Baby proofing your house can be tricky. There are some dangers that can be put away and out of reach, others are not so easy. With a little one about to crawl I wanted to make our stairs safer, but I was faced with two separate problems. One, putting up a baby gate right where the banister is located. Two, a banister with wide spaces.
Fortunately, I have a neighbor who is clever so I don't have to be. She even lent me her gate when she was done. (It's so nice to have good neighbors).
Here is her solution: To solve the first problem you will need a 1x6 piece of wood with small holes drilled in the corners and some zip ties. Use the zip ties to secure the wood to the banister, thus providing a stable place for the the baby gate.
You can see that I elected to put the wood on the back side of the banister. I did this because I needed an extra inch or so for the baby gate.
The solution for the wide spaces in the banister is a piece of plexi-glass with holes drilled in the corners. It can be secured in the same way with zip ties.
Now I am ready for my baby to start crawling, even if I don't want her to. (Please stop growing so fast, Little One.)
Here she is eating a giant piece of pizza, because you know, pizza is good for you.
I like the plexi-glass idea! The spaces on our banister make me nervous, too!
ReplyDeleteI totally agree. Works like a charm and isn't too ugly either. In fact, it's hardly noticeable.
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