Baby proofing 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* […]

Turn your fireplace into a creative space with plywood and some chalkboard paint

This DIYer turned her IKEA crib into a fireplace gate in a full-circle baby proofing moment.

Our baby is on the move. You turn your back and she's gone. You put her down in one place, and the next moment she is trying to scale my stairs. She is a pint-size crawling explorer with no limits and no fear. So Sophia-proofing our house has officially begun. And the scariest place that we decided to start with was none other than our fireplace. Remember our fireplace that we spruced up and transformed a while back? Well, it's all pretty and nice to look at now, but it scares the heck out…

While in Richmond over the weekend, Lindsay had a fabulous idea for a DIY project. They are not currently using their fireplace for it’s intended use as it needs some repair work. As baby R…

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…

Babyproofing is in full swing at our home! Our little bud started taking his first steps a few weeks ago, and he is moving fast. We originally had our living room set up with my old couch and our sectional pushed together to make a giant couch-jail for the baby, which was meant to be […]

Babies are inherently curious, so when it comes your fireplace, you need a baby gate that offers the absolute best protection.

DIY - Do it yourself fireplace child guard Our wonderful 8.5 month old Sofia has become a crawling race car with an untamed thirst for ex...

Baby Proof Fireplace: We have a fireplace in our living room, which happens to be where our son likes to play. He is very active and as parents, have been worried about him hitting his head on the brick/concrete. So we decided to look at ways to cover this. Wr tried just…