Skirting the issue

I have mentioned this before but I seem to be having a real “thing” for skirted tables at the moment. I can’t seem to get enough of them, and it’s funny because I’ve not really paid all that much attention to them in the past. Now they’re really on my radar!

I think it’s partly to do with the fact that I am redecorating my flat and there are so many tables I need – hallway console, bedside tables in the bedrooms, dining table, kitchen table, coffee tables, desk…. and when there’s a whole house to renovate there’s only so much money one can spend on really fabulous pieces in one go, right?

So, my solution has been to use, let’s say, “lesser pieces” – rather plain but perfectly functional tables – and then use a fabulous fabric to cover them with – et voila, a stylish table at a fraction of the price of a fab piece of furniture. {Side note: the other trick I have been using a lot recently is eBay – you wouldn’t believe the amazing things I have bought on there recently!}

I know that skirted tables have a slightly old fashioned nuance about them – but I think if they are done well they look classic rather than fogey-ish. See what you think to these beauties below which are fuelling my love affair with them!