Using Old Pillows In New Ways?

tightasanats

If the pillows are really past using as cushions etc, try insulating your bath by stuffing the cavity underneath and behind the panel (if you can get behind it) - you will notice that your bath will stay hotter for longer - not needing hot top ups!!
If you have any left over loft insulation - this works really well too!

I know we should be showering to save energy and water - but I have to have a bath once in a while!

humblebumble_2

I was thinking of buying an expensive chimney cushion to prevent draughts and heat loss but instead have used an old pillow inside a bin bag.

annie123

cover with a black bag and use as a kneeling pad for the garden, (works with old baby changing mats also) or if you sew, cover with nice wipeable fabric and give as xmas pressies.

Karmacat

I've got one! If you halved it in depth, you could wrap it around pipes to lag them, tie it close with string!

BobbinAlong

I'm making a cat igloo nest with mine - 2 for base, 2 round as sides and one curved over half the top as a roof to keep my old but still kittennish moggy warm.

I_KeepForgetting_My_name

make_life_easier wrote: »

I think the dog's home will take them - when I went the other week they had a notice for old bedding for the winter months and I think old pillows will be warmer.

I just donated a bagful of old pillows and blankets to our local branch of Battersea dogs home at Brands Hatch(Fawkham) but as we have just been approved to adopt a dog will be keeping our old ones this time to use for bedding.
Deepha loved her bed made from them.( donated as she died last year aged 16, chasing a cat out of the garden put her heart out of rythmn and the Vets couldn't get it back so we said a sad farewell.

colin_tomlinson

jcr16 wrote: »

i always buy hollow fibre ones and replace once a year , and in that year i boil wash then 3 or 4 times then tumble dry ( sorry not very O/S but i hate the thought of dust mites).

Just for reference, the current advice (from the "experts") is to wash (at "high temperatures" ie 60+ ºC) pillows every four weeks and replace every six months. Wash bedding (including pillow, duvet and mattress protectors) at high temperatures weekly - twice-weekly in the summer. Wash duvets every six months.

This is particularly important for those with allergies, asthma or skin conditions, such as eczema - from which I suffer, and would have thought washing less frequently (to avoid irritants in washing powder) more approrpiate. Experience tells me otherwise.


Colin

Rocky67_2

You could use them to wrap round the hot water tank/cylinder as extra lagging.

bingbong2705

I have just made a draft exluder with mine - just rolled it up and tied it and both ends then wrapped it in an old tshirt (that matches the color or my hallway) and sowed the ends up and then ta darrrrr my first ever excluder !! I might add my stitching was a bit shocking but it does the job lol

Grumpysally

angelavdavis wrote: »

I made a pouffe out of an old ugly pvc covered footstall I bought from a junk shop for £7.

I wanted a cover to go with my leather sofa, so I used a couple of pairs of old suede trousers and a shirt I had grown out of, that I was saving for some reason, cut them up and made up some patchwork with them. I used the stuffing from pillows to go over the original stool and soften the shape and then stretched the patchwork cover over the top and stapled on the underside. Covered the staples with brain which I glue-gunned for neatness. I then hammered in some brass tacks around the bottom edge.

Here is a picture, it has had a lot of feet rest on it, so could do with a top up of filling, but its not bad! Total cost was £12. I was quite proud of my recycling efforts and still get lovely comments from visitors.

With brain??:eek:
LOL