My antique floor lamp in the living room wobbled for months until a friend's dad showed me the trick

He just grabbed a nickel, wedged it under the loose base leg, and said 'sometimes the fix costs five cents'. Anyone know other cheap shim ideas for furniture?

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3 Comments

harper_murphy3mo ago

Try folded cardboard from a cereal box.

grace4193mo ago

Used old Amazon boxes for the same thing last week, worked great. Good call @harper_murphy. What did you end up using it for?

laura_ross1mo ago

Ugh tell me about it, I've got a wobbly dining chair that's been driving me nuts for months. Never even thought about using a nickel like that, that's genius honestly.