Has the stork recently paid a visit to your home? As you settle in with your new bundle of joy, it might be hard to believe they will soon be mobile and looking to get into trouble. It happens in the blink of an eye!
The mighty task of baby-proofing your home comes along with late nights, early mornings, and the exhausting joy of parenthood. Even if your baby is still a newborn, it’s never too early to start protecting them from potential household dangers, including an often overlooked hazard — your furniture. At the same time, making your home safer doesn’t mean sacrificing style. Follow these tips, and your furniture will be safe for a growing baby and as chic and attractive as ever!
Common Furniture Hazards and Solutions
Beyond putting up baby gates, cover knobs, the bath faucet, and electrical outlets, install a toilet lock, barricade the fireplace, and put latches on drawers and cabinets. These measures ensure your furniture is baby-proofed. Making your living space items kid-friendly includes taking care of the following:
Add Covers to Sharp Corners
The sharp corners of tables are often at head height for toddlers once they get on their feet. Instead, cover and soften sharp corners with corner protectors to prevent head bumps. Alternatively, invest in a round table, such as our chic and classy Mena Dining Table, or one with kinder, rounded edges, similar to our versatile, extendible Slip Leaf Dining Height Table.
Avoid Glass and Other Fragile Materials
Avoid concerns around breakable materials by replacing glass coffee, end, or dining room tables with a more robust metal or well-finished wood. These may be solid materials, but are available in kinder, safer designs.
Anchor Large Furniture
You never know when large, unstable furniture might fall or collapse. Take the proper precautions and anchor all narrow-based furniture, such as bookshelves and dressers, to the wall.
Avoid Hard-to-Clean Fabrics
As little ones grow, spills and stains are inevitable. So, invest in high-performance fabric and upholstery that is stain-resistant and easy to clean. Examples include polyester, microfiber, or olefin (polypropylene). Alternatively, consider a natural leather sofa or a fabric sofa treated with stain repellents, such as cotton, linen, wool, or a blend.
Keep Danger Out of Reach
All that’s left is to consider what your little ones can grab with their hands. Adjust your draperies and blinds, and check that low-hanging window treatments are out of reach. Don’t forget to cut looped cords so your baby doesn’t get tangled up. Be sure to also look over your decor items and remove any breakable knick-knacks from tabletops.
Once you’ve checked these tasks off your list, you’ll be able to relax (even just for a bit) and enjoy the new addition to the family.
Why This Is the Perfect Time for a Furniture Refresh
While busy baby-proofing their home, many parents discover that the easiest and safest solution is to replace their current lounge and dining room furniture with more suitable pieces. A refresh also means an opportunity to update the look of your living spaces with functional and stylish furniture singles and sets.
These new choices could include a sturdy yet soft-edged sectional, separate couch, or sleeper sofa, occasional chairs, or a love seat with easy-to-clean upholstery, a solid wood coffee table and media center, and a durable round or round-edged dining room table and chairs.
For example, consider Home Zone’s City Limits Sectional sofa. This contemporary modular design features thick, oversized cushions. The highly resilient chenille fabric is in a natural, neutral shade, perfect for any theme or color scheme, and gentle on babies.
To protect precious heads from sharp bumps in the dining room, why not try our elegant round Mena Dining Table? Pair these fashionable pieces with chairs to match in a dining set or choose a different set of separates to create an exciting, eclectic look.
Complement your baby-safe sofa with one or more softly upholstered occasional chairs to add comfort and interest. Home Zone’s Mondo Chair in durable polyester is rounded and comfortable. You might also like a sturdy and stable coffee table and side tables, ideal for support when learning to stand. They’re also attractive, for example, our X Squared II Occasional coffee and end table set.
Keep Your Little One Protected With Dependable Durability and Design From Home Zone
Find the ideal Home Zone baby-friendly furniture designs and materials in a style and at a price you love. Visit a conveniently located store today or browse our extensive collection online.
Placing your order is easy. Alternatively, contact us for more information, interior design ideas, or to discuss a customized design. We welcome you and your joyous new addition!
