Are bedskirts outdated?

I took mine off this summer. It does look more contemporary without it. My reason though was I got an adjustable bed and it seemed like a bedskirt would look odd with the head of the bed up.

I was wondering this also. We got a new bed for our guest room, and it doesn't look right. It needs a bed skirt. The comforter doesn't come down far enough to cover the box spring. If it was longer, I would say no. but the box spring showing is not appealing.

there are the ruffley ones and the flat ones. ruffles (to me) = dated. flat ones = not so much.

but i agree it does depend on the bed frame. i don't have one at all on my bed which is a white wrought iron style one. but DD has a plain metal one with no headboard/footboard on wheels that does need something to hide the frame.

I think bed skirts are like pantyhose. Completely unnecessary and incredibly frustrating. 😄

We don’t have one on ours, but we have a sleigh bed and the structure of the bed hides the adjustable platforms under the mattress (the sides of the bed connecting the headboard and footboard are about 12" high). We did put a dust ruffle on DD’s bed because it hides all the bins under her bed.

We didn’t bring the guest room bed to Belgium, but we didn’t have a skirt on it. It was an Amish four poster bed and it was really pretty in its simplest form. 

Yes, they are outdated.

I haven’t used one in many years. Our bed actually is constructed in a way that would make it impossible to use one anyway (it is similar to a sleigh bed).

I have a high metal bed from the Victorian era. I store things under the bed. That bedskirt hides all things under the bed.

I presume those who have ditched the bedskirt have nothing under the bed.

I agree that it totally depends on the bed frame and the comforter/duvet. If what shows is unsightly (including the box spring, IMHO), then I would use a tailored simple bed skirt. With the newer thicker mattresses, lots of older bedding is not long enough. On one of our guest beds, I used a plain tailored bedskirt but tucked it under box spring. So it covers the box spring (like a fitted sheet), but doesn't show beneath the wooden side rails. If you are storing stuff under the bed, a bedskirt is nice, or just make sure you tuck it far enough under bed that you don't see it. In the end, it is what you like and fits in the decor of the room that matters. There are never any hard and fast rules in determining your own style.

I am going to say I think box springs are outdated. When we upgraded to a king from a queen 5 years ago we were told to forget the box spring. Bed frames are build higher now with a platform to hold the mattress. I don’t even notice that our bed doesn’t have a box spring - but our king bed with frame has a smaller footprint than our queen bed with frame. And I love the king!

Both of my girls have box spring and mattress but I want new frames to get rid of the box spring. They have wood frames so no skirt.

If one has a metal frame on wheels with box spring I think a sheet over the box spring plus a duvet that hides the frame a bit is more modern than a bed skirt.

We haven’t ever used one on any of our beds. I think they collect dust and get in the way when you try to vacuum. Our first bed was a waterbed so there was no way to use one to begin with. Currently two of our three beds at home have bed frames with built in drawers underneath so the skirts would just get in the way and be a PITA. To me it seems like the kind of thing little old ladies are stuck on using just because it’s what they’ve always done.

Good idea!! thanks!

TIL: the terms "divan" and "platform valance"....

We have an antique bed and a ruffle bedskirt. I don't care if it's outdated... I like the way it looks and the fashion police aren't coming into my bedroom, lol! 😄