Wrap Around Bed Skirt

Wrap around bed skirt that fits in 40 seconds with the mattress in place — no lifting, no wrestling, no decking platform. Our wrap around bed skirt is 100% combed long-staple cotton at 240 gsm on a 3-inch knitted elastic band running the full 360 degrees of the base, so the panels stay taut where corner-only elastic fails.

Why people put off buying a wrap around bed skirt — and why they shouldn’t

The reason people put off buying a bed skirt is not the skirt. It is the fitting. A traditional skirt has a fabric platform that sits between the mattress and the base, which means stripping the bed, lifting a 30 kg mattress off it single-handed, laying the platform, and dropping the mattress back on straight. Most people do it once, badly, and never take it off to wash it.

A wrap around bed skirt has no platform at all. It is a continuous band of cloth on a 3 in. wide knitted elastic that stretches around the base itself, the way a fitted sheet goes over a mattress. It goes on with the mattress in place, by one person, in about forty seconds — and it comes off just as easily, which is the part that actually matters, because a bed skirt you cannot remove is a bed skirt you never wash.

Specifications

• Fibre: 100% combed long-staple cotton, 240 gsm
• Attachment: 3 in. wide knitted elastic band, full 360°
• Fitting time: ~40 seconds by one person, mattress in place
• Hem: 1 in. double-turned, blind-stitched
• Drops: 15 in. or 18 in.
• Sizes: Twin (39 × 75) through California King (72 × 84)
• Colours: Alabaster, Bone, Fog Grey, Sable, Clay, Sage, Indigo

Why full 360° elastic on a wrap around bed skirt

The elastic is knitted rather than braided and runs the full 360 degrees, not just at the corners. Corner-only elastic is the common shortcut and it fails predictably: the long sides sag away from the base in the middle and the skirt hangs in a shallow curve instead of a straight line.

Wrap around bed skirt for platform beds

A wrap around bed skirt also solves a problem the traditional design cannot. Platform beds and slatted bases have no box spring, so there is nothing for a decking platform to sit on and a conventional bed skirt simply cannot be fitted. A wrap-around grips the base frame directly, which makes it one of only two answers for a modern platform bed (the other is the Velcro version).

Wrap around bed skirt size guide

Measuring for a wrap around bed skirt

Measure from the floor to the top of the base before ordering. Choose 15 in. or 18 in. — whichever is closer without going under.

How to care for your wrap around bed skirt

• Machine wash warm on a normal cycle
• Tumble dry low
• Because refitting takes 40 seconds, wash more often than you would a conventional skirt
• Skip fabric softener — coats the elastic and reduces its grip
• Hang while faintly damp — the cotton weight pulls creases out

Frequently asked questions

What is a wrap around bed skirt?

A bed skirt with no decking platform — a continuous band of cloth on a 3-inch elastic that fits around the base of the bed, so the mattress doesn’t have to move to install it.

Do wrap around bed skirts fit platform beds?

Yes — that’s one of their two main use cases. Platform and slatted beds have no box spring, so a conventional decking skirt cannot be fitted, but a wrap-around grips the base directly.

Are wrap around bed skirts easy to remove for washing?

Very — about 30 seconds to pull off, 40 to refit. The main practical advantage over a decking skirt.

Do wrap around bed skirts stay on?

Ours do — 3-inch knitted elastic runs the full 360 degrees, so the panels stay taut. Corner-only elastic bed skirts (a common shortcut) sag in the middle of the long sides.

Complete the easily-refit bed

Pair with matching cotton bed sheets, coordinated duvet covers and coordinated pillowcases. For related bed skirt fittings, see our Velcro Bed Skirt, Bed Skirt for Adjustable Bed, or the classic Tailored Bed Skirt.