I have a new project
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (342342)
Rockingham, Australia
February 14, 2019 4:29pm CST
My father was a farmer but Mum always said he should have been a builder. He built our first house and once he retired he turned to wood-working as a hobby. He built quite a few pony-carts as well as a lot of smaller pieces. I have four bar-stools that he made. I place them near the lounge chairs so each guest has a place to stand their cup or glass. Dad was never one to worry too much about the finish or the timber he used and in the end I painted mine.
The floor throughout the house is comprised of vinyl strips that look like wood. We’ve been using stick-on pads on the legs of all the chairs to try to stop any scratching but they continually start sliding off.
So now I’m crocheting ‘socks’ for the chair and stool legs. I am hoping they don’t look too obtrusive. What do you think? I have to sew the ends in on the two ‘prototypes’. There are four bar stools and eight dining room chairs. Two down, 46 to go.
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34 responses
@1creekgirl (41785)
• United States
15 Feb 19
I think they'll look good on the bar stool legs. You're very clever!
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@SophiaMorros (5044)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
14 Feb 19
I think the socks look much more sophisticated than the neon green tennis balls I've seen used for the same purpose.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
15 Feb 19
wouldn't it slide if you used tennis balls?
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@1creekgirl (41785)
• United States
15 Feb 19
Do you recon it's just people in the south who use the green tennis balls or is it a global thing?
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This stool still looks very new. It is a nice idea to crochet socks for it.
@BelleStarr (61101)
• United States
15 Feb 19
I think it is a creative solution. Good luck with that!!
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@wolfgirl569 (108509)
• Marion, Ohio
14 Feb 19
I like te way they look. Hopefully they stay on good too.
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@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
14 Feb 19
Pretty neat - the chair look great
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@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
16 Feb 19
@JudyEv i'd be happy to own them
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@JudyEv (342342)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Feb 19
I have felt pads on them at the moment but they're always coming off.
@JudyEv (342342)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Feb 19
They stand next to our lounge chairs like individual coffee tables.
@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
15 Feb 19
That will keep you busy for awhile.
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@BloggerDi (3113)
• United States
15 Feb 19
No, they don't look obtrusive. I think they are cute and they will likely be less noticeable against the darker floor.
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@shaggin (72294)
• United States
15 Feb 19
I have the same trouble with our chair legs scraping the flooring. In my daughters room I padded the bottom of the chair legs by adding layers of old baby socks to them. It doesn’t look very good but works. I hope your way works and doesn’t wear out to fast. That is a lot of work. It looks much better then my way.
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@Fajibar (136)
• Philippines
15 Feb 19
I have always valued the building skills of my father & uncle. They grew up in a rural province here in our country so they are used to that kind of work & other stuff too. I promised myself that I will continue & pass on these skills I learned from them to my kids. Kudos to your dad. 
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@JudyEv (342342)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Feb 19
Thanks. In those days, if you couldn't do it yourself, it didn't get done. It is good that you are continuing the tradition. We must have saved thousands of dollars over the years by doing things ourselves. And we've been able to have things by making them that we couldn't have afforded otherwise.
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