The windows on this house and on my residence nearby have brittle plastic inserts holding the glass on all four sides on the exterior.

Has plastic blinds so no cloth curtains to worry about there. 

@Renita BoreeAfter our latest round with schools and doctors, I'm beginning to think every sensitive child with a bit of spirit in North America is labelled to have ADD or Aspergers these days.Up here "service animals" - which are predominately dogs - are to be trained and to have a temperament certification which distinguishes them from a "companion animal". 

We buy nice cloth or pliable plastic ones, mildew resistant, not the cheap kind.

Literally every other house has a giant plastic cylinder in their front yard. 

I got this tip from a floor re finisher, who even recommended covering the floor with plastic to keep the enzyme liquid in the floor for longer before evaporating.

The internals are mostly plastic, allowing them to easily be broken with a specialized tool, or even a screw driver, and show no external signs of forced entry.  

I had the floor replaced and the guy put down a plastic barrier and used some "heavy duty" spray from Home Depot.

Melamine-coated MDF are very popular cabinets in a lot of areas, and can be expensive, despite the fact that they're sawdust inside of plastic.

Light fixtures – solid, rust proof metals (especially for moist areas such as bathrooms) rather than coated or plated (or plastic) fixtures.