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You are here: Home / Real Life Tips / Keep a Bedskirt in Place

Keep a Bedskirt in Place

October 12, 2012 By Karen Cooper 13 Comments

Does everyone else love spring cleaning as much as I do? (I’m kind of nutty that way.)

As part of spring cleaning, we flip our mattress.  You know, so we don’t get those body-shaped dents in it.  Also, it’s good to vacuum it and behind the bed.

I decided it was time to flip the mattress.

Every time we flip the mattress, the bedskirt moves.  It slips around and it’s impossible to keep it in place. It’s annoying. I’ve actually torn one once by pulling and tugging on it to get back in place.

How to keep a bedskirt in place - thediybungalow.com

No more!  I had the best idea today – one of those head-smacking good ideas. Here’s how to keep a bedskirt in place when moving or flipping a mattress.

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Velcro is the answer!  (Or, hook and loop fastener, for the non-brand version.)

How to keep a bedskirt in place using hook and loop Velcro tape - thediybungalow.com

Here’s what the bedskirt looked like after I took the mattress off:

How to keep a bedskirt in place when flipping a mattress - thediybungalow.com

Here’s what I did:

I took the velcro and put it on the corners and middle of the top edge of the box spring and in the corresponding place on the underside of the top edge of the bedskirt.

How to keep a bedskirt in place using velcro tape - thediybungalow.com

How to keep a bedskirt in place using squares of hook and loop (velcro) tape - thediybungalow.com

It’s a bit hard to see, but there are little velcro squares on the corner and in the middle of the box spring and the edge of the bedskirt.

Then I put the mattress back on. Notice: the bedskirt is in the same place!  It hasn’t moved!

How to keep a bedskirt in place when moving a mattress - thediybungalow.com

Using hook and loop squares to keep a bedskirt in place - thediybungalow.com

Look how great that looks!  It didn’t budge.  Why didn’t I think of this sooner? (Forehead smacked, again.)

I hope this helps you the next time you flip your mattress or make your bed or whenever you need to put that bedskirt in its place!

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About Karen Cooper

Hi! I'm Karen. I call myself a “recovering lawyer” - I traded in my power suits for power tools and a life of DIY adventures. Join me for DIY, home decorating, repurposing and upcycling, and organizing projects and tips as I transform a 1929 Tudor bungalow into our home. I believe in merging old and new to make a house a home.

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Comments

  1. SheilaG @ Plum Doodles says

    October 12, 2012 at 1:50 am

    hey, that’s a grrreat idea! Got any tips for flipping the mattress without getting stuck under it?! 🙂

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  2. Anne says

    October 12, 2012 at 1:11 pm

    I HATE bedskirts!!!!! I so want a platform bed, but until I get there, this will help me to hate bedskirts a little less 🙂 Thanks Karen!!

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  3. Storywood Designs says

    October 14, 2012 at 11:14 am

    That is a great idea! I get so annoyed by bedskirts (they always get stuck between the mattress and boxspring when I’m making the bed) but love the look they give the bed. It was so great to meet you this weekend – hope you and your new pumpkin wall art had a safe trip home!

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  4. nova c. says

    April 23, 2013 at 3:49 pm

    great idea! I finally gave up having a bed skirt. I just covered the box springs with a fitted bed sheet.

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    • Karen Cooper says

      April 23, 2013 at 4:20 pm

      I’ve thought about that, too. Haven’t gotten around to it yet – still have that stubborn ol’ bedskirt.

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      • nova c. says

        April 23, 2013 at 9:47 pm

        It is so much easier for me with my health issues. but my daughter said she is going to use the Velcro idea cause she loves her bed skirt!

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  5. Claire @ A Little Claireification says

    June 25, 2013 at 2:04 am

    That is so clever!!! I’m going to smack my own head too! And pin this while I’m at it!! Great idea, Karen!

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  6. Sharon says

    June 30, 2013 at 11:33 pm

    LOL..I’m laughing at Sheila’s question…

    And yes, this is ingenious! They say necessity is the mother of invention.

    Thanks for sharing!

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    • Karen Cooper says

      July 1, 2013 at 7:58 am

      Thanks, Sharon! I thought of Sheila when we got our new, unflippable mattress! lol.

      Reply
  7. Kim says

    May 20, 2017 at 4:32 pm

    Yes, that is a great idea. I did that years ago to keep my dust ruffle in place. Sometimes if we just use our thinking power, the answers are ‘right’ there.

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    • Karen Cooper says

      May 22, 2017 at 11:34 am

      Exactly! Thank you, Kim!!

      Reply
  8. Marcia Alexander says

    November 25, 2017 at 10:48 am

    I just used double sided Scotch tape and it appears to do the trick. This is not regular tape but 3/4″ wide and spongy. I cut about 6″ strips, fastened it to the edge under the mattress and then to the cloth.

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    • Karen Cooper says

      November 27, 2017 at 4:27 pm

      That’s a great idea! Thank you for sharing it, Marcia!!

      Reply

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