Go Back  Quiltingboard Forums >
  • General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
  • need solutions for chair coasters >
  • need solutions for chair coasters

  • need solutions for chair coasters

    Thread Tools
     
    Old 08-27-2017, 07:14 AM
      #11  
    Super Member
     
    thimblebug6000's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Jun 2007
    Location: British Columbia
    Posts: 8,157
    Default

    One of my quilting buddies has some little knitted or crocheted "booties" for her chair legs. They work well, but of course they would also act like a magnet to doggie hair

    Here is a link to a free pattern for crocheted ones. https://torontoknitcafe.wordpress.com/tag/chair-socks/

    Haha... when you do a google search for them, some people have gotten very creative and made them look like little kittie feet.

    Last edited by thimblebug6000; 08-27-2017 at 07:20 AM.
    thimblebug6000 is offline  
    Old 08-27-2017, 09:12 AM
      #12  
    pal
    Super Member
     
    Join Date: Sep 2008
    Location: Long Island, N.Y.
    Posts: 1,832
    Default

    Try cutting down some left-over carpeting and glueing carpet side down.
    pal is offline  
    Old 08-27-2017, 10:53 AM
      #13  
    Super Member
     
    Join Date: Jul 2010
    Location: Central Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA
    Posts: 7,695
    Default

    When I bought my dining set, it was the floor model since it was exactly what I wanted, and the very last set they had. The feet of the table and chairs were just plain wood and I had cheap linoleum in the dining room still, so I had to find a way to protect the floors from the heavy oak chairs. I went to the local hardware store and bought nylon slides that had a nail that goes into the wood leg to hold them on. (Think giant thumb tack with a white nylon cap, they might even come in brown or black, I did not look). Next, I got out my Drexel tool, and drilled twenty four (4 x 6 chairs) holes in the chair legs. I then tapped the nylon slides into the holes I drilled. (No adhesive needed.) I sold the set twelve years later, and they were still in place. The fur kid hair did catch in the slides, it a quick brush with a broom solved that.
    madamekelly is offline  
    Old 08-27-2017, 11:59 AM
      #14  
    Power Poster
     
    SusieQOH's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Jul 2017
    Location: Central Ohio
    Posts: 15,236
    Default

    I know the ones you're talking about. Mine are full of cat hair all the time! I just keep replacing them but I wouldn't call that a great solution
    SusieQOH is offline  
    Old 08-27-2017, 12:20 PM
      #15  
    Super Member
     
    Join Date: Oct 2010
    Location: Tennessee, UC area
    Posts: 1,584
    Default

    Mine collect cat hair too, but I wipe it off w/my fingers when cleaning the floor. There are only 2 of us, and we don't use the table/ chairs a lot. I wonder if those rubber cups like you put on canes and some porch chairs would work. You could paint them so they're not noticeable.
    mermaid is offline  
    Old 08-27-2017, 01:12 PM
      #16  
    Power Poster
     
    SusieQOH's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Jul 2017
    Location: Central Ohio
    Posts: 15,236
    Default

    Originally Posted by mermaid
    Mine collect cat hair too, but I wipe it off w/my fingers when cleaning the floor. There are only 2 of us, and we don't use the table/ chairs a lot. I wonder if those rubber cups like you put on canes and some porch chairs would work. You could paint them so they're not noticeable.
    I used to have them but they're really ugly!
    SusieQOH is offline  
    Old 08-27-2017, 02:00 PM
      #17  
    Super Member
     
    Join Date: Dec 2011
    Location: Horse Country, FL
    Posts: 7,341
    Default

    I have the same situation. N real solution ao far. We have the nylon ones with the nail in the center.but they scratch the floor, too. will just keep on cleaning and replacinf the pads. Now if someone could come up with a real solution, they could make a mint!
    coopah is offline  
    Old 08-27-2017, 04:14 PM
      #18  
    Senior Member
     
    Join Date: Jun 2010
    Location: Halls Cross Roads, TN
    Posts: 987
    Default

    I glued pieces of denim to my legs to keep from scratching the laminate.
    noahscats7 is offline  
    Old 08-27-2017, 04:34 PM
      #19  
    Power Poster
     
    Jingle's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Dec 2009
    Location: Outside St. Louis
    Posts: 38,224
    Default

    I just pick off the cat hair and forget it.
    Jingle is offline  
    Old 08-28-2017, 04:08 AM
      #20  
    Super Member
     
    Join Date: Nov 2010
    Posts: 1,568
    Default

    We used the nail on ones, you do have to drill little holes and hammer them on but they work great. They come with a plastic base or a carpeted base. Home Depot, Lowes and Wal-Mart carry them. They are a bit pricey, we have 8 chairs and it cost us about $40.00.
    rjwilder is offline  
    Related Topics
    Thread
    Thread Starter
    Forum
    Replies
    Last Post
    craftybear
    Links and Resources
    9
    09-20-2011 03:17 PM
    craftybear
    Links and Resources
    7
    09-20-2011 09:48 AM
    scrappy happy
    Main
    175
    04-29-2011 10:07 AM

    Posting Rules
    You may not post new threads
    You may not post replies
    You may not post attachments
    You may not edit your posts

    BB code is On
    Smilies are On
    [IMG] code is On
    HTML code is On
    Trackbacks are Off
    Pingbacks are Off
    Refbacks are Off



    FREE Quilting Newsletter