Sleigh Beds and Bedskirts

[Class n Sass]

This may sound like a silly question but for those of you that have sleigh beds, do you need a bedskirt?

 

[diamondfan]

It depends. I think you can find one with slits at the corners...so if you really do not wish to look under the bed you do not have to.

 

[somethingshiny]

The sleigh beds I''ve looked at don''t need a bedskirt, but you can see beneath the bed a bit. You don''t see box springs, just a little space. So, I would skip the skirt.

Makes me think of SATC when Charlotte''s MIL says something about a bed without a skirt is UNSIGHTLY!

 

[Gemma12]

We have a sleigh bed and don''t use a bed skirt. It sits low to the ground so you can see under it about 12-16 inches all the way around, but under the centre is not visible. If you are worried about this you could probably get a bed skirt. I have previously used them for other styles of bed but I don''t like the way it looks on the sleigh!

Hope that helps!

 

[oobiecoo]

I don''t have a sleighbed

, but if I did, then I would use one of these instead of a bedskirt:

http://www.potterybarn.com/products/p2994/index.cfm?pkey=cbabbscday

Maybe not that pattern and such but I really like the boxspring covers.

 

[canuk-gal]

HI:

We have one---it''s sides dip fairly low (curved) and the mattress is quite visiable. I have a bedskirt in a simple pattern and it does the trick!

cheers--Sharon

 

[Skippy123]

Date: 1/22/2008 10:47:37 PM
Author: somethingshiny
The sleigh beds I''ve looked at don''t need a bedskirt, but you can see beneath the bed a bit. You don''t see box springs, just a little space. So, I would skip the skirt.

Ditto to the above; we have a sleigh bed in the guestroom and no bedskirt and it looks fine. My sister also has a sleigh bed in the master bedroom and I do not recall a bedskirt. Sounds like the one DF describes would work if you want one.

 

[butterfly 17]

I have a sleigh bed, but it''s not a typical sleigh bed, it''s more modern. We use a bedskirt, but the bed is set fairly low that we really don''t need one, but it came in the set we got, so we just put it in.

 

[mrssalvo]

another sleigh bed owner and we don''t use a bedskirt. it''s actually in my step-sons room and I did use one for a time. it just never hung correctly (probably b/c it didn''t have the slits like diamondfan mentioned). anyway, you can see under the bed a bit, but not the matress. i like it b/c he can''t just stuff/hide things under the bed

 

[designchica]

You can get what is called a "Low Profile Box Spring" which is not as high as a regular boxspring and you will not be able to see the boxspring so the bedskirt is not an issue.

 

[scarleta]

We have a s bed and don''t use a bedskirt..

 

[diamondfan]

If you do the special box thing, it is concealed by the wood of the bed. It really just depends on your sensitivity to seeing under the bed. I do not love to, but that is my own preference. If you cannot find a bed skirt that is made with slits to go on either side of the legs, you might have to go custom. A pita, but then you choose the fabric and know it will fit.