Strapping improvements (toddler proofing part 1)

When we installed our new shelves in the basement we took the precaution of attaching each one to the wall. We did not do that for the furniture in the brave new baby's room. Which is stupid because the wardrobes are large, heavy, and have drawers which may eventually prove to be tempting climbing steps. In our defense, she is still showing no interest in climbing. But who knows when that will change. So I spent an afternoon strapping her wardrobes to the wall.

I did order some Ikea straps through their just-announced recall program, but they hadn't arrived yet and we already had some generic wall straps.

The process was fairly straightforward. Find stud.

Attach one set of straps to the stud.

Attach other strap to furniture.

Do it in pairs.

Attach together.

Pull out as much slack as possible. One of the straps is just slightly visible on the tallest wardrobe, because the studs were in inconvenient positions, but otherwise the whole setup is invisible.