Preparing for Winter

mary43

OH bought me a blanket the other christmas and its brilliant in the winter over my legs when I'm sat on the sofa watching tele. Worth getting one of them to keep warm then can turn the heating down a touch

needmoney

Just reading through this thread, it's like winter here today already.

I'm making a list 5 pairs of curtains, carpet for kitchen and bathroom as they have ceramic tiles and are freezing in the winter.

I changes some things in my living room for summer - curtains, lampshades etc, don't know why I bothered may as well go back to winter now for all the summer we've had or will get. I miss my rosy glow lamshade that greets us when we come home and it's gone dark

Pink.

Hi everyone,

As the information in both of the Preparing for Winter threads is relevant for any year I have merged both threads together to avoid confusion and to keep all the ideas together.

Pink

needmoney

Pink-winged wrote: »

Hi everyone,

As the information in both of the Preparing for Winter threads is relevant for any year I have merged both threads together to avoid confusion and to keep all the ideas together.

Pink

OK thanks

mardatha

Becca light something really smokey and stand back, watch to see if it comes out the top ok and if it comes out anywhere else as well ! In the UK you used to be able to get a video from the coal board on how to unblock a chimney step by step.

sammy_kaye18

Morning all

Well i have boyfriend snuggled up in bed with some flu bug which isnt nice for him, think i possibly have conjnuctivitus and a cold and little one has a runny nose and chesty cough - oh the joys - where the hell has summer gone???

Anyway i am back wih my to do list, so here goes.....

• make blankets for beds - im hoping to do the no sew ones so have some nice cheap fleece being watched on ebay so will see how much shop in town charges first!
• line curtains in our room,bens room and living room
• blind for bens room
• hang curtains on front door - long enough to cover letter box but not long enough to reach the floor (dog has a few possession issues)
• draught excluders for bedrooms
• clingfilm windows in living room, bens room, kitchen and hallway.
• bubble wrap windows in toilet and bathroom
• block draughts
• fleeces under bedsheets (have these in cupboard so will air before hand)
• blankets/throws on sofa - again have these now (well they are thick knitted bedsheets) just needed airing
• bedsheet on bed - needs airing
• new pillows for bed (ours are a bit flat now and figure if we get 1 new pillow each there will be more to cuddle into thus keeping us warmer)
• pyjamas for all
• jumpers/hoodies for all
• scarf/gloves and hats each
• vest and thermals for ben and bf
• stock up on/get boyfriend ot make more candles
• rice bags or hot water bottles needed
• slippers for all
• rug for the living room (currently cheap poundland vinyl slats that look like laminate but it gets reall cold in winter)
• bath mat for toilet/bathroom as they are tiled floor and cold!
• get store cupboard stocked
• Jam mde this autumn and preserved away
• Stock up on toilet roll (i always get a horrid early morningloo roll run mid winter and i hate it!! :mad:
• Medicine cabinet stocked
• Pet food supply stocked (um is giving me one of those bins liek you get in a self serve pet food place with the scoop so can get a nice big bag to do him all winter then)

thats all i can think of for now but im sure as i read more i will think of more things i need

Triggles

Lots of good ideas on this thread!
We'll need:
- slippers for all (most have, but need for little ones as their feet grew)
- extra curtain liners
- throw rugs or off cut fitted for upstairs hallway and dining room
- thick curtain/liner for front door and rear door
- start deciding on what to stock up on and where to keep it
- start knitting (sweaters, vests, mittens)
- check stock of blankets and duvets
- check candle stock (should be okay, I love candles and have quite a few!)
- find out about frequency of power cuts in winter here as we have just moved - if so, may need to look at that candle stove for emergencies.

We have an open fireplace in the dining room that is not in very good shape (cosmetically), and the council gave us the option that they will either restore the fireplace or simply close it up and have it plastered over and leave as a decorative fireplace. We're having it closed up, as we already have a working fireplace in the living room. So we won't need to worry about messing around with two fireplaces.

Shortie

busy_mum wrote: »

We also learnt how to make little gift boxes out of last years received christmas cards so may make some of them.

Ooo how do you make them then??

MRSTITTLEMOUSE

Im getting ready for winter already as well.I'm still stocked up off last winter but I do need a couple of draught excluders.I always make mine with some polystyrene pipe cover.The stuff plumbers insulate pipes with.It's cheap and you can make a draught excluder of any length that fits snug and look very neat by just fitting some fabric to match the room.It has a slot through it so you can just push the fabric in and stuff the ends of the fabric in the holes either end.Change the fabric when it gets dirty.It also keeps the heat in realy well as it's used for insulating anyway and if you can't sew is ideal.
I did buy a a couple of extra hot water bottles and some more throws for the living room,with the cost of fuel promising to sky rocket I think we'll be needing them.
Is'nt it sad though to have to be thinking like this already,particularly since we've not even had any summer yet.

needmoney

It's chiily, dark, damp and dreary here, I've put the heating for a short while to take the dampness away, no summer here.