Home-made FOOTSTOOLS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17145, 26 April 1919, Page 4 (Supplement)

Home-made FOOTSTOOLS.

During the winter every member of the household should have a footstool. These keep the feet above the draughts of the floor and play a big part in helping to make one feel warm all over. In the first place a square piece cf wood measuring about a foot all ways is secured. Cretonne, or any similar material, is employed to go over it, and quite a charming effect is achieved if the lop is padded with some folded newspapers, the cretonne being stretched over this and tacked down under the wopd. Get the material free from wrinklis,, and if' you can manage it put brass nails round the sides.

The question of the castors causes no difficulty. For these four little potted meat jars are used. Put the open end of th:- jar where you wish ft to be on the underside of the wood, and then describe the circle with a pencil.. With a chisel, knife, or any similar tool, cut away .the wood a ! little inside this circle. Do this at all the corners. Now get a little glue, or any strong adhesive, and put somo of this into the holes you have made. Then place in the tops of. vour jars. Let the glue become perfectly dry before attempting to use the footstool. The small jars make the most perfect castors imaginable in that ' they travel smoothly over the carpet or any kind of floor covering. As well, even though made of glass, they are quite strong.