No Wood in HearthSoft

There seems to be a misperception among some people that the HearthSoft is constructed on top of some sort of platform - be it a wooden box or something along those lines. The fact is the HearthSoft weighs in around 8 to 9 pounds, and is made of 2" dense, flame-retardant foam and wrapped with Dacron, and then covered with a soft, easy-to-clean dobby fabric that, too, is flame retardant.

We ship the product in a 28" X 28" X 12" box. When received, the customer need only take the HearthSoft out of the packaging and place it on their hearth. No assembly, and no having to make adjustments to fit the hearth.

The original design of the HearthSoft was the brainchild of my wife, Gina, who like so many others out there, was looking for some kind of solution to protect our newborn son from the hard and sharp edges of our fireplace hearth. But unlike so many of the baby proofing products on the market, she wanted something that would look nice in our family room. In fact, our HearthSoft practically became the focal point in the room. Everytime someone walk into our home, they would ask where we got "that!"

The idea is this: baby proofing doesn't have to mean having to dramatically alter the look and feel of your home. You don't have to re-decorate the house in grey and taupe rubber bumpers and throw in some white You can, in fact, baby proof your home without everyone walking into your home and saying something like, "well, you know they had a baby."