Comments on: help! we need a (baby-safe) fireplace screen

By: Terry

Terry — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 14:38:12 +0000

Brookstone is a good way to go. I also have a one year old and he has never tried to venture near the fire.

By: Ann

Ann — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 23:39:22 +0000

I agree with Shanon – I have also seen The Woven Company’s firescreens and they are gorgeous! They have over 25 styles that are all available in custom sizes. I recently purchased the “moorish” style. All of the styles were exclusively designed by the owner – Kenneth Nguyen. You should definately check out their website.

http://www.THEWOVENCOMPANY.com

Good Luck!

By: Shanon

Shanon — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 18:01:27 +0000

check out the fireplace screens at the woven company. they’re extremely cool–
could be extremely pricey, too. i was looking at them because we have a 16 month old and they seem like they would be a good solution for our fireplace. all of them are backed with mesh…well, you just have to see for yourself. they have a website: thewovencompany.com. good luck!!

By: Ellobie

Ellobie — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 15:24:57 +0000

The Brookstone one looks pretty hip and has the perfect knobs for some sort of child-hampering device that can later be removed.

By: cynthia

cynthia — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 00:54:59 +0000

There are some relatively easy fixes for babies and fireplaces: 1) never leave a child unattended in a room with a burning fire or hot fire screen – if you leave the room, pick the baby up and take him or her with you. 2) keep a playpen in the room with the fireplace. Pop in some toys and most babies are happy to stay there and enjoy the fire from a distance. 3) teach children from an early age to respect fire and anything that heats up. But monitor them! They like to test things out! :-)

Never trust that a firescreen or door is going to be enough to keep your child safe. While they may keep children away from the fire, they heat up too.

By: Sam Lowry

Sam Lowry — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 19:06:19 +0000

Hi- When our baby was born, we were living in a house with a stand-alone gas heater which is more dangerous than a fireplace. We ran into a similar dilemma – no easy way to fence it off and still walk around the house.

I know it sounds lame, but if you can NOT use the fireplace – use other house heaters or electric space heaters – that’s really the easiest/cheapest solution.

And, from what we could tell, babies are smarter than they look :) Even if they get close, they are unlikely to touch, and if they do- they’ll never touch again. This sounds cruel- only if you intend not to watch what your baby is doing. Watch your baby, keep it away from the fireplace.

Sorry, I know this doesn’t help with deciding which one to go with.