Preparing for winter II

toottifrootti

Thanks muffin man:D

anybody know where I can get extra long curtains - in an old property and the doors with the glass bits above make it at least a 100 inch drop and the same in the sitting room - or anywhere for good material at reasonable cost?

kidcat

toottifrootti wrote: »

Thanks muffin man:D

anybody know where I can get extra long curtains - in an old property and the doors with the glass bits above make it at least a 100 inch drop and the same in the sitting room - or anywhere for good material at reasonable cost?

Ikea sell really long curtains if I remember correctly they are 300cm long which is about 108inches:)

Fruball

toottifrootti wrote: »

Thanks muffin man:D

anybody know where I can get extra long curtains - in an old property and the doors with the glass bits above make it at least a 100 inch drop and the same in the sitting room - or anywhere for good material at reasonable cost?

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/1269242/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7CHome+and+furniture%7C14417894/c_2/2%7C14417894%7CClearance+Home+and+furniture%7C14520317/c_3/3%7Ccat_14520317%7CCurtains%2C+blinds+and+accessories%7C25148995.htm

At that price it would be worth getting them and attaching a panel of your chosen colour to the bottom/top

Hope that helps

Pips_Mum

So as promised here is my Preparing for Winter List:

• Get Boiler Serviced
• Put a Curtain up on door between Kitchen and Living Room
• Recover tin foil behind radiators
• Line Bedroom Curtains
• [STRIKE]Add House Emergency stuff to basket in hall (matches, candles, wind up torch)[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Get some bottled water[/STRIKE]
• Stock up on Tinned foods and dry goods
• Get some UHT Milk in
• Buy Flannel Sheets for Double bed
• Get gutters cleaned
• Fix slow drip from sink waste pipe to prevent it freezing
• Get Sky Freesat connected to bedroom using old Sky+box so we can watch TV in bed in the dark&warm!
• Emergency car kit as I commute 80 mile a day
• Stock up on Medicines for whole family
• Plant some spring bulbs in garden
• Put old Duvet onto Matress under sheet
• Buy a cheap (£4.00 Argos) corded phone in case of power cut
• Buy Slow cooker
• Stock up on Deicer
• [STRIKE]Buy Pip a Snowsuit[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]New Winter Coat for OH[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]New warm/dry/good tread footwear for me and OH[/STRIKE]
• Buy Lambswool insoles for boots

Sure there will be more to add but that lot should keep me out of trouble for a bit!!

toottifrootti

Frugal wrote: »

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/1269242/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7CHome+and+furniture%7C14417894/c_2/2%7C14417894%7CClearance+Home+and+furniture%7C14520317/c_3/3%7Ccat_14520317%7CCurtains%2C+blinds+and+accessories%7C25148995.htm

At that price it would be worth getting them and attaching a panel of your chosen colour to the bottom/top

Hope that helps

thanks kidcat
thanks Frugal thats a thought - dont have a sewing machine though but will think seriously.

found some long ones on ebay but tooo pricey:eek:

I have one curtain thats tooo short maybe I could do something with it.

seafarers_wife

davethecat wrote: »

do you live close to an Argos? Have a peep in the clearence section, i bought a pair of 90x90 curtains for £8.99 yesterday - my local had quite a few variations going. i will be using one on the front door and the second on the lounge/hallway. i am hoping the gathering effect will also keep a bit more heat in as they are not lined.

thanks, i didnt even think of argos for curtains.

ive made the decision to buy new ones for my living room though as the ones i bought originally from next are floor length and will block the radiator so the living room curtains will go into the french window in the kitchen and i will get new shorter curtains for the living room.

and then in summer/spring we can take the short ones down and replace them with the longer ones from the kitchen if OH feels so inclined

ETA

woohoo, got 2 pairs of curtains, one pair for the hall windows (only need one curtain on each window) and the other pair for the front door and as only need one curtain, one can go on the back door bargain price of £31 plus parking as need to go into town tomorrow to pick them up and will combine that with a frog off my flylady list

eta: also decided to reserve a kingsized duvet and get that crossed off my list whilst in town.

rising_from_the_ashes

Carolyntia wrote: »

Fold up snow shovel - now in boot

I have to say I'm chuckling at this - in August!:D

Still, better it's there than you forget about it later on. My boot's so small my winter kit takes up all the room so sitting in a box in the garage for me to remember to put in (hopefully;)).

bargainhunterss

bit of a random question, we're thinking of buying net curtains (purely for privacy reasons) but I was wondering if they make any difference in heat insulation? We've got pretty good windows as the landlord's just had some new ones installed, but it was just a thought!

ta folks! xx

Carolyntia

rising_from_the_ashes wrote: »

I have to say I'm chuckling at this - in August!:D

Still, better it's there than you forget about it later on. My boot's so small my winter kit takes up all the room so sitting in a box in the garage for me to remember to put in (hopefully;)).

Lol glad it made you laugh However my thought of the day whilst cleaning the garage was:

'Why are the jump leads in the garage? I'm hardly likely to be able to jump start the car with them sat in here' :eek: Duh :doh:

butterflylady131

Hi,
I too am loving this read, and after being inspired by all you very well prepared people, I have been impressed by all your efforts to make a start on my own preparations.

so, this weekend, I have:
Ordered velux blind,
Washed throws and started to line SD's new curatins with them,
Been given, by a very generous lady on freegle, a WW2 air raid blanket, which is nigh on indestructible, and is made of very warm draftproof stuff, so I will hang this in front of the cellar door this week.

Can't wait for winter now!