Back in the late ‘80s I can remember my grandmother using aluminium foil on plenty of things it definitely was not originally made to do. If the inventor of the foil had dropped by to see what granny was up to they would either have applauded her for her ingenuity and using so much of it, or would have been stunned by her audacity to use it that way.

Ever since seeing her wrap aluminium foil around a television antenna, and line a bathroom window with it I have secretly been on the look out for interesting ways to make use of this product.  For me it is a way to keep Gran’s creative spirit with the unlikely material alive.

Most recently, I used it while painting my daughter’s playroom.  I wrapped it around door handles grates and light switch covers. Yes it worked pretty well, but funniest thing was that my daughter did not want to take it off, she thought it was cool. I bet this love for the foil will carry on through another generation.