Dog Gate

We had been using a baby gate for a bit after getting a new dog, she's a big girl and unfortunately likes to snuggle in everyone's beds upstairs.  The baby gate may not sound like a pain, but having to hike your leg over to get up and down got old really fast.

So we decided to make a new dog gate that matched the bifold window shutters that we put in the kitchen.  The shutters for the kitchen has more detailed explanation than what this post will have, feel free to check it out.

Here's the baby gate we used.  As you can see it was nothing fancy.

Originally we were going to build 2 of these gates but ended up only going with one (that would explain why there are so many boards down there, also due to another project going on in the kitchen).

We went through some trials and errors with the hinges, and had to add a board on the wall so that the gate could fold all the way against the wall.

Even Maggie approves.

Overall, much happier with the appearance and functionality of this gate.

View from the top of the stairs.