I have a full-size metal (steel/dark grey) platform bed from Room & Board. Love the bed, but all of our boxes below the bed can be seen from a mile away. I never thought a bedskirt would look good with the bed (thought it might be a little old-fashioned looking with such a modern bed), but now I am wondering if this would be a good option.
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Dear Katie,
is it possible you could put the things under your bed into nicer containers? maybe cover boxes in fabric (maybe in a shade similar to the flooring or rug beneath it?) it'd be shame to cover up a nice frame in a bed skirt.
What about attatching a *bedskirt* (or long strips of hemmed fabric of your choice) to the interior of the bottom rail with hook & loop (velcro) tape?
That way you wouldn't be disguising the beautiful lines of your bedframe and still creat visual interest.
I am with Briana, It wouldn't be hard to create panels of fabric and attach with velcro on the interior side of the rails.
Funny, I have been wanting a simular bed, but have held off because that storage space under the bed is critical in my small space. Now I might try this idea.
I love Briana's idea - best of all because it would let you hang very straight, very crisp fabric (vs. flowing folds) that honor the lines of the bed - and easy to change up the color at whim!
The only other idea (and it's admittedly a bit tougher to pull off) is to fashion a bed "skirt" out of mirrors tucked behind the bed legs. It probably sounds a little crazy, but the effect just reflects the floor or rug and makes it look like there's just air under the bed -- and of course hides a multitude of sins!
My guess is that you'll go for Option A, but I had to mention it...
helloat, what a great idea!
Wow, thanks everyone! I love the ideas. I might be enlisting the help of some crafty friends who can do things with fabric, and I will try this out!
I would consider just doing simple, streamlined, metal-colored or metal mesh boxes underneath. A few, large boxes rather than many many teeny boxes, too.
But the fabric idea is also nice, or a metal mesh used the same way.
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