Strickland’s Home highlights window-treatment safety for Baby Safety Month

Strickland’s Home is using September’s Baby Safety Month to steer parents toward cordless, motorized and securely installed window coverings as part of a broader babyproofing plan. The guidance focuses on reducing exposed cords and other hazards in nurseries, bedrooms and shared family spaces.

Why it matters: - Window-treatment cords and operating systems can pose a safety concern in homes with infants and young children. - Baby Safety Month is meant to help families make informed choices about products and home practices that affect baby and child safety. - Safer window-covering choices can reduce exposure to free-hanging cords while preserving privacy, light control and style.

What happened: - Strickland’s Home marked September’s Baby Safety Month with babyproofing guidance focused on window coverings. - The Wilmington and North Myrtle Beach company highlighted cordless, motorized and securely installed options for homes with young children. - The company said parents, caregivers and homeowners should consider window-treatment safety as part of a broader home-safety plan. - For more information or to arrange a consultation, visit more information or contact Strickland’s Home at its Wilmington showroom at (910) 762-0944 or its North Myrtle Beach location at (843) 249-3865.

The details: - Baby Safety Month is an annual September observance hosted by the Baby Safety Alliance. - The observance encourages families to make informed choices about safe products for babies and young children. - Home babyproofing guidance includes placing cribs and other furniture away from windows and keeping strings and cords out of a child’s reach. - Strickland’s Home said loose or dangling cords and improperly installed blinds may create a safety concern. - Cordless blinds and shades, plantation shutters and motorized window treatments can reduce exposure to free-hanging cords. - Cordless blinds and shades remove exposed operating cords from the room. - Motorized treatments can be operated by remote control, a wall switch or compatible smart-home controls, depending on the system. - Secure mounting and properly configured hardware are additional factors when evaluating treatments for nurseries, bedrooms, playrooms and shared living areas. - Hunter Douglas, whose products are featured by Strickland’s Home, describes PowerView® Automation, LiteRise®, SoftTouch® Motorization and UltraGlide® Wand as cordless control options. - Hunter Douglas also identifies combination wand/cord controls and wall-mounted cord tensioners as safety features for applicable products. - Product availability, operating features and suitability vary by treatment and room. - Strickland’s Home offers blinds, shades, shutters and other treatments designed to minimize accessible cords. - Professional installation can help ensure the selected treatment and hardware are securely fitted to the specific window opening. - Strickland’s Home also provides draperies and fabrics, along with home-organization and custom-garage services. - The company serves customers from Wilmington, North Carolina, and North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Between the lines: - The message is broader than product promotion: window coverings are being framed as a practical part of childproofing, not just a design choice. - The emphasis on installation, hardware and room-specific use suggests safety depends on both the product selected and how it is mounted and operated. - The inclusion of motorized and smart-home controls points to a shift toward minimizing manual cords in child-accessible spaces.

What's next: - Strickland’s Home is directing homeowners to include window coverings in their babyproofing review during September. - Customers are being encouraged to compare blinds, shades, shutters and other treatments based on room use, window location, light control and preferred operation. - Parents and caregivers looking for child-friendly window treatments can contact the company or visit its website for consultation support.

The bottom line: - Strickland’s Home is positioning cordless, motorized and professionally installed window treatments as a simple way to lower risk in homes with babies and young children.