Skirt Chasing - Model Railroader Magazine

For use in the lived-in part of the house, I'd go with a solid color matching the room's general decor, hung as curtain panels from curtain rods hidden by the bottom of the fascia.

Alternative to a solid color would be a multicolor weave, small pattern, nothing flashy or too bright.  You want to draw attention away from the skirt, not emphasize it.

In my non-public layout space (garage) I'm using cheap shower curtains, dark blue (the aisleway is supposed to be a river) hanging from lengths of PVC pipe supported by hooks.  I cut them approximately in half and installed grommets for hanging loops in the cut-off portion, then trimmed everything to clear the floor by about 10 cm (4 inches)  to provide toe space.  That way one shower curtain spans about three meters of fascia with a nice, virtually dustproof, plastic shieldthat can be slid aside for easy access to under-layout junk,

Chuck (Modeling Central Japan in September, 1964)