So you’ve furnished your bed with a comfortable downy comforter, smooth satin sheets and a comely cotton duvet. You might think that you’ve created the softest, most satisfying sleep experience around – and you’re not far off the mark. All that remains to be settled are the final few aesthetic flourishes that can take your bed to the next level. It might be fit for a prince now, but soon it will be worthy of a king.

Attention is typically lavished on the bedspread, and the lower part of the bed is neglected. No one wants to see the unsightly dust and debris that accumulate under a bed; bed skirts can obscure those unpleasantries entirely. Skirts come in both ruffled and pleated varieties, both of which are suitable for upper-scale bedrooms and should be selected based on the room’s style and theme.