Free standing gate/barrier/playpen panels?

[AnyDream]

Hi all, I would dearly love to barricade myself in the kitchen during my peak business periods (growing weary of extracting DD2 from the bottom shelf of the fridge, pantry, cupboard every time I so much as I get a potato out)! However where our kitchen ends is a tricky corner so I can't use a regular gate, we're in a rental so I can't fix anything to the wall.

Wondering if anyone has something they use as a free-standing barrier? I'm up for any ideas even if it's just something quite makeshift that works at your house!

[sneakysparkle]

At the moment our kitchen is blocked off by a playpen folded up, on its side, kept "secure" by tucking it behind a couch! Works for us

[Kazbah]

dreambaby make gates that just screw across the wall - ours is huge - I put cork on it so it didn't damage the wall. Otherwise I put DS into his portacot or put the portacot in the doorway.

[AnyDream]

Kazbah, can't screw across the wall since the gate will sit at an angle to the wall, instead of perpendicular. This is what makes it such a hard spot to baby-proof.

Sneakyspark - it's looking like we might have to do something similar, however DD is very strong and will no doubt be able to push it around (eventually).