Ashton Kutcher started building baby gates - but Mila insisted on buying the rest after one took him six months

She said: "The funny part was, when we figured out we were having a kid, we needed to baby-proof the house.

"And aesthetically, he has a very particular taste. He didn't want baby gates, he didn't want the metal gates, plastic gates. He's like, 'I'm going to build the baby gates.'

"He can do it, he just takes a very long time. Unless it's your number one job priority. One baby gate took six months. We needed four. I was like we don't have time. I was like, 'It's beautiful, this is a work of art babe, but we need four.' "

But the 32-year-old stunner is grateful she can rely on her "handyman" husband, 38, to do a lot of the practical jobs around the house instead of hiring a professional.

Speaking on 'The Talk', she added: "He's a Midwestern boy and his dad is a carpenter, so he makes things.

"You know, I don't really have a plumber or handyman. I have a husband, and so like, I have a genuine 'honey-do list' for the weekend where I'm like this is a bad drawer figure this out. This door is squeaky."