!44: How to Prevent Kitchen Chairs From Scratching Hardwood Floors

!±8± How to Prevent Kitchen Chairs From Scratching Hardwood Floors

If you are reading this article you have probably installed a new hardwood floor into your kitchen, or are looking to protect the floor you already have from being scratched or torn by your kitchen chairs. This article is going to tell you how to stop kitchen chairs from scratching hardwood floors.

One of the things you can do is to make chair leg covers for the very bottom of the legs. By putting leg covers on the bottom of the chairs legs you will be able to make sure the chairs do not scratch the hardwood floors. A pincushion is an example of a leg cover you could use.

If you cut the tops off of four pincushions, remove the stuffing, and hem the edges back together, you are able to put them on the bottom of the chairs. place the elastic next to the edge of the fabric to make it tight around the chair you just need to stitch a narrow piece of elastic around the top edge.

Other things that you can use to cover the bottom of the chair legs are hacky-sack balls, small doll pillows, or even tennis balls. All you have to do is cut a small portion off of the top of each of these items and slide them into the leg.

If you are a more crafty person you are able to make your own chair leg covers. All you are going to need is a small piece of a heavy fabric like felt, denim, or faux fur. You will need to cut a 4" diameter circle to begin with. Take the circle and hem it by folding the fabric under a quarter of an inch twice and stitch around the hem. Place an 8" elastic strip next to the edge of the hem and stitch around it.

You probably are trying to make the leg covers not noticeable and you probably think an elastic strip is going to stand out. The way to prevent the elastic from standing out is to hide it within the hem. The way to do this is before you sew the hem place the elastic next to the edge of the fabric. You will need to fold the fabric slightly over the elastic. This makes the sewing more difficult, but hides the elastic.

Chair leg covers are the best way to stop kitchen chairs from scratching hardwood floors. This article has given you some of the many ways to make chair leg covers to place over your chair legs. If you follow these ways you will be on your way to enjoying your hardwood floors without having to worry about scratching them.