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One HGTV Star Revealed a Kid-Proof Way to Decorate an Empty Wall

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Alexandra Frost is a Cincinnati-based freelance journalist, content marketing writer, copywriter, and editor focusing on health and wellness, parenting, real estate, business, education, and lifestyle. Away from the keyboard, Alex is also mom to her four sons under age 7, who keep things chaotic, fun, and interesting. For over a decade she has been helping publications and companies connect with readers and bring high-quality information and research to them in a relatable voice. She has been published in the Washington Post, Huffington Post, Glamour, Shape, Today's Parent, Reader's Digest, Parents, Women's Health, and Insider. Alex has a Master of Arts in Teaching, and a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications/Journalism, both from Miami University. She has also taught high school for 10 years, specializing in media education.
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Let’s face it — kids are super rough on homes. Luckily, HGTV designer Breegan Jane is putting her parenting knowledge to work as she makes and shares design choices for kid-proof homes that keeps everyone safe.

In a recent Instagram post, the interior designer — known for hosting HGTV’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” and “The House My Wedding Bought” — demonstrated her “oversized framed mirror hack,” which is the ultimate safety tip for any parent hoping to worry less about large objects falling on their child. Instead of mounting a super heavy mirror with a frame to the wall, she attached a sheet mirror to the wall, then added the frame around it.

This created a super light look-alike to a large, expensive, heavy mirror that would pose a danger to small children. Because, you know, they’d climb it, or something equally creative.

“This is one of my best tricks… having kids I didn’t want to put something big that could fall but wanted to create this sense of openness, so I used a sheet mirror,” Jane says in the video. She adds in her caption that this is a budget-friendly style tip that “won’t break the bank.”

To check out more of Jane’s kid-friendly decorating tips, and get a glimpse into her home and family life, check out her design and kids highlights on Instagram.

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