We had to get a little bit creative with our assembly methods here because this type of stainless steel actually comes on huge rolls and so it has a slight bend to it.

Let’s play spot the baby gate:.Luckily this time, our reality generated a little interest and we received a few requests on how we salvage-DIYed our baby gate to cover such a large opening.

This is a tough one to put into words and the success of the project – as with most salvage projects – is incredibly reliant on your access to the appropriate recycled components, but let’s give it a shot anyway:.For our DIY baby gate we used the 2 long identical sides from an old disassembled crib.These particular parts worked well for 2 main reasons.

First, the upper and lower rails were very close to square and secondly, the spindles were not wider than these upper and lower rails.. (These are the ideal dimensional consistencies to work with and require no modifications.If the spindles are wider than the rails, the rails will need to be widened using strips of wood or if the rails are round or curved then straight strips of wood would need to be attached.).

For this tutorial I will refer to these as “crib sides” however, you may find other reclaimed materials that meet the above criteria regardless of their use in a previous life.. For our project we used the following hardware:.

4 appropriately sized “L” brackets (we used 1.5″ x 1.5″).Salvage Dawgs.. They’ve partnered up with Woodcraft to offer this high quality, super easy to use paint meant specifically for projects like restoring great vintage furniture pieces beautifully and quickly..

I was considering taking a trip to my local ReStore to find something fun to refinish with this paint, but then I remembered that my friend and neighbor, Sarah from.The Project Pile.

has a whole long list of things that she’s been meaning to refinish that she’s picked up over the years.So I thought, why not help her out with that and get some extra help with the painting too?