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DIY Stone Fireplace Bumper #Babyproofing

November 2, 2015 by Julie 15 Comments

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We have a lovely stone fireplace in our living room, but it stopped being lovely when we realized our little one could really hurt himself if he fell on it. So my awesome hubby came up with a great DIY project to construct a bumper, and I helped a bit! Of course, he did all the hard work, I just helped hold the boards together and pick out the fabric. And take pictures along the way. Because #blogging.

How we made a bumper for our stone fireplace to keep our baby safe

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We started with measuring the fireplace (measure twice, cut once!) and gathering our supplies. We needed several two by fours, and of course hubby’s collection of drills, long screws, drill bits, staple gun, air compressor, etc. We also got spray adhesive, Styrofoam as well as quilt batting for the padding, and of course, the final touch is the fabric.

His idea was to have the boards meet each other at an angle at each corner so they connect nicely. One board to go on top of the fireplace, and one to go parallel with the edge.

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When hubby cut the boards, we would lay them where they would go on the fireplace mantle to confirm that everything fits well together. The initial step looks like this with the cut boards.


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The next step is to connect them in place with a long screw. The first hubby used a drill bit to create a hole in the wood for the screw to go into. Then he made the top of the hole wider with another drill bit just so when the screw is driven into the board, the head would not stick out. Smooth is what we’re going for here. I thought it was quite brilliant since I’m a complete novice when it comes to construction work. I helped hold the boards while he drilled in the screws and connected all the pieces on the fireplace. It made sense to construct this in place so that everything fits just right.

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Sorry the pic came out blurry, I was helping and taking pics in between taking care of the baby. I didn’t realize it was blurry until I uploaded the photos from my phone onto the blog via the WordPress app (which BTW is how I get most of my photos from my phone into my media library – yay for shortcuts).

Next, he measured and cut Styrofoam to attach to the boards for padding. Some spray adhesive is all that was needed.

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When done, the whole thing looked blue hah! But wait, we’re not done with the padding. At this point, the boards are covered with only one layer of soft padding, but it is now time for the quilt batting. So, we took it off to wrap the second layer of padding.

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You can kind of see in this photo how it went around the sides and top of the bumper.

Finally, it is time for the fabric. We got one 4-yard stretch of fabric and wrapped it around the bumper, stapling it in place with a staple gun. It took a lot of staples! But look how good it looks!

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Since this was the final step, we just had to attach it back to the stone fireplace. It is set up so it slides on, but takes both of us to slide it on just right so it can’t be removed by silly baby.

Ta-da! What do you think?

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Doesn’t it look soft and safe now?

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Here’s a “before” photo – a true before as this photo is from when we bought the house (and most of that isn’t our furniture – though we bought their couch and TV).

So there you have it, our DIY Fireplace Bumper!

Categories: Home, Parenting Tags: babyproofing, DIY

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Comments

  1. Diane Price says

    October 4, 2020 at 8:45 am

    This is a great idea! I’ve just started taking small steps to babyproof my home, so this should be a nice addition.

    Reply
  2. aNoviceMum says

    March 31, 2016 at 11:56 pm

    Wow 🙂

    So wish we could do DIY like this! Good job, definitely looks good; a lovely addition, and a safer option. 🙂 #CommentLuv

    Reply
    • Julie says

      April 1, 2016 at 10:02 am

      I am pretty impressed with his skills sometimes 🙂

      Reply
  3. Something Crunchy Mummy says

    November 11, 2015 at 2:31 pm

    This looks fab! Thanks for linking up to #justanotherlinky xx

    Reply
  4. Lora @ Crazy Running Girl says

    November 9, 2015 at 8:53 am

    Cute! I love how it’s a stylish accent vs. an eye sore.

    Reply
    • Julie says

      November 9, 2015 at 2:16 pm

      Thanks 🙂 Yes it looks nicer than the standard bumper pads we can buy, and it actually fits right too 🙂

      Reply
  5. Valerie says

    November 7, 2015 at 10:13 pm

    What a great idea! Coffee table corners were always a worry when my kids were babies. Visiting from Small Victories

    Reply
  6. The Speed Bump says

    November 7, 2015 at 8:39 am

    Great idea! We don’t have a fireplace at all but if we did I’d definitely do something like that, it’s so clever! #justanotherlinky

    Reply
  7. Talya says

    November 6, 2015 at 6:00 am

    What a great idea Julie you are so nifty! You really show us what baby proofing the house is all about. Thanks so much for linking up to #coolmumclub x

    Reply
  8. Brandyn says

    November 3, 2015 at 7:27 pm

    Such great idea! It’s amazing how many hazards you find once the littles start moving around!

    Thank you for sharing with us at #mommymeetupmondays!

    Reply
  9. Debbie says

    November 3, 2015 at 7:00 pm

    Wow! I am impressed. It looks great and what a good idea!

    Reply
  10. sue says

    November 3, 2015 at 5:01 pm

    A great idea and it looks good too! Thanks for sharing this idea with us at #AnythingGoes.

    Reply
  11. sara says

    November 3, 2015 at 9:39 am

    That came out great. And so safe~ When my kids were little I also worried about these types of injuries. Great job!

    Reply
  12. tara pittman says

    November 2, 2015 at 1:43 pm

    I love how stylish it looks. That is awesome!

    Reply
  13. Karie {Girl Going Country} says

    November 2, 2015 at 6:39 am

    Pretty slick! Great to have such a handy hubby with all the right tools!

    Reply

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