Child safe door barriers or safety gates / picket fences are a must in homes with little babies and toddlers. They are very effective in keeping kids away from areas within the home they are not intended to be in. At the same time, these baby proof doors also help create a safe boundary, within which kids are free to roam about and play.
Potential areas where the babies need to be kept away from are the kitchens, balcony areas (learn how to baby proof your balcony) and stairways. This DIY door barrier / picket fence was built to keep my niece away from the kitchen especially when the grinder is on. We built this fence using wooden sticks that are about 2 inches wide and half an inch thick.Considering it was supposed to be baby safe, the first thing I did was to ensure all the edges are made blunt and the surface is smoothed using sand paper.
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As you can see, we had to coordinate the color to ensure that it matches the kitchen cabinet colors. Fortunately for us, the kitchen entrance and the Grinder section were at 90 degrees to each other. The installation was made in such a way that the kitchen entry is blocked when the gate is closed... and the grinder area is closed when it is open. And because it was along the corner, it also became non-intrusive providing easy access to the kitchen when the grinder is not in use.
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Over to you : Tell me how have you baby proofed your home ? Did you have an off the shelf product installed ? Did you make one yourself ? Share your thoughts and ideas.
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This should be pretty useful right, nice! Which paint did you use on the wood Preethi?
ReplyDeleteThats a lovely idea!!
ReplyDeleteHi Ambika, thanks.. it did turn out pretty useful and incidentally we didn't have to compromise on the look and feel. As for the paint, used paint powder (Available in brown and black), mixed it with wood stain (Ramson), diluted with thinner and mixed until a viscous yet free flowing consistency is attained. Applied it with paint brush and finally varnished.
ReplyDeletePatricia, thanks a lot again for your feedback :)
Its useful and also looks great!
ReplyDeleteThis should be very useful! Looks beautiful too:) Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteLooks good and very useful with toddlers in the house.
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Hi Neha, thanks a lot... It was useful for sure !!! We decided to do a fence rather than just having a ply blocking the way... turned out to our expectation.
ReplyDeleteHi Sanghamitra, thanks... it turned out to be quite functional... and non-intrusive too...
Hi Tanya, thanks for the opportunity for the link up... Will sure be back with our other projects in the future. :)
This is a great picket fence. I had done something similar too before I ventured into woodworking. I used the circular white PVC electrical piping to make a picket fence. The wooden one that you have made looks very nice!
ReplyDeleteHi vinay, Thanks... My initial thought was to make it with either PVCs or curtain rods... But given the fact that I had to match the Cabinet color schemes, I decided to do it completely with wood... Share a picture of the picket fence if you have it... I may only opt for rods the next time someone wants a fence :)
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Somu
awesome......work buddy
ReplyDeleteHi..that's a very good gate. I am looking to make something similar for our kitchen. I have tried to get a readymade door fixed, but its very expensive. I liked your idea of a picket fence, but I think my 3 year old will easily climb over.
ReplyDeleteCan u suggest of some other options for a kitchen barrier?
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ReplyDeleteIf you own a pool, perhaps your fence is a legal requirement in your town or city. fence contractor
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