Moving furniture and keeping wood floors looking great!

Happy New Year everyone! Over the course of this holiday season, I found myself cleaning, A LOT. Moving things around and reorganizing to either fit people or stuff in general into my home.

I have nice hardwood floors and one thing that drives me crazy is getting them scuffed or scraped from moving a chair, couch or table.  In my living room I have a sectional couch, well more like a modular sectional. I can move it around and piece it together to get the best layout possible. The most movable piece is the ottoman as I have not gotten clips/elastics to keep in place.  So naturally, it gets moved around. With moving around, I started getting scuffs on the floor to my horror. Ugh! What do I do to fix this problem?! Ding a light bulb went off in my head.  Felt pads or furniture glides/sliders would be great to put on and keep my floors from being damaged.  There are different types and some are better for everyday use than others. You can pretty much find them anywhere on-line and in stores.  Amazon.com is my savior for a lot of household items, as is Bed Bath and Beyond (because who doesn't love the tons of coupons they send, especially in the holiday season) or Dollar Tree for the budget conscious!

Funny enough I had some hanging around in drawer, yay!, because as I say "If it's free, it's for me" (yea I know very corny) and was able to utilize them for the ottoman. I don't know what I bought them for originally, as the apartment we lived in before buying a home was carpeted in all areas except the kitchen and bathroom. But I was glad to have them on hand anyway.

The sliders are great, but I find them to be better used for when I'm actually moving heavy items like a dresser or a bed. They work great on wood floors or carpet. The felt pads are great for everyday use, like my beloved ottoman, dining room chairs, coffee tables, etc. They come in different shapes, sizes and colors; which is great for making them seem like they are "part" of the furniture. Here's a link to a whole supply on the cheap! They even have ones that screw or nail into legs of tables and chairs if you want a more permanent solution instead of the peel and stick.

So if you move into a home with great wood floors or redo your floors, don't forget your sliders or felt pads.  You can thank me later.