Chair Personality Socks

Anyone who has chairs that were not sold with pads for the legs knows how important it is to have them. Anything to avoid the screeching, scratching and damage that occurs when they are left bare boned. As with most things, some companies take ordinary objects to a whole new place and we're left to ponder if we are right there with them.

We're going to come right out and say it &mdash these Chair Personality Socks aren't for everyone. When we first saw them we were laughing and it wasn't until a later look that we realized how great of an idea they are/can be. CharlesandMarie is selling a set of four for $20 &mdash but we thought these socks would make a great DIY project!

Instead of spending the $20 for new socks, why not use some of the older socks you have in your drawer? We happen to take great pride in what our sock drawer has to offer and could really imagine a few of them on the legs of our kitchen chairs.

All you need:

&bull Socks you already own
&bull Needle and Thread (or sewing machine)
&bull Measuring tool
&bull Chairs

Between measuring the circumference of the chair legs and a little cutting and stitching of the recycled socks, you'll have chair socks in no time.

We love that with this DIY you can fully customize the socks. Any height, color or pattern you like &mdash instead of having to purchase socks that you may not be completely thrilled with.

Would you DIY Chair Socks?

Comments (32)

or you could knit some, right?

Wow, you just made my day! I wish I could put these on my Series 7 chairs, which do scratch our floor. I think that would look ridiculous, not whimsical, though.

um...no

Where do you find these things???

If the whole point is to protect the floor, I wouldn't think these would last very long. I just use little felt pads on my chairs.

No...

Is is really that hard to stop at the hardware store and buy the little pads for the bottom of chairs?

felt pads with a sticky side. DONE. And they are not seen.

I mean, really?

I am completely and utterly delighted with this concept, and I can imagine that many of my guests would be as well - especially the argyle!

Oh man, I want these.

And yeah, right now I do use the felt pads. Over time, they come off, or they shift. And the adhesive (which never goes away) locks onto dust, cat hair, and any dirt on the floor at all. I replaced my felt pads about a month ago and it involved a whole afternoon on my dining room floor with a putty knife, some sandpaper, and a bottle of Goo Gone, because the new pads would not stick until I'd gotten rid of the old dirty adhesive goo.

So yeah, this would be a cute accessory, and I certainly see the use in it.

I think these are freaking hilarious! Love them!

Um, they remind me of teenaged boys in lockerrooms for some reason. That makes this a huge NO.

This is almost as funny as the old people diner in Portland, OR that has baby shoes or tennis balls on every chair. Totally absurd.

I think these are cute and fun! Would I use them in MY home? No. But I'm 40 and my style is more grown up. I could totally see these in a young/trendy apartment, dorm, loft type home.

I think the argyle ones are cute. It's not something I'd do in my house, but I could see this being fun in the right home.

hahaha! so funny!

I think this is hilarious! Not my style, but then neither is Louis Quatorze. I do think the Argyle socks are cuter than the sweat socks.

ummm....nope.

But I *would* use those anti slide things that Ikea used to sell - those huge shoes that you could put on table legs. This just makes me think 'smelly dorm room'. been there. done that.

i bought an 8-pack of these at daiso last year for $1.50... the japanese, apparently, are into this sort of thing (and the illustration on the package -- an angry chair leg -- was priceless). i use them for ipod/electronics, though...

For everyone who says to buy felt pads with the stickies:
How do you keep yours on? Those little buggers fall my chairs all the time unbeknownst to me, and then I scratch my floor! These socks may be a bit novel, but to me they might work better than those felt stickies that fall off, all the time!

lol redneck modern...
angry chair legs are hilarious...

This post also reminds me of David Byrne's ("Talking Heads")
Dressed Objects. So funny...

http://www.davidbyrne.com/art/dressed_objects/index.php

Hideous.

This seems kind of silly. lol

We did the sticky felt pads and ours were constantly falling off. This time around, we got some pads that nail in from IKEA. They are awesome. These are cute, but I think would have to be in the right home and maybe not for regular use...or maybe at a kid table? On second thought, maybe just not used at all. :)

But cat hair, dust bunnies and dirt are going to get on these too, so what's the point? I use cork pads, and clean them off when I vaccuum.

Sigh.

Those are awesome. ;)

Oh, Hell No! They're like stilettos on chihuahuas.

Lol--I see them and think "chair condoms." Sorry.

....and how would one keep them from falling down? I can just see what's coming next--suspenders, or chair garters? I want to sit in my chairs, not dress them up.

Still, it's kinda silly, isn't it? :p

I'd be embarrassed to have this in my home.

I could just hear Mother speaking to my Father if she saw this:
"We need to make a trip to the hardware store - Poor Brian can't afford those little felt pads for his chairs"

i love these so much. these chair sock haters wouldn't know a good time if it bit them in the fac.e

Ok, I really like them. Not the ones that really look like socks, but I think you could make cool funky ones that would work well with a fun, colourful, contemporary design. I've seen weirder :)

thanks sexyartbeast!