Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Wordless Wednesday- building the zero dollar gate

Using the wood paneling that we removed from the west half of the kitchen, the hubby and his mini-me built us a gate to the chicken yard yesterday.

Yay!  No more impaling ourselves on the metal as we squeezed through a narrow opening covered in chicken wire!
cutting the boards to size


how'd you like these all over your kitchen walls?  special, I know.


adding the no-escape covering

tutorial on the mini bungee cord latch

and voila!  totally adorable baby and chicken proof gate from the backyard to the forest

Having a handy husband is just so dang....handy.

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15 comments :

  1. I agree - I love having a handy husband! I dont' think I would treat a Not-handy husband very well. :)

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  2. Free is nice especially when it looks good, too!

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  3. Cute! I love how the little guy is helping!

    Jamie

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  4. I love my handy hubby too! Great gate and cute chickens!

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  5. Your husband is so cooperative with you taking his picture and putting it on your blog...my husband is still not crazy about it.
    Glad you got your fence/gate :)

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  6. I agree--having a handy husband definitely has it's perks!

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  7. This spring, Brad installed can lights. Amazing stuff! I dated one guy who said, "I fix things by writing a check." Okay, so he made more money, but my husband knows how to do almost everything "fixy." Love that about him.

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  8. I wish my husband was more handy! The gate looks great!

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  9. Really handy! It looks great. And I was laughing because you do 'wordless' Wednesdays like I do too. I just can't leave it at nothing! :)

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  10. Dang, I am with Kimberly! I WISH my hubby was handy! You are a lucky gal! ~ LD

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  11. I dont have a handy husband so I am handy instead.

    I do a finish it friday post to add all the words i leave out from my wordless wednesday post lol

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  12. If I had chickens, this is exactly the gate I would want! :)

    A handy husband is awesome, especially one that can reuse materials!

    I love looking in on your life through this blog. Makes me want to move north to a big piece of land. You're awesome.

    Have a good weekend!

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  13. Impressive! My husband tries to be handy...well the least said on that the better! :D

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  14. Lookin' more farm-y over there every day :)

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