But as I started, I realized it was really hard to keep the frosted look even, and there were weird streaks showing up on the plexiglass. I tested the glass spray on the plexiglass and it seemed to work fine, so I went ahead and sprayed the remaining sheets. The total price was cheaper than the Banister Guard, which made me do a little happy dance. So I purchased 4 sheets of plexiglass from Hobby Lobby, along with some frosted glass spray because I really wanted them to be opaque (I felt like it would up the style factor a bit, plus you wouldn’t be able to see the inevitable smears and kid saliva). I had been trying to find affordable plexiglass because I really wanted to recreate something like the pricey railing guard shown in this post, but I kept coming up empty. When it came to the space between the railings, I was all set to use the Clear KidKusion Banister Guard (and had actually already purchased it from Amazon), until I ran across poster-size sheets of plexiglass at Hobby Lobby for only $6 each (say what?). That’s what led to these red baby gates that I made from a $30 door purchased at Home Depot. I searched the web to find ways to babyproof our odd banisters and stairs, because conventional baby gates weren’t working and the previous tenants had come up with some really unattractive options. You might remember my post a few weeks ago about ways to stylishly babyproof the home, particularly the stairs.
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