POLL: Bed skirts and valances - yay or nay?

Isidora Markovic

7 years ago

Where do you stand on bed skirts and valances?

Do you find them an OTT, unnecessary decoration, or do you like the extra frill factor?

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Vote and explain the thinking behind your vote below!

Yay

Nay

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Brid Farnan

7 years ago

A simple tailored base valance sheet will disguise your divan base nicely: no need for frills.

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Go Modern Furniture
7 years ago
Frills are too flouncy for me - keep it clean and simple !!
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Laraine Clarke
7 years ago
I've just bought this drawer divan; as you can see, a valance would spoil the clean lines. It matches my decor beautifully.
User
7 years ago
If you have to cover up the bottom of your bed, keep it as plain and unfrilly as possibly!
hutchsl
7 years ago
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agree, if you have to cover it up, box pleat valances are ok. They look fine in a bedroom in a stately hall, though .........

will no one think of the dust :)
Tudor Rose
7 years ago
This was an ugly trundle bed but I made my own plain valance from a long strip of fabric, sewed elastic to top and bottom at each end so it hugs the corners. Fits perfectly, no flouncy frills and best of all it cost me around £6 :-)
Caroline Goodman
7 years ago
No more divans for me. If the mattress doesn't exactly fit the base, the corners get dusty and so does any valance. Far better to have an easily wipeable bedstead. Dust be gone!!
hutchsl
7 years ago
I love that idea, Tudor Rose!
catnappin2
7 years ago
I use simple box valances on my traditional brass bedsteads...mainly to hide my shoe collection stored in wheeled boxes underneath. For me divans don't work!
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Secret Linen Store
7 years ago
We were so surprised when we added valances into our collection, they've gone down a storm... and like the rest of you say - the less frills the better - we've stuck with a simple box pleat in a selection of colours and people love it.
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Isidora Markovic
Original Author
7 years ago
Wow what great DIY work Tudor Rose! Thanks for sharing.
p_e_morgan
7 years ago
Can anyone tell me if there are valances for beds with legs as in the four-poster at the top? I have had to slit the valance down the corner to go either side of the legs but would love a proper heavier valance that does this.
Maura Maher
7 years ago
Some online websites e.g. Littlewoods and Oxendales, have wrap around valances which are similar to Tudor Rose idea - I have purchased these in graphite and linen for my divan beds and wouldn't use any other type of valance as it saves having to place the normal platform valance under the mattress which can be a struggle! These wrap around valances are in stretchy material and the result is as good as what you get in an upmarket hotel.
C S
7 years ago
No. I like a clean and airy feel in bedrooms, so the less fuss, the better.
patoliver9
7 years ago
Whether or not to use a valance is dependent on the style of bed and the room it's in. I'm about to make up gathered valances for a client in a colourful fabric by Voyage Decoration. It will soften the hard lines of the wood bed frame and add lots of colour to the single beds. The same fabric is being used for the gathered valance on the large angled bay window. This Edwardian room can take the large areas of pattern and will benefit from the frilliness.

In another room, I've specified a plain valance in a dobby weave with pleats at the corners and in the middle of the long sides of the bed. The room is elegant but simple.

In another, more contemporary home, I've used upholstered bedsteads so no valances were required.

Incidently, in the USA what we refer to as a bed valances is known as a dust ruffle. Yes it catches the dust, but throwing the valance in a washing machine quickly solves that problem.
Rachel Oakes
7 years ago
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Elaine Long
7 years ago
On a 4 poster yes as it helps it to maintain its elegant classy look. However this is much too much hassle for me. I like beds to be fitted with gorgeous throws over them instead and lots of decorative cushions
Marcia Bowlin-Lewis
7 years ago
I have a valance and it hides away my drawers under the bed. It's just a matter of taste.
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Aspire Design
7 years ago

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I love a valance sheet, especially when it matches the headboard as I think it completes the room and gives it balance. Here's a picture of one from my sister company Perfect Headboards which has corner and side pleats, simple but very effective. Perfect Headboards can make divan sheets to order so you get the perfect drop for your bed base and in the fabric to match your bedroom decor. Louise
Joanna Biddolph
7 years ago
Depending on how you make your bed, it is often essential to cover up an ugly divan base. I have one bed like that and have a very simple box pleat valance that tones with the colours in the room. No frills needed and I wouldn't want them.
Isidora Markovic
Original Author
7 years ago
patoliver9 - I'd love to see a photo of these projects once completed!
HU-849348901
10 months ago
Bed skirts and valances are completely different so can't vote yes or no to include both. I made the mistake of buying a valance and if you like washing a heavy valance with skirt attached every week ok, but I should have bought a simple bed skirt to use with a fitted sheet over the top of the mattress which is miles easier to wash than the heavy valance that I bought. Actually I still put a fitted sheet over the top of the valance as I don't fancy sleeping on the heavily patterned wit valance itself.

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