I cover my boxspring in a fitted sheet that matches the color of my upholstered headboard. It doesn't give any coverage for under bed storage, but it does give the bed a clean contemporary look.

You might want to consider going the extra step of having an upholsterer make a fitted sheet style slipcover out of nice upholstery material

I also have a queen mattress box spring on a metal frame and, for now, I just put a white fitted sheet over the box spring and otherwise dress the bed as I normally would. The metal frame shows, but it's black and doesn't really draw attention. I looked into bed skirts but didn't find any I liked/worked with my furniture.

http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.0e0eb51a2e6b5ad593598e10d373a0a0/?vgnextoid=c3cf2e912b11f010VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&autonomy_kw=bed%20skirt&rsc=header_5

Here is a picture like arza is talking about. It gives a lot of flexibility and design choices.

I never thought of doing that with the fabric...I wish I had. I just bought a plain straight white one, but it's not yet on my bed. Of course, buying that much fabric could be expensive compared to what I spent on the skirt ($30 or so).

I have a box spring and metal frame with bed risers to make more room for underbed storage. I have been trying to find an extra long bedskirt to cover the extra height made by the bed risers. I tried to find a bed skirt a size bigger than my bed, but I can't find a skirt that it uniform in color (it is usually white fabric underneath the mattress). Any suggestions?

nyc444 try Garnet Hiil or Pottery Barn. Both sell bedskirts in longer lengths. Garnet Hill has two bedskirts that have 21" drop lengths: the Cotton Hemstitched Bedskirt
& Tailored Cotton Bedskirt. Hope this helps!

I recently stayed at a lovely boutique hotel that had a really great vinyl bed skirt. it was basically just 4 panels sewn to a rectangle the size of the bed. Very clean, very simple, very beautiful.

nyc444- i also have risers and needed a longer bedskirt. i found mine at bed bath and beyond and it was available in longer length "drops" than the standard 15". Mine is a tailored off-white with box pleats and is really clean and simple.

I got a platform bed, but still wanted to use my box spring, so I got a fabric cover that wraps around the box spring and is held together by strong velcro....

http://www.thecompanystore.com/parent/Basics Bedskirts/3504/GE94X/

I chose a white material from a fabric store and wrapped it around the edge of the bed, tucking about one third of the material between the mattress and the box spring. Material usually comes with a finished side so I put that side closest to the floor. This looks really clean and everyone always asks me where I got such a long bed skirt as I have the risers also.

I measured the three sides of the bed (length x 2 width) and added about 10 inches for the top of the bed against the wall.

I hope this makes sense. I can take a picture if you want.

i use a flat sheet- charcoal grey colored - originally i did this because i couldnt find a California King size bedskirt that was inexpensive, turns out it look's really great.

I have the same set up as JessG, though I pin the fabric to the top of the box spring.

nyc444--if you need longer than the 21" or 22" that many skirts are available in, or if you want something different than white/beige (I find most of the longer ones, that's all that's available) you could try adding a few inches of fabric--either from a sheet that matches your bedding or some other pattern or color you like. Depending on the length, a wide ribbon could also work to make up the difference. You don't even have to sew it--you could use fusible interfacing (like heat bond or stitch witchery) and iron it on.

My bed is on risers, too. I purchased a 21" white bedskirt from Linensource.

I recently bought a VERY high (21 inches) antique bed that has rendered my box-spring obsolete. Because I use that under-the-bed space for storage, I'm working on a non-skirt option to cover the crap under the bed without covering up the mahogany rails etc. My mom made panels that I will attach to the underside of the bed with velcro, giving me the best of both worlds.

We just bought a great queen-sized mattress and chose to put it on low-risers on the frame because we like the lower profile but still need under-the-bed storage. The problem is that I am unable to find a tailored bedskirt to cover the storage that is visible under the bed because there is a 12" drop and the the shortest bedskirt I can find is 14". We would really like to keep the bed at this height for aesthetic reasons but I am no seamstress and am on a budget, so would love a solution that doesn't involve shortening/hemming a 14" bedskirt as I'm assuming that would
cost a lot of $$$. Thoughts????????