Well sometimes, that is a good idea...depending on your issue. I mean if you have something ugly to cover like a CPU/computer cords, recycling bins or stacks of magazines then a skirt is a good idea. Heck, you might even want to cover up the table itself! Much like I did in my dining room. Grandma's hand me down wasn't much to look at but it was the perfect size so I had my seamstress make a custom burlap tablecloth with a smocking detail at the top.
Voila!
Designer Tom Scheerer
Domino
Designer Palmer Weiss
Designer Palmer Weiss
Oh Martha, so daring with your mini-skirt!
Martha Stewart