A sheet with a deep pleated or gathered border that is designed to hang down over the mattress and sides of a bed.
‘It was the only explanation for not only being able to loft my bed, but design a floor length dust ruffle as well.’
‘Matching print sheets, pillow shams and bed skirt, dust ruffle, window dressing, bed canopy for camelback or regular canopies and a whole collection of other accessories give you lots to mix and match to best fit your space.’
‘In late breaking news, he talks about buying a dust ruffle.’
‘Perhaps it's her Halloween costume from the legendary time she went as a dust ruffle.’
‘She added pattern in small doses - a striped dust ruffle, damask throw, toile pillows - again using red to punch up the neutral scheme.’
‘We found some material for the dust ruffle with animals on it.’
‘Her heart pounding, she collapses by the bed, shoving the dust ruffle away from her and searching in the darkness below.’
‘In the meantime they must be properly fed, so when we get home from church she rushes to her bed and lifts the dust ruffle to pull out the box.’
‘From where she was sitting, she saw a piece of paper lying on the floor, just peeking out from the dust ruffle on the bed.’
‘She gets to her hands and knees and pokes around beneath the dust ruffle, sucking on her upper lip in thought.’
‘She lifted the dust ruffle on the sofa and we looked under there’
‘The raw silk dust ruffle was the same color blue as the walls and allowed the ivory inlaid legs of the bed to peak through.’
‘The matching cover to the bed hung to just above the floor, the small gap revealing a heavy dust ruffle.’
‘I flipped over and pulled up the dust ruffle, checking underneath the bed once more.’
‘Have you ever thought of using old lace curtains as a dust ruffle for your bed?’
‘The absence of a dust ruffle and other frills keeps the room from being froufrou.’
‘Of course, she found the money to buy herself a new one, with dust ruffle to match.’
‘Towels have pockets for dorm keys, and dust ruffles double as cargo-type storage space.’
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