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Clear Edge Protector Strip with 4 Corner Protectors, Baby Proofing Kit for Furniture is designed to cushion sharp furniture corners and edges around homes with babies and young children. The kit combines a 3m roll of foam edge protector strip with 4 separate table corner protectors, so it covers both long runs of exposed edge and the corners at each end.
Where to use them
The 3m length of edge protector strip is meant to be cut to size, which makes it useful as a foam edge protector strip for coffee tables, dining tables, kitchen worktops and hearth edges, as well as chairs with exposed wooden or metal frames. It's built to work across wood, glass, aluminium alloy and ceramic tile, so the same roll can run along a glass coffee table edge in the living room and a tiled kitchen island edge without needing different products for each. The 4 included corner protectors then finish off the corners at either end of a run, or fit separately onto a table or unit corner that doesn't need a full strip.
Part of a wider baby-proofing routine
An edge and corner kit like this covers the sharp lines and corners of furniture, but it's only one part of making a room safe once a baby is mobile. It's worth also looking at nearby doors and stair gates — door finger guards on hinges and stair-gate wall protectors deal with pinch and pressure points that an edge strip won't cover.
Material and fitting
The strip and corners are fitted with double-sided adhesive tape rather than a simple sticker, which is designed to hold firmly once installed but still remove without leaving residue if taken off later. To fit, clean the surface, remove the tape backing, press the strip or corner into place, and let it sit for a few hours before it takes full load. Wipe clean with a damp cloth; the material is not machine washable.