Childproof fireplace

A few weeks ago I was pulling my hair out. My little ones were continuously getting into my fireplace. Now, I have a gas fireplace, ...

Materials Needed: Plywood or particle board (Since both the staple gun AND the screws didn’t work that well with the particle board, you may want to consider getting plywood instead. But we made it work!!!) Upholstery Foam (we got ours from Hobby Lobby) Fabric Spray Adhesive *For the above mentioned materials we spent about $80* […]

I painted my living room today and when I posted the pictures someone asked me what I had around my fireplace. My recent love affair with Pinterest had me thinking that maybe I should write a quick…

It’s happened: my five-month-old has started rocking on her hands and knees and I’m well aware of the next logical step — crawling. It’s just about time to start baby-proofing the house. I’ve done it before so it shouldn’t be too difficult, but the one place that we were never able to stylishly address was the fireplace.

The Baby Proofing Fireplace Hearth Guard Bumper Cover will help protect your baby from scratches, bumps, bruises, and severe injuries to their bodies.

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I love my house. I love my 2 fireplaces. I don't love the sharp edges with 5 crazy kids. I started looking around for some protective padding for the edges of my fireplaces after my toddler hit his head and had to get 5 stitches. :O( Everything I found was more than I wanted to or could afford to spend. Then one day I thought, HEY! I bet I could use our pool noodles for padding and the idea blossomed from there. Here's how I did it: My living room finished product: My family room fireplace…

Now that DJ is crawling all over the place and pulling up, we knew it was time to tackle the baby proofing. The smaller stuff was easy to do including plug outlet covers and locking the cabinets. …

A few weeks ago I was pulling my hair out. My little ones were continuously getting into my fireplace. Now, I have a gas fireplace, so there really wasn't too much danger, with the exception that the panel on the bottom (that houses all the wires) was their favorite toy EVER in the history of toys. So after pulling them away from it approximately 7 billion times I packed them up and went to Home Depot. Case and point: It's a good thing she's cute! I had found this great idea on pinterest but…

DIY: Chalkboard/Magnetic Fireplace Cover – SASSY WIFE, CLASSY LIFE

Cooper is now eleven months old and is a wild man! He crawls (quickly), army crawls (quickly), climbs (quickly) and is now starting to walk (quickly) with his walker. Life as we know it is all new …

Baby proof Hearth Fireplace with cushion bench

You know that "something-wonderful-happened-and-I've-got-to-tell-somebody" kind of feeling? Where you race over to your best friend's house and rush through whatever it is that is spilling out and you have to repeat yourself again afterwards because your friend didn't understand a word of what you said? Well, here at my house, the words are gushing all over my mind..and I just had to rush over to share my latest project! IT FEELS SOOOO GOOD to create again! To paint and build and see…

Materials Needed: Plywood or particle board (Since both the staple gun AND the screws didn’t work that well with the particle board, you may want to consider getting plywood instead. But we made it work!!!) Upholstery Foam (we got ours from Hobby Lobby) Fabric Spray Adhesive *For the above mentioned materials we spent about $80* […]

Kid Friendly Home Design: The Family Room - Oh Happy Play

Materials Needed: Plywood or particle board (Since both the staple gun AND the screws didn’t work that well with the particle board, you may want to consider getting plywood instead. But we made it work!!!) Upholstery Foam (we got ours from Hobby Lobby) Fabric Spray Adhesive *For the above mentioned materials we spent about $80* […]

My latest project! DIY baby/kid proof fireplace

I'm at that point where baby proofing has become unavoidable. We never had to baby proof in this house. We moved here when June was 15 months...and she was a kid who always valued the concept of safety (I swear to you, these kids exist...and June happened to be one of them). So, our house has never seen the dreaded baby gates...the unsightly jail-like metal bars that ruin drywall and leave you cursing because child locks lock out adults too. For Alder, who was at the time 8 months old and an…

Childproof your fireplace with swimming pool noodles. Easy on, easy off. Inexpensive too!