a structured approach to choosing colours that work together, see our colour scheme guide.