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Clemoni - there is a slot for the DVD player tray to slide out (top right; you can't really see it, but it is just big enough to let the tray through). We were prepared to close it off if it became too much of a problem, but she hasn't done much with it; a more destructive kid would've probably broken the tray by now. The other option we considered was putting the DVD player on a lazy susan (swing it to the back to put the DVD in, swing it to the front to use the remote and watch the movie, swing it back to remove the DVD), but we don't watch all that many DVDs so figured we'd go with the cutout and see how it worked.


Apartment Therapy - Look!: Toddler-Proof Media Center
10/16/07 9:28 PM

Hi, I'm one of the parents. Thanks for the compliments! I'm popping up to answer a few questions (and also for the ego bath of seeing that people like the design; yes, I am pathetic).

karey: it wraps around ~5 or 6 inches/side in the back (think of it as a giant sideways cuff bracelet) for exactly that reason. Ours does grab the top and haul on it, and it's held up so far. (She's a skinny minnie, though (~28# at 2.5 yo), so I am a little apprehensive about what is going to happen when her bruiser brother (~23#, 10 mo) gets mobile enough to attack it.)

kat: yeah, sharp edges was one of the driving forces, bc the media center is pretty sharp and once we contemplated padding the edges and blocking off access to the buttons ... well, ta-da! plexiglass enclosure! I should note, though, that plexiglass sheets max out at something like 86 in (? this was a while ago), so while the near corner (pictured) is a bend, the far corner (near the plants) is a join, which means it is also sharp. However, if someone does run into it, the enclosure would give more than the media center, and luckily the wall/furniture layout makes it hard to get a lot of momentum heading into the sharp corner.

dcmom: actually, not as often as you'd think! probably mostly bc bro is not yet mobile ...


Apartment Therapy - Look! Toddler-Proof Media Center
10/16/07 9:19 PM

Lara here. Thanks for the compliments! (I was pretty pleased myself.)

Sara48: It's probably easier to get doors with locks (if you don't need the remote to run whatever's behind the door). We already had this one and liked it, so didn't want to buy another one or add doors to ours.

spinsLPs: Yeah, we probably do lose some sound that way. It's probably easily fixable by putting the speaker on a little platform, but it's not a bad enough problem/high enough priority that we've gotten around to doing this. (We have a 2yo and an infant, hence the need for this.)

One other note: we initially thought that heat might be a problem (even though the back is open), but it's turned out to be fine. N.B., however, we don't have it running 24/7. Easy solution is to drill small holes, which Tap will do for you ($$$) or you can do yourself if you buy the right set of bits (which they sell at Tap).


Apartment Therapy - Look!: Toddler-Proof Media Center
9/4/07 7:56 PM