With two year old twins, my mind is always thinking of ways that they can possibly hurt themselves. We have windows on either side of the fireplace in our family room.If by some slim chance, those windows broke or gave way, there’s about a 10-12 ft drop on the outside to the ground. The windows are 24 inches wide so it’s difficult to find any kind of guard or gate. However, even if there was one for them, I’m almost certain it would look hideous.
So one day, going through all the stuff still not unpacked from our move, I came across a garden trellis that used to hang on the wall in my dining room. Then the idea struck me to cut it in half and to use each piece as a gate.
Materials:
Trellis
White Spray Paint
Sanding Block
Circular saw (jigsaw or hand saw can work too)
Brad Gun (hammer and nails work too)
Similar to the original trellis that was used. I happened to score two of these free (usually $11) at Home depot in October because they were a little weathered. The one I used I bought five years ago at Lowe’s.
I used a battery powered circular saw and cut this bad boy in half. Used a block sander to sand down the rough edges and spray painted them white.
The pictures are bit dark, but you get the idea. I used my handy dandy battery powered nail gun and “stapled” the end pieces to wall. They’ve been up almost six months now and have held up great!
Cost: $12
$1 (cheap spray paint @ Wal-Mart) + $11(trellis @ Lowe’s)
