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Casters are used primarily in the industrial and food service world, we’ve found that there are many small and big uses for them in the home too. Of course a caster that is able to hold up to 300 pounds under a trash can may be a bit excessive (or maybe not, I’m not judging), there are other uses for a mighty caster like this in your home.
For a bit of fun, we pulled this list together of how you can use different casters around your house and business.
1. Bins and Cans
Ever bring the trash can over to the sink to throw out peels as you shred your vegetables? How about when the recycle bin or trashcan is overstuffed, and it’s best to bring it out to the dumpster to help unload it? Casters are perfect on the bottom of bins and trashcans to make them more portable in the kitchen.
2. Islands and Butcher Blocks
For a more industrial look in the kitchen, add casters to the bottom of your butcher block or island. This also helps with moving them out of the way when more space is needed or different configuration is needed when guests come over.
3. Beds
Keeping with the industrial look, adding casters to your beds will help keep the industrial motif going. Casters attached to your bed also help move it out of the way for easy cleaning underneath, or for those of you lucky enough to have large doors to the outside, a push of the bed to the outdoors can create quite an intimate occasion – not even kidding, this is a thing!
4. Coffee Tables
Ever have an urge to break-dance in the living room or just need more room for crafting? When the coffee table is on casters, you can roll it away for extra space anytime!
5. Under Bed Storage
We love these rolling under bed storage boxes on casters. They give you extra storage space in an often unused area, and are perfect in kid rooms for lego and toy storage. If antiquing it up isn’t your thing, try using a simpler look, like with these boxes.
6. For the Pets
Try converting an old suitcase into a dog bed, then place casters on the bottom so that the bed can be wheeled to the living room, outdoors, or by mans-best-friend at night. You can also use as an old crate on casters as an upcycled pet feeder like our friend Summerofseventy did.
To see other fun ideas on DIY caster projects around the home, catch us on Pinterest.
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