Leave it. It adds to the cottagey look.

I like the skirt, too. It all looks very inviting and cozy.

Try pinning (or even using masking-tape) it up to see how you like the exposed legs and space under the chair.

How easily could you remove it ? would the stitching show ?
good idea, jmari, pinning it up would help you decide.

I like it's femininity and it stands out as "Lady of the House's spot" to me. I like its cottage feel in there and think you've already got enough legs and wood going on. It's a nice soft balance to the window coverings, also. Very welcoming, comforting, and cozy, imo. Love its color in there also! What a lucky find.

The fabric is nubby and bulky, so pinning it up is difficult (I actually already tried!). The legs aren't very tall, so there's not a lot of "empty" space under the chair -- it just changes the look from cottagey to a more streamlined type of wing chair. If I remove the ruffle permanently, I'll have to remove the welting and then figure out how to glue or staple it back around the bottom of the chair.

If the legs aren't pretty, keep the skirt on. :-)

Ah, kinda I like I do with my own body! LOL! ;-D

I vote to leave it.

Pin the skirt up (on top of the chair -- on one side) so that we can see the legs.
You will most likely want to finish the legs the same color as the footstool...
The footstool is masculine, the chair feminine, you mixed both spirits, and I like that!
You also have a cottagey folk art thing going on, the skirt-less chair is in tune with that look.
I took the skirt off the brown chair in my LR and don't regret it. Joann

Loss the skirt! Well played, Squirrel.

I'm not a fan of skirted chairs -- just gives the dust bunnies more places to hide -- so I would remove it if it can be done without damaging anything. Of course, being a pants girl myself, if the legs aren't pretty, keep the skirt on! ;)

Squirrel, did I ever tell you that you rock? Well, you do! :-) Thank you sooooo much! I really like that look. That really gives the chair a masculine feel, which seems to suit the space nicely (well, in spite of my lace curtains!).

By the way, that rug is really giving off some pink tones in this pic! It's not pink at all in person.

: ) It looks great both ways. I really like it with the legs showing too.

I mentioned removing the skirt in the previous thread. If it was box pleated, I wouldn't dislike it so much.

You did, Graywings! I think you're the first one who planted the seed in my brain! ;-D

Make that LOSE the skirt, sorry, I'm having a day...

I was going to suggest removing it when you first bought it, but decided not to as you seemed happy with it as is; but now, that you are asking, my vote is: remove the skirt. You can paint the legs if you need to.

I like the stool.

The more I look at this pic, the more I hate that stupid floor lamp.

Oh lordy ...

It seems wrong to tell a woman to take the skirt off...but ummmmm Take the skirt off :oP

I say take the skirt off. I like it better without it. The skirt doesn't seem to drape right, kind of stiff or something.
And, Squirrel, you are just one amazing talent!!!!!!

I vote to leave it on.

Too many legs in a room is .. too leggy.

ML

Show your legs!

It's pretty with the skirt off, but personally, I'd leave it on. It softens the look.

I think the skirt softens the room. I say leave it.

I vote leave it. I do like the chair without the skirt too, but I think with the skirt is looks more comfy and less formal and as someone else said cottagey! You can always take it off later if you change the room. What a great find Jen.
And Squirrel it looks as if you snuck in there and took off the skirt and took the photo. Excellent photo shop skills girl!

I haven't liked the skirt from the get-go, because I think it doesn't look well-made in the pix, and so cheapens the look of your charming chair.

I'd remove it. That was the first thing I thought when you posted the first picture of the cute chair. Withoug the ruffle it will be even nicer!

I say remove it!

If the pattern were an English floral, I would say keep it. But with that fabric, I like it better with no skirt.

My vote is leave it on, I agree it softens the room.

Leave it on.

The footstool looks like it is going to be too high for the chair.

Thank you so much for all of the input! (I'm still trying to decide! ;-))

I can't see squirrels picture...so my first instinct is to keep it! It's a sweet, cottage look. I like it.

Maddie made a good point, there will be too many legs in the room if you remove the skirt. I will never forget a comment Kitty Bartholomew years ago, "when I go into a room I start counting legs". Going by your photograph I see legs on the footstool, legs on the desk and legs on the desk chair. Either you cover the legs on the footstool or you cover the legs on the wingchair but try to have some pieces in the room without exposed legs. You don't want it to look like you're expecting the tide to flow back in any minute if everything is raised off the ground on little stilts.

I like it better with a skirt (agree with flyingflower, too many legs in the room) but not that skirt. You could remove the skirt and remove the gathering stitches, then replace it, using just a few soft pleats on each corner. That would give you a soft look without being overly fru-fru (is that a word?) and still look cottagey.

My first thought was to remove the skirt, then saw the PS and was even more convinced of it. What about adding some cording around the bottom, if you remove the skirt or nailheads (like in the ottoman)?

But I guess it really comes down to what kind of look are you going for? Do you want the chair to make the room more cozy, more feminine? I would leave the skirt on if so. Or perhaps a pretty blanket over the ottoman or chair if you make it "leggy" would soften the look and create a nice balance.

Just my thoughts...

Well, I'm with Squirrelheaven, take off the skirt. To me, the skirt says tired and cute; without the skirt it works better with your room.
Lynn