There are three ways to protect your walls from chairs: polycarbonate/lexan chair rails, Rubstrips, and wall guards. Each of these will increase in cost and complexity and we'll walk through each option. Clear Polycarbonate/Lexan Chair Rail See Polycarbonate Chair Rail The least expensive option is a clear chair rail. The benefits of this product is that it's strong and inexpensive. The potential downsides are that you can see through the product so you won't be able to hide previous damage on the wall. Also, these are attached with screws (through predrilled holes) and some people would like to hide fasteners. Rubstrips See Rubstrips Vinyl rubstrips (also called "rub rail" or "crash rail") are thin vinyl strips that come in 4–8" widths. They are...

There are three corner guard dimensions that are important: height, wing width, and angle. How to Choose The Height of a Corner Guard What height your corner guard should be depends on two questions: What are the types of damage you need to protect against? What is your interior aesthetic? Regarding the first question, how high your corner guard needs to be depends on how high things like baggage or carts are. That is, how high are the objects that will damage the wall. Regarding the second question, if the only things that will damage the corner are less than 4 ft then you have the option to use a 4ft or 8ft corner guard. And you can make that decision...