Thought I'd share something that has worked out so well for me for the past 12 years. When I had my home built I knew that I'd always have Maltese and that there would be times when I would want to limit their access to certain rooms. So I had the builder install two Dutch Doors.
As you can see from the photo, this is a solid-wood door that is cut in half so that the bottom portion can be closed. I have one in my bedroom and one in the kitchen. At night, I keep the bottom portion closed to my bedroom. That way I don't have to completely close the door, which adversely affects the heating/cooling system and yet my babies cannot leave the bedroom. It's so handy in the kitchen when the pizza man or someone else comes to the door, I can quickly put them in the kitchen (which is near my front door). It just makes things so much easier than having nothing and they function so much better and look so much better than baby gates.
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As you can see from the photo, this is a solid-wood door that is cut in half so that the bottom portion can be closed. I have one in my bedroom and one in the kitchen. At night, I keep the bottom portion closed to my bedroom. That way I don't have to completely close the door, which adversely affects the heating/cooling system and yet my babies cannot leave the bedroom. It's so handy in the kitchen when the pizza man or someone else comes to the door, I can quickly put them in the kitchen (which is near my front door). It just makes things so much easier than having nothing and they function so much better and look so much better than baby gates.
