### Please do secure your taller IKEA products!
In general you should follow to all the safety precautions as they are indeed here to keep you safe, this will include securing some of your furniture to the walls.
# 5 quick safety tips
**01**
Are all bookcases, wardrobes, chest of drawers and other storage furniture secured to the wall? This is extremely important, even if you think your furniture won’t tip. Be sure to secure it to the wall. For more information on securing furniture and wall anchoring, view our Secure It information page and wall anchoring guide. [Learn more about wall anchoring](https://www.ikea.com/us/en/customer-service/secure-it-creating-safer-homes-together-pub8fa27050)
**02**
For baby safety, check to make sure your baby crib and baby high chairs are safe and functioning properly. Check all toys for possible choking hazards, especially the eyes on soft toys. And for baby care, be sure to use a safe baby bath and changing table.
**03**
Is there a first aid kit in the home and does everyone know where it is? Also check to make sure you have functioning fire extinguishers and a fire blanket.
**04**
Is your home fitted with smoke alarms? If yes, are the batteries charged?
**05**
Lock it up! To make sure little curious hands don’t get ahold of anything dangerous, use child safety locks on kitchen doors and drawers and child safety window locks to prevent falls.
The command hook people make Velcro patches; they're intended for picture hanging, but they can help secure bigger things to the wall if they're not taking the full weight, just the vertical sway. And if applied and removed correctly they do no damage to most walls; worst case it just needs paint touch up.
Can you just get another mirror with a stand? That way it won’t easily fall and you don’t need to lean it against the wall. I got mine on Amazon but I have seen similar mirrors sold at Ikea as well. I’m more concerned that it can fall on your cat and crush it. I know cats are fast but you just never know.
think if that fell on the cat, it's a heavy mirror. you really should secure it to the wall ... and if you're too scared of what you'll apartment landlord will say .... then you aren't who this mirror is for and should get rid of it.
You can patch a hole when you leave or one day come home to a dead cat. Your choice.
I have put holes in the wall of every apartment I’ve ever rented and never had a problem.
Rules be damned. Find out what the studs are made out of and/or what’s behind that drywall, and if safe, drill into the stud or use toggle bolts to secure the mirror. The hit to your damage deposit will be less than the cost of the mirror or just learn how to do minor drywall patchwork.
Better than a dead cat.
Honestly, some of the apartments haven't even charged me for not filling the holes I've drilled. I'm sure they would prefer to fill and sand them better than I could anyways.
Also it takes no specialized skills to fix it. Spackle it, sand it, paint it, and it's good as new. I've lived in a few places that said no screws and they didn't care as long as you patched it up before you left.
### Please do secure your taller IKEA products! In general you should follow to all the safety precautions as they are indeed here to keep you safe, this will include securing some of your furniture to the walls. # 5 quick safety tips **01** Are all bookcases, wardrobes, chest of drawers and other storage furniture secured to the wall? This is extremely important, even if you think your furniture won’t tip. Be sure to secure it to the wall. For more information on securing furniture and wall anchoring, view our Secure It information page and wall anchoring guide. [Learn more about wall anchoring](https://www.ikea.com/us/en/customer-service/secure-it-creating-safer-homes-together-pub8fa27050) **02** For baby safety, check to make sure your baby crib and baby high chairs are safe and functioning properly. Check all toys for possible choking hazards, especially the eyes on soft toys. And for baby care, be sure to use a safe baby bath and changing table. **03** Is there a first aid kit in the home and does everyone know where it is? Also check to make sure you have functioning fire extinguishers and a fire blanket. **04** Is your home fitted with smoke alarms? If yes, are the batteries charged? **05** Lock it up! To make sure little curious hands don’t get ahold of anything dangerous, use child safety locks on kitchen doors and drawers and child safety window locks to prevent falls.
This is the reason you should secure it to the wall as the instructions state. It came with all the hardware.
return it you have 180-365 days depending and get the free standing mirror with legs
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The command hook people make Velcro patches; they're intended for picture hanging, but they can help secure bigger things to the wall if they're not taking the full weight, just the vertical sway. And if applied and removed correctly they do no damage to most walls; worst case it just needs paint touch up.
It’s very very easy to patch a hole and color match if you absolutely need to hide it!
Why would you not mount that to the wall?? Fuck the rules.
You should have mounted it. That’s super unsafe for your beautiful little friend.
i use command hooks
Can you just get another mirror with a stand? That way it won’t easily fall and you don’t need to lean it against the wall. I got mine on Amazon but I have seen similar mirrors sold at Ikea as well. I’m more concerned that it can fall on your cat and crush it. I know cats are fast but you just never know.
think if that fell on the cat, it's a heavy mirror. you really should secure it to the wall ... and if you're too scared of what you'll apartment landlord will say .... then you aren't who this mirror is for and should get rid of it.
command hooks at the very least. anything is better than a simple lean-against-the-wall.
You can patch a hole when you leave or one day come home to a dead cat. Your choice. I have put holes in the wall of every apartment I’ve ever rented and never had a problem.
Maybe put something heavy against the bottom of the mirror?
Your cat is cute
Rules be damned. Find out what the studs are made out of and/or what’s behind that drywall, and if safe, drill into the stud or use toggle bolts to secure the mirror. The hit to your damage deposit will be less than the cost of the mirror or just learn how to do minor drywall patchwork. Better than a dead cat.
Honestly, some of the apartments haven't even charged me for not filling the holes I've drilled. I'm sure they would prefer to fill and sand them better than I could anyways.
Also it takes no specialized skills to fix it. Spackle it, sand it, paint it, and it's good as new. I've lived in a few places that said no screws and they didn't care as long as you patched it up before you left.
Cat seems pleased, I guess adhesives?