I have a gate from The First Years. It is solid plexiglass (acrylic?). It can be opened from the side like a gate, or I'm tall enough that I can step over it. You do have to made some adjustments to it. There are gaps on the sides and the bottom. We screwed on pieces of plexiglass to block the gaps. The gate is mounted to the wall, and can be left open when it's not being used. I've had this gate up for about 7 years now and it still works just great! Here is a link to it on Amazon.... http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000DBHHR Katharine Florida [Posted in FML 7510]