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What about that drawer liner stuff (not contact paper, but the squishy rubber stuff)? Maybe you could affix a wee bit to the bottom? I'm with Maxwell, though, I use felt pads on mine. I also use the ez-sliders, but that will give you the exact opposite of what you want.

felt felt felt. works great, cheap and can't be seen so long as you cut it to size and shape. I've got wood floors (wu-hoo!) and use it on all my furniture and nothing slides or scratches...

There are also adhesive rubber pads the size of the felt pads that are available at Target and hardware stores. The felt pads will make it easier to slide your chairs around, but the rubber pads will keep the chairs in place.

Adhesive-backed felt pads are available at every single hardware store that I've ever looked for them in, and sometimes they're even in the hardware section of pharmacy chain stores.

Thanks everybody, i never thought about felt, but now you're warming me up to the idea!

The kind that I'm talking about is a heavy-duty grey felt that's already cut into circles and is absolutely just exactly for that.

(For once) I'm not talking about your having to re-invent the wheel with a craft project or anything.

I, too, am often gloomy and apathetic when I clean.

We have two of the Eames chairs as well and use the felt pads that everyone has recommended. The chair can slip a little when you sit down, but they work the best in terms of protecting the floors and being nearly invisible. As Arin said they sell the same type of pads in rubber. We use that on the sofa to keep it from slipping if you lean against it while sitting on the floor. I would use the rubber pads on stuff you rarely move and felt on things that need to be moved around.

Stop your moping.

Here's another idea (though I've never tried it): cork. You can probably buy it in thin sheets at a craft store, and cut with scissors to fit the bottom of the chair feet.

Felt pads. They let the chair slide and protect both floor and chair. The best ones are the store brand at Ace Hardware.

Felt.

Crazy. Two nights ago I took on the task of putting little cork pads on my Eams LCW and several other chairs.
I had the self-adhesive rubber things and the felt pads on various chairs, but they kept coming off (especially the rubber ones). They come off largely because my big, blind black lab has not gotten used to the furniture arrangement in our new house.
I used quarter-inch thick cork that comes in square foot tiles at my local Ace Hardware store. The hardware girl recommended a really strong double-sided adhesive tape.
I cut the cork exactly to fit the chair feet and then stuck it on with the adhesive tape.
They don't seem to be falling off at this point.

Oops, Eames, not Eams!

You might try a sheet of thin neoprene or similar material. Just trim to fit the bottom of the leg and glue on. Seems that I have seen this stuff offered as a peel and stcik product. Try an Ace hardware or other specialty hardware store.

I have the same chair and have used felt under the legs. The problem is the felt/adhesive wears down quickly and starts to slide off to the edge of the legs. Then the felt begins to pick up dust bunnies as well. So I end up replacing the pads every couple of months.

The last thing I want to do is put a tack in the bottom of the feet. So any other suggestions?

they make stuff so rugs don't slip in "masking tape" style rolls. they are tacky on their own accord and available atw bed/bath stores, what about cutting bits of that for the bottoms of the feet. something about that material lends it to adhering onto wood floors (hence why rugs dont slip), i don't see why it wouldn't work for chairs...