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Those little felt pieces you put on the chair legs simply don't stay on if you actually have people using them day after day. So, unless you can find rubber ones that go up and around the legs of the chairs your floors could get damaged. It is not easy to find ones that fit as chair legs come in all shapes and sizes.
Some chairs do really well with the types of rubber thingies that you nail into the leg. Then you don't have to use the rubber ones that go up and around the legs of the chairs.
My mother-in-law was all about throw rugs, multiple throw rugs in every room of the house, until she tripped on one while going to the bathroom early one morning, grabbed at a floor lamp which fell over and broke into a million shards, and banged the side of her head against the dresser.
Fortunately, my brother-in-law was staying with her, heard the crash, and rushed in to see what was going on. Her very first words were "All the rugs need to go."
My mother-in-law was all about throw rugs, multiple throw rugs in every room of the house, until she tripped on one while going to the bathroom early one morning, grabbed at a floor lamp which fell over and broke into a million shards, and banged the side of her head against the dresser.
Fortunately, my brother-in-law was staying with her, heard the crash, and rushed in to see what was going on. Her very first words were "All the rugs need to go."
And they did.
As with many things in life, there is a season and when your personal safety or that of another's comes into play things need to be addressed. As we age removing tripping hazards of any kind makes sense.
Just to throw this out there - when I fell and broke my elbow so badly, and had to be taken by ambulance to the hospital, the doctor asked me what I tripped over, and when I said "My dog," he said that dogs are THE NUMBER ONE THING that people trip over - of any age.
I think that if you need to define a space, an area rug can do that nicely. I thought of this when I was reading an article this morning about redefining spaces. There was a very large open living space, and the author anchored a dining area with two items, not just a rug - she also put a pendant light (large - I think any hanging light fixture would work) over the table. Something to consider.
One thing I like about area rugs - and this is just a personal preference - is that I can keep my other furniture neutral and just pull colors out of the area rugs for different seasons. So for instance, in my living room, my rug is an Asian style rug with many colors in it, but it's predominately I'd say blue and green, with other accent colors throughout it. So I pull out the blue and orange for various seasons, the green and yellow for various seasons, etc. (There's no red in it or I'd pull that out too - LOL) I do have about a gazillion throw pillows (and throws) but hey, I'm seasonal!
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