Finding the right bed skirt, or: How to raise the bed just a bit?

11 years ago

I feel like I'm probably missing something that's obvious... Our queen size bed is suited for a 14" bed skirt. I wanted a new one, so just ordered one on sale from RH but realized after ordering that it's 15" long. I actually have a 15" bed skirt on there now and it annoys me that it's too long. So what did I do -- ordered another one the same length. I started thinking okay, I'll return it when it arrives and will look for a 14" skirt, but so far I'm not finding one I like. (I'm looking for a simple but substantial -- heavy enough so you don't see the legs of the bed, which was an issue with a voile skirt that I had -- in ivory but not too dark -- Country Curtains has an ivory one that looks too beige to me). So then I thought, what if I get risers so the bed itself is a bit taller? But the only risers I'm seeing online are at least 3", which would make the bed too high. Is there some logical solution that I'm missing? I can't hem the bed skirt. I don't sew and the one I ordered has a decorative line of stitching that would interfere with the hemming.

Probably the easiest solution is to find a 14" skirt -- any ideas for where to look? Ivory but not beige, nice looking. It needs to work with my gray RH summer quilt as well as a multicolored floral duvet that we use in winter.

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Fun2BHere

11 years ago

I do what Sugar-plum said all the time. I don't even use safety pins because I'm afraid they might tear the fabric. I used an iron to set the middle tuck and binder clips. As Sugar-plum mentioned, I cheat the end by pulling the whole thing up a bit at the head. It's not a perfect solution because it gets messed up when I turn the mattress, but it works for me.

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Sugar Plum
11 years ago
I'm not sure that you could find risers that are that short.

Another solution could be to make a tuck in the platform of the bedskirt (the part that is under the mattress). I would make a 2" tuck down the center of the platform, and secure with safety pins. Depending on the style of skirt, you could pull it up closer to the headboard to shorten the foot end, or if that would interfere with the corners, you could safety pin up the foot end on the platform a bit also.

Hope this description makes sense!
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mclarke
11 years ago
Sewing machine. Ten minutes of straight sewing, take it up an inch. Easy-peasy, all done.
daisychain01
11 years ago
What about going to HD or Lowes and looking for those rubber things to put under the feet of the bed? I just got some foam rubber pads to put under my daughter's new bed and each one was about half an inch thick. You could dble them up. They are big circles (like the size of the base of a big drinking glass) and they let you slide the bed around easier as well. They are sticky on one side. Not that expensive, so might be worth a try.
Elraes Miller
11 years ago
Here is a link for 1" bed risers.

Here is a link that might be useful: bed riser
Annie Deighnaugh
11 years ago
If no sewing machine then use a glue gun and turn the hem up 1 inch all the way around. Done.
Sueb20
Original Author
11 years ago
Technicolor, thanks!!

Also filing Sugar Plum and Fun's ideas under "why didn't I think of that?"

As I said, the skirt has decorative stitching trim near the hem so hemming it, even if I wanted to, is not going to work.

Thanks for the ideas, I'm going to try the center-tuck option first and if that doesn't work, I'll order those risers.
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Charleston Staging and Redesign LLC
8 years ago
Thanks Elraes Miller! I just ordered these...I only need about an inch so they should work great and they're clear (although the bedskirt should still cover them so they won't be seen)!!

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