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How to Keep Your Radiator Safe for Kids and Looking Great at the Same Time
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In addition to covering the power outlets, anchoring heavy furniture, and padding sharp corners in your home, you may have another baby proofing challenge with a scorching hot radiator or baseboard covers that are sharp and welcome tiny fingers. When the folks at Fichman Furniture approached us at A Child Grows to let us know about their radiator covers and how they are popular with parents for baby proofing nurseries, I was happy to try them out on my awful baseboard heaters that I hate so much! Changing the covers in my kitchen has been on my home-renovating wish list for almost five years – I actually have a Pinterest board called ‘”Baseboard Heater Solutions“! I have never gotten around to it because I assumed it would involve hiring a carpenter or at least a handy-person to do it for me. Fichman Furniture makes wooden covers in various styles and makes it super easy. You can enter your dimensions on their pricing page for an instant quote and their site walks you through every measurement and specification. Your covers arrive by mail and you install them yourselves with very simple instructions – there’s even a video to talk you through it. The price is very reasonable for the product they offer – especially since you don’t need to hire anyone to install or assemble. Here are my before and after photos and I’ll include some additional photos of radiator covers that look great in nurseries and living rooms.
Take a look and give them a try! Don’t wait five years like me to check this one off your list!
Thank you Fichman Furniture for reaching out to our community with your great products and baby proofing solutions and for letting me give you a test run! For more information please visit them at www.Fichman.com and check them out on Facebook for more photos and samples of their work.
Marisa Karplus lives in Bed-Stuy with her husband, two boys, and two cats. She works mainly behind the scenes at A Child Grows but peeks her head out from time to time to share an idea or two. She loves exploring Brooklyn and beyond with her family and swapping tips on new places to roam.