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  • EntropyControlSpecialist
    Embracing the chaos.
    • Mar 2012
    • 7466

    Corner Guards

    Two wall corners are looking pretty banged up and despite patching and repainting, they go back to looking rough quickly.

    I would like to get clear corner guards. Does anybody have any that they love?

  • Nickel
    Daycare.com Member
    • Jul 2012
    • 615

    #2
    I was thinking of doing the same thing. My walls are painted but you can see white patches on the corners and some even the metal ribbon they put on the edges. So i was thinking of doing the same thing!

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    • Blackcat31
      • Oct 2010
      • 36124

      #3
      We have something similar to this.




      They are a bit spendy but I have never had to replace them and I haven't had to do any repairing of the walls either so worth it in the long run. I have had them for almost 17 years now.

      I noticed the company also sells colored textured corner guards too!

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      • EntropyControlSpecialist
        Embracing the chaos.
        • Mar 2012
        • 7466

        #4
        Originally posted by Nickel
        I was thinking of doing the same thing. My walls are painted but you can see white patches on the corners and some even the metal ribbon they put on the edges. So i was thinking of doing the same thing!
        That is exactly the issue here! 4 months in and the beautiful corners look awful. ::

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        • Lilbutterflie
          Advanced Daycare.com Member
          • Apr 2010
          • 1359

          #5
          We have rounded corners.

          We actually ddin't like them much, because they are a pain to blend corners when you are painting. But now I realize I am glad we have them! No wear at all after 3 yrs of daycare!

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          • Country Kids
            Nature Lover
            • Mar 2011
            • 5051

            #6
            We have the rounded wall courners also! I love them, give a whole different architectural look.
            Last edited by Blackcat31; 07-27-2012, 08:39 AM. Reason: ;-)
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            • Crazy8
              Daycare.com Member
              • Jun 2011
              • 2769

              #7
              I got the basic clear ones from Lowes/Home Depot - was like $4 for a long strip.

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              • countrymom
                Daycare.com Member
                • Aug 2010
                • 4874

                #8
                don't they sell the peel and stick ones, you can try them.

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                • EntropyControlSpecialist
                  Embracing the chaos.
                  • Mar 2012
                  • 7466

                  #9
                  Originally posted by countrymom
                  don't they sell the peel and stick ones, you can try them.
                  I read bad reviews for them. :: They, apparently, fall off. My corners would look even worse!

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                  • countrymom
                    Daycare.com Member
                    • Aug 2010
                    • 4874

                    #10
                    Originally posted by EntropyControlSpecialist
                    I read bad reviews for them. :: They, apparently, fall off. My corners would look even worse!
                    my parents have them, but they had them for years. Can you put wood trim around the openings, like moldings you put around doors. and paint them white, that would look nice and they wouldn't look so daycarish.

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                    • Nickel
                      Daycare.com Member
                      • Jul 2012
                      • 615

                      #11
                      We looked at a house that had clear ones that were screwed into the wall, and honestly they didn't look bad at all. i actualy really liked them and have been thinking for awhile of getting them. Especially now that I'm taking on an infant. I think I'm just going to go ahead and get them. For me the wood trim wouldn't work because my entry ways and edges of my hall goes up to the ceiling so it would look weird. The trip would have no where to go on top. The guards I saw went up to about chair height and I really liiked them. I think I'll check out home depot and try them out... After I fix the corners LOL

                      How did you get the corners to look sharp? Mine don't have a nice "point" if that makes sense.

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                      • EntropyControlSpecialist
                        Embracing the chaos.
                        • Mar 2012
                        • 7466

                        #12
                        Originally posted by countrymom
                        my parents have them, but they had them for years. Can you put wood trim around the openings, like moldings you put around doors. and paint them white, that would look nice and they wouldn't look so daycarish.
                        I will look into this further. Thank you for the idea!

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