Ideas for covering up the underside of your benchwork.

Curtains are the most convenient, and lots of people use them.  They are on my list for mine as well since I have the same issue as you have.

Some of the boxes will have to move before the curtains go in.

@Maxandy posted:

I was not sure if this was the right forum. I'm looking for ideas on covering up the sides of my layout. The area between the top of the bench and the floor. Underneath my benchwork has become storage for a wide assortment of stuff. I want to cover it with curtains, drapery, wood? I was wondering what you guys use for this purpose. I see some examples of folks using part wood and part drapery. I was thinking about using cheap cloth that I would cut to size. I was wondering what you guys use and did it serve the purose of looking good and covering up the underside of the benchwork. Any feedback is most appreciated. Thanks.....

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Layout Skirting Ideas?

This worked for me

Herringbone fabric from Target...

Thanks Guys - @gunrunnerjohn @DennisL @Terry @Training Wheels I'll also check the previous post. I should have looked first before posting. I think I'll use curtains. I'm going to look for Jersey Central lines green for mine.

Gunrunnerjohn,

What is the purpose of the little bump-out in your second picture?

Thanks,

Ed

@Ed Kelly posted:

Gunrunnerjohn,

What is the purpose of the little bump-out in your second picture?

Thanks,

Ed

Just a fun place to put something like a freight station or other building.  The primary purpose was also to make the fascia not be a straight line but rather have a little more interest with the curves.  That was done for all of the edges.  Here's some more of the build pictures after the fascia was installed.

This is how I am finishing mine. The fabric was found on the web and not the Bay or Amazon.

This is going another direction, but I use the area under my tables for shelving to display the trains not running on the layout.

@PeterA posted:

This is going another direction, but I use the area under my tables for shelving to display the trains not running on the layout.

Harry Henning has swing-out shelves with lots of stuff on them.  I thought about it, but they're too exposed to bumping into them, and also people swinging the shelves too fast.

John, I have gates on this layout and never had a problem with anybody opening them, and in any case, with the shelves full of trains, they roll "slowly' when I open one.  Then on my basement layout, I just leave openings at a few locations for access to storage under the layout.  So, for me at least, shelving "skirting" has worked fine.