Stop Dealing With Annoying Coffee Table Scratches & Try This Easy Glue Hack

Coffee tables are easy to style. By placing a nice catchall tray or flower vase on top, you instantly upgrade it from a basic furniture piece to one more interesting place for the eyes to land on. Depending on the material of your table though, regular maintenance will be needed so the top keeps its nice appearance and lasts a long time. A common issue to watch out for is scratching caused by the pieces you keep on the table, and an easy glue trick to prevent this is to add dots of hot glue to their bottoms. The glue will dry into bumpers that protect the surface from scratching. 

Some factors to keep in mind when picking a coffee table for your home are size and shape. It needs to fit into the space comfortably, working well with the other furniture in the room and how you plan to use it. Another key factor is the material. Based on your needs and your household setup, you'll know what material makes the most sense from glass to fabric. This is also where contact damage can be considered. Coffee tables made of natural wood will be a beautiful and warm presence in any space, but they can be susceptible to scratching and scuffs so go the extra mile with this hack to protect them. This hot glue hack can also come in handy for the back of your picture frames to prevent them from scratching the wall.

This easy hack can be relied upon to stop your problem of annoying coffee table scratches. Just take some hot glue, make small dots around the bottom surface of your item, and let them dry. Hot melt glue can take seconds or minutes but it's best to let it dry for about a full day. They will become hard dots and serve as a safe buffer between the item and the surface of the table. Even if the piece is dragged across the top, it won't touch it directly so there won't be any problem.

We think this hack works as long as you create the glue dots at an appropriate, uniform size and distance so that the item can balance on the table while remaining level. For a small, round item like a flower pot, for instance, you can aim for three even-spaced dots and for square or rectangle trays, a dot on every corner should be fine. Don't have hot glue on hand? Here are some other easy hacks to erase stubborn wood furniture scratches.