"As an HGTV designer and a Mom, I believe that a beautiful home is a safe home. So often people are hesitant to anchor items because they are concerned with how they will look aesthetically, but I always say that it’s much easier to put a small hole in your wall than it is to mend a hole in your heart as a result of a tip-over tragedy. I am a spokesperson for the Anchor It! campaign, working with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to help educate parents and caregivers about the dangers of furniture and TV tip-over incidents. Together we are urging consumers to take simple, low-cost actions to prevent these tragedies. Simple safety steps include always installing low-cost anchoring devices, keeping heavier items on lower shelves or drawers, ensuring TVs are placed on a low, sturdy base and pushed as far back as possible, and avoiding leaving items in places where kids might be tempted to climb up to reach for them. I included additional safety steps in a recent blog post, which you can read here: http://yaydecor.com/2015/07/14/danger-in-our-homes-and-preventing-it/.  Also, some of the design suggestions to prevent tip-over incidents posted here are interesting and would likely be well received by the furniture industry. I encourage you to share these potentially life-saving ideas with furniture manufacturers and associations representing the furniture industry."

"As an HGTV designer and a Mom, I believe that a beautiful home is a safe home. So often people are hesitant to anchor items because they are concerned with how they will look aesthetically, but I always say that it’s much easier to put a small hole in your wall than it is to mend a hole in your heart as a result of a tip-over tragedy. I am a spokesperson for the Anchor It! campaign, working with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to help educate parents and caregivers about the dangers of furniture and TV tip-over incidents. Together we are urging consumers to take simple, low-cost actions to prevent these tragedies. Simple safety steps include always installing low-cost anchoring devices, keeping heavier items on lower shelves or drawers, ensuring TVs are placed on a low, sturdy base and pushed as far back as possible, and avoiding leaving items in places where kids might be tempted to climb up to reach for them. I included additional safety steps in a recent blog post, which you can read here: http://yaydecor.com/2015/07/14/danger-in-our-homes-and-preventing-it/.  Also, some of the design suggestions to prevent tip-over incidents posted here are interesting and would likely be well received by the furniture industry. I encourage you to share these potentially life-saving ideas with furniture manufacturers and associations representing the furniture industry."

"Thank yo uso much for posting this! It is a very serious issue. It takes only a couple of minutes to anchor your furniture.You can see a ton more at anchorit.gov"