Who would think I would get so excited about a doggie gate? I've had years of the light wooden bars or light wood and white plastic grid gates. They damage the walls when pressure-held or they fall when you try leaning them against doorways. You trip over the short ones and you have to undo and redo the taller ones to get through. Years of hassle, let me tell you! This gate in mahogany starts out just looking better. The fact that it folds and supports itself is so incredible, but better still is the gate --in the gate. It has an easy lift-to-latch design that works beautifully. After using nylon cable ties to lash gets together to get the width, this gate expands and then some to solve the problem with sturdiness. It "goes" with my dark wood furniture as well, so there is form with the function. And once you put this up (in seconds), you don't have to think about it again.