Bed feet

[Aaron Liebling]

We have hardwood and routinely use thin bits of felt to keep the floor from being destroyed. In this car, I was worried more about the bed. Thinking about it, the felt should be enough to protect it, too

[Jim Becker]

We have hardwood and routinely use thin bits of felt to keep the floor from being destroyed. In this car, I was worried more about the bed. Thinking about it, the felt should be enough to protect it, too

Yes, we had wide pine at the old property and it did "take it for the team" where the bed posts contacted it for all those years, even with a little felt on the bottoms. What you have to be careful with around felt and felt like materials is that they slide relatively easily. Check your options on that so you get the cushion/protection, but don't have the furniture skating around the room if you accidentally bump into it, etc. The larger the contact point, the better things will be in that respect, too. I'd not use the nail in glides on a bed for that reason.

[Aaron Liebling]

The old bed is a massive cherry sleigh bed, which is probably why it never skated around (despite the name).

[Paul Haus]

One thing to watch is some material used for feet and spacers can leach material (polymers) which can stain the floor under them with time. That's just a fyi if you make your own.

[Tom Bender]

I put rubber feet on furniture. MaMaster Carr sells good ones in a variety of shapes and sizes. I keep a variety on hand. You could use 1 1/2" diameter on 8/4 legs. Counterbore to hide most of the foot and hold the leg 1/16" off the floor. If you drill a little too deep you can always add a shim.