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Kennedy and I did this quick little upcycle project the other day to hopefully help our homework sessions go a little better once September gets here.
The brackets will sit flat on the top rail and bend down and flat on the bottom rail and bend up.Offset the bracket so the gap between the bracket and the side of the rail is the correct size to receive the other crib side..
Using the channel you’ve created using the l-brackets, slide the 2 crib sides together and place loosely in the opening.. Now for the (sorta, maybe, huh?!?)tricky part: the u-bolts which will provide the tension that holds the baby gate in place.The u-bolts are used to push each crib side outward towards each side of the opening.
We do this by installing them around 2 spindles, one from each crib side so when tightened, the crib sides slide in opposite directions within the channel we created using the l-brackets.Make sure you select to spindles that, when pulled together will push the crib sides out rather than in.. As you can see in the picture, our u-bolts are wrapped around 1 spindle from each crib side.
When tightened, the tension will draw the 2 spindles together, pushing the sides outwards in the direction of the arrows safely securing the baby gate in place..
This is where the trial and error may come into play.This particular project is kind of weirdly specific, but it came about because of the fact that we decided to re-do the trim at the tops of our cabinets to give the whole room a more open and updated feel.
So that left this area over the range hood, that had previously been covered up, exposed.We looked at our options and we discovered that the maker of our range hood does sell just the plain stainless steel tube to cover the vent pipe if yours is exposed, but that tube is really kind of expensive for something so plain and unexciting.
And it would still probably end up being a lot of work because we’d still probably need to to cut it down to fit our weird wonky space exactly.So we thought we could DIY something better!