# Furniture Leg Warmers The Knitted Flashdance Chair Socks Protect Expensive Wooden Floors By Meghan Young | Published 2012-04-26 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flashdance-chair-socks References: [trendsnow.net](http://www.trendsnow.net/inspiration/flashdance-chair-socks) & [simplynotable](http://www.simplynotable.com/2011/featured-flashdance-chair-socks/) For people who have floors that are easily scraped by chair legs (or chair legs that scrape up any type of floor), the Flashdance Chair Socks come to the rescue. These [cute knitted leg warmers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/down-socks), which are clearly inspired by the classic dance movie of the same name, allows any chair to be a maniac on the floor. Designed by Leanne, who goes by the name of Adventuregurl on Ravelry, a site for knitters and crocheters, the Flashdance Chair Socks are a do-it-yourself project with easy-to-follow steps. Leanne provides the instructions on Ravelry and states that it only takes 30 mins to knit a single sock. She writes, "I think everything in my house would look better with a [knitted cozy](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/knoll-perron-bun) on it." ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.3/10 - Popularity: 44% | Activity: 48% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Protective Furniture Accessories:** The popularity of knitted furniture leg warmers indicates a growing trend in protective furniture accessories that can protect expensive flooring. - **DIY Home Solutions:** The popularity of DIY projects like the Flashdance Chair Socks indicates a trend towards more affordable and personalized home solutions. - **Nostalgic Design:** The Flashdance Chair Socks' use of a classic 80s movie as inspiration highlights a trend towards nostalgic design and pop cultural influences in home decor. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Home Decor:** The trend towards personalized home solutions and nostalgic design presents a potential disruption for the home decor industry. - **Flooring:** The popularity of protective furniture accessories indicates a potential disruptive innovation opportunity for the flooring industry to create more durable and scratch-resistant products. - **DIY Crafting:** The trend towards affordable and personalized home solutions presents an opportunity for the DIY crafting industry to offer more accessible tutorials and supplies for consumers. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Chunky Knitted Quilted Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/knitty-chair.md) - [Floor-Protecting Chair Wheels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/replacement-chair-wheels.md) - [Waste-Incorporated Chair Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/knoll-chairs.md) - [Fuzzy Modern Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fuzzy-modern-chair.md) - [Modular Knit Seating Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/knit-one.md) - [Nylon Tights-Transformed Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tights-to-tables.md) - [Legless Floor Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-bold-chair.md) - [Leftover Textile Lounge Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sugar-lounge-chair.md) - [Sneaker-Inspired Chair Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/markvonrama.md)