The Best Bed Skirts

When it comes to decorating your bedroom, there are plenty of ways to customize the space and make it truly yours. One such way to effectively add a homey feeling to your room often goes overlooked – the bed skirt.

There are plenty of quality bed skirts to choose from that luckily fall into a rather narrow price range. Like anything else you buy, you need to make a smart decision before purchasing. If you don’t know exactly where to start, this buying guide and list of our top suggestions will help you make that decision.

Best Bed Skirts 

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Benefits of a Good Bed Skirt

Bed skirts are not just a subtle accessory to your bed, though it works primarily for decorative appeal. You can make or break the overall aesthetic of your room depending on the bed skirt. Choose the right bed skirt and your room will look elegant, neat, and finished. Whether you want a cute, ruffled bed skirt or one sleeker and more modern, you can find a bed skirt to decorate your bedroom.

Your room can look much neater when hiding the visible area beneath the bed. This is advantageous especially for those who like or need to store under their bed and want to avoid visible clutter.

A more functional benefit to bed skirts would be preventing the buildup of dust. If your bed skirt effectively drops to the floor, it can better prevent dust from gathering under the bed which would potentially cause allergic issues for whom it may concern. Bed skirts are usually hypoallergenic to avoid any reactions.

Things to Consider

Size

The size of your bed skirt is the most important thing: a poorly fitted bed skirt will defeat its whole decorative purpose. Either way, if it’s too big or too small, it’ll get in the way of the look of your bed and the room. Be sure to measure the dimensions of your bed frame before looking for a bed skirt as every bed will vary slightly from their standard size.

Drop Height

The drop height is the distance between the floor and the bottom of the mattress – and the visible part of your bed skirt. It’s very important to consider this and measure the drop height before buying the bed skirt. After all, you don’t want a bed skirt that either doesn’t cover the space or brushes against the floor.

Beds usually drop between 10 to 16 inches in height, and you’ll mostly find bed skirts in this range between 12 to 16 inches.

Style

The whole point of the bed skirt is to add style, so you want to find one that preferably fits in with the rest of the room. There are plenty of things that make up the bed skirt’s style, and with the variety available within a reasonable price range, you can likely find one that complements your room with ease.

Here are some style variations in the skirts themselves – they can be ruffled, pleated, or have an eyelet design.

Materials: You’ll usually find bed skirts are made using cotton, polyester, or microfiber. The material will determine the bed skirt’s texture, the way it falls and drapes, and whether or not it’s hypoallergenic. A heavier textured fabric will likely last longer and maintain its shape.

Color: Color is a big part of the style, and this comes down to your preference or the visual theme of the rest of the bedroom. Something worth noting is that lighter colors – especially when it comes to thinner fabrics – will be more transparent and should be lined, otherwise, it defeats the purpose of hiding clutter beneath the bed.

Patterns: Patterns could be considered along with color. An interesting pattern can definitely add something complimentary or contrasting with the rest of the bedroom design.

Finishing Touches: Experiment with embellishments to see what looks best – you can add trims of ribbon, lace, beads or eyelet fabric to customize the bed skirt.

Ease of Use

Traditional: These bed skirts will be draped directly over the bed frame like a regular bed sheet. The advantage of this is that they’ll stay in place much better, only shifting if the mattress does.

The one major inconvenience is that when it comes to replacing or cleaning the bed skirt, you’ll need to remove the mattress every time you put it on or take it off.

Elastic wraparound: These bed skirts are much easier to put on and take off as they wrap around the bed instead.  These do, however, tend to slip off or start sagging more easily.

Be Sure to Ask Yourself

How do you want the skirt to look? Do you want the delicate and soft look of ruffles and eyelet pattern? Do you prefer the cleaner and more modern look of a pleated bed skirt? Are the colors of the rest of your room more toned down and neutral or is the room in need of a splash of color? Make your first choice based on your personal preference.

How big and high is the bed? Measure the dimensions so you better know what sizes you can work with in order to better benefit from the bed skirt’s functional use. If you want to place the bed skirt in an old-fashioned way, you’ll have more variety in your decision.

Conclusion

Considering all the factors mentioned in this list will help you make a much more educated decision before your purchase. No matter your personal preference or desired functional purpose, you’ll be able to find a bed skirt to fit them. There’s a bed skirt on this list for any taste no matter what it is, so all you need to worry about is which one is your favorite.