It is a simple design comprised of two raised beds that hold honey locust trees, privet, ground covers, and flowering bulbs. This intimate garden is built on top of a parking garage of the Art Institute of Chicago and opens onto Michigan Avenue. Art Institute of Chicago, South Garden, Chicago, Illinois The fountain is programmed to shoot out extra jets of water in synchronization with the clock on City Hall. Once inside, visitors can relax while listening to water falling from the eight-meter-tall fountain in the middle of the garden. And check out the other baby gate we created in our last house.The building of the Royal Library, Denmark, on Slotsholmen which dates to 1906, viewed from the northwest. Wanna see more of our kitchen? Check out all the details of the process. But it’s also super easy to slide out the gate and cut off the kitchen from the mudroom. (No drawer slides needed).ĭave notched out the handle in the trim piece, which makes it easy enough to pull out that even Henry can do it.Īnd when it’s completely closed, it blends in well with the trim work. Then, he placed the gate on wheels to slide in and out. Inside the cabinet, they used carpet to hold the gate tight inside. The gate needed to span the hallway, so he added some extra length to that measurement.
(This ended up being the set of drawers on the far left size.) He created the gate to slide behind the built-in cabinetry, designing some of the cabinetry to a narrower depth to allow space for the gate. No details, no specifics.Īnd Dave totally came through. I was inspired by this forum at houzz with this image of a built-in gate.Īnd because I’m really helpful, I just showed Dave and Ryan this photo and asked them to recreate it. BUILT-IN HIDDEN DOG GATEīecause not only are they flimsy and ugly, they need a place to be stored when they are not in use. This is the area where the dogs stay when we aren’t home, so it’s a practical way to avoid the ugly plastic dog gates. The gate was built to extend and block off the mudroom from the kitchen. I have received so many questions about this little feature, so I thought I’d share some additional details and photos. One of those features was the built-in hidden dog gate. And even more exciting was that we could add some unique features that fit our lives and family. In the end, the way our kitchen was built meant that we could truly make the cabinetry fit the kitchen, instead of just trying to shove all the standard cabinets into our space. And he had his work cut out for him – because I had lots of ideas.
In our case, our friend Dave built the kitchen for us – which was an incredible gift. There are a lot of really great advantages to working with a cabinet builder. We worked with our cabinet builder to create a Built-In Hidden Dog Gate! When customizing our cabinets, there were some features we knew were a bit unique but for our family, they made sense.
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