We faced this problem as well. Our gate was a little better - rectangular and painted white - but the solution we settled on might work for you, too. We used the "until dawn" curtai...

From working on public schools built around the turn of the century in New York, I've seen that a typical coat closet detail was a vent, presumably to keep things from mildewing and allowing them t...

There is a big installation of the mesh in the window of the MoMA bookstore (in the new building) on 53rd street. The edges are kind of raggedy but the overall effect is nice.