I made a wall today from a satin duvet cover LOL

Very innovative! I don't have that problem since I live in Miami, but I have used my towels to soak up water coming through the doors from hurricanes. I'm not really creative when it comes to things like this! Enjoy!

It has been freezing over here, today especially I cannot get warm at all. I have done what you have done before but with blankets. At one time I had so many blankets given to me that I used to use them for curtains in winter to keep the cold out for door linings, dog blankets, throwovers etc etc lol, xx

That sounds very neat and creative. I have had to use a sheet at one point and time to make a curtain for my sliding glass door.

that was great ellie..we just bought a bed heater to make us warm this winter..

This drafty old house I'm renting has no insulation anywhere, not in the floors or walls, so it stays cold here no matter what. The kitchen is old linoleum so it is colder even than the rest, so I hung a thick comforter over the doorway between the kitchen and living room, and use a space heater in the living room and it stays much warmer and the large heater doesn't come on often throughout the day. When you go into the kitchen, though, it's freezing! I'm all about comfort and saving money, regardless of what it looks like.

Hi ellie, That sounds just wonderful and you are warmer too, the only thing I have ever done was crochet two large blankets and I just put them over my leather chairs so it won't get dirty and also the cat sleeps on it and it keeps me warm too. Love and huggles. Tamara xxxxx

I did that in the old House to lol cause like yours it was opened Planned and all the Heat used to go away I used to hate it in the Winter I am glad that you managed to get something sorted to keep it warm

We put a blanket up in our window one year, for the same reason as you, I wasn't all that pretty but it served the purpose.

Hi Ellie333, I do admire you for using lateral thinking to keep your house warm. Usually I use a knife for lots of several activities. One time it is uses instead of a scissor, when my beloved son hides it away in one of his drawers. Sometimes I do use the knife as a screwdriver when I can't find one handy. (c) ronaldinu 2009 - the more people I meet-the more I love my dog

I have used sheets and covers as curtains before! towels as draft blocker at the bottom of doors.

I used to use a quilt the same way. My front hall doesn't have any insulation from what if feels like so I used to do that to block off the cold too...now I have an accordian door in front and that does the trick...but I use a towel at the bottom to block off the draft that comes underneath it.

Hi Ellie...Being honest I haven't done or used anything for a long while to make things out of, guess cos at the moment I haven't got anything in the house to be creative with!,,,Huggles littleowl

That's very imaginative Ellie. We bought some new curtains for our dining room as we were hemorrhaging heat into the unused conservatory. I can't think of anything off the top of my head. I am sure that we have done something inventive. I can just imagine you and your son snuggled up in a lovely toasty lounge! XXX

Great idea! I just have one question. How the heck do you get the double sided tape to stick to the duvet? I have trouble getting even one side to stick to ANY thing. That is after I convince it to turn loose of itself on the roll. When I have to block off part of my house, I have to just use a very lightweight plastic drop cloth and thumbtack it to the ceiling.

That sounds like a good idea. It probably looks nice and comfy too. About the only thing I can think of that I've done is use piles of books to make a little side table. A long time ago I had a piece of glass cut with a bevelled edge and I use that for the top. It works really well with large art books for a base.

Not in this house but I have used a heavy quilt to do the same thing because of our other house being to chilly. And as you say it does wonders keeping the outside cold air where it belongs and the house was warmer because of that.

First of all, your curtains sounds lovely and oh, so effective! What a great idea! I am trying to think of anything I used for a completely different function, and so far, I'm drawing a blank. I can barely use stuff for their intended purposes LOL! Oh well, thank heavens for people like you who can think so creatively. Take care.

Very inventive Ellie, and sensible too! I've currently got old pairs of trousers on the floor infront of every door and window frame as makeshift draught excluders. I'd attach rugs to the walls as insulation too if this wasn't a rented house and I could think of a way of making them stay up without damaging the decor.