Frequently Asked Questions
Q- How much do your toy boxes weigh?
A-Our toy boxes weigh, depending on design, around 30 to 60lbs.
Q- What assembly is required?
A- None! Our toy boxes arrive completely assembled. Just unwrap from the protective packaging and enjoy.
Q- What age range are these recommended for?
A- You, the parents, are really the only ones that can determine if a toy or toy box is appropriate for your child. Children develop at such different rates and what is good for one child may not be good for another. In general, these boxes are a perfect addition to any room at any age. Children always have toys and there is always a need to store them. You should remember, however, that children always need to be supervised no matter what they are playing with or on.
Q- Are these toy boxes safe?
A- We are parents too and our children all have one of these toy boxes in their rooms. We would not sell these or allow these to be in our children's room if we did not think that they were safe. We have made every effort to make these toy boxes as safe as possible. There is , however, going to be some degree of risk with anything a child plays with. No toy or toy box can be 100% safe. Our toy boxes do eliminate the current dangers that have been the cause of toy box recalls - dangerous lids, hinges, and the risk of suffocation but children must always be supervised no matter what they are playing with.
Q- How do these toy boxes arrive? Will I need help unloading them?
A- Our toy boxes are delivered fully assembled and, therefore, must be delivered by truck. The delivery truck driver will help you unload the box from his truck but it will be up to you to bring it into your house. Most customers are able to do this by themselves but you may need to get someone to help you. They will be about as heavy as a mid sized television or end table.
Q- Do the toy boxes come painted?
A- Our toy boxes are normally shipped in bare wood. This gives you the opportunity to match paint colors or stain the toy box to match existing furniture. We can hand paint your toy box though for an additional fee.
Q- Can I leave the bare wood toy box bare?
A- While the toy box looks great in bare, unfinished wood, it will stain quite easily. One purple pop sickle or chocolate hand print will stain the wood and will be very hard if not impossible to get out. If you like the bare wood look, we recommend you apply a clear satin sealer. It can be bought in spray cans at any local home improvement store and is very easy to apply. This will preserve the bare wood look but will also prevent dirty finders from staining the wood.
Q- Can you stain the toy box to match my existing furniture.
A - We normally ship our toy boxes as bare wood . We find it very difficult to match a stain color without having a fairly large sample piece to compare it to. All of the home improvement stores have a very good selection of stain and we can help you with some techniques to make staining your toy box a breeze. If you need someone to stain your toy box for you, try the local yellow pages or ask your local paint store if they know of someone locally that can do it for you.
Q- What if I don't like my toy box?
A- It won't happen :) Well.. it hasn't happened yet but, if you are unhappy with your toy box for any reason you are welcome to return it for a full refund.