Using things for a purpose other than for the intended purpose for which they were sold

When my son lived at home he had a pool table. It was second hand and when the table was past it’s best I kept the cues. They are so useful for so many things. I keep one near where I sit in the living room. Its for if I’m having a wobbly day with my knees. GS also uses it to play limbo with. I keep one in each bedroom. If I’m putting bags away in the top boxes they’re handy to push them in. The other night I used one to kill a moth on the ceiling. Endless uses ?

I have a long spaghetti spoon thingy with a toothed edge, I use it to pull tins and jars towards me from the high shelf in the kitchen cupboard, I have to be quick though when the tin starts to fall towards me.

I use my Grandfathers ‘last’ as a door stop.

Decanters with fairy lights in them not used for alcohol.

Old jugs used for flowers.

Vintage embroidered bed covers used as table cloths, so soft and lightweight.

I could go on….

A Lancashire potato peeler is the perfect fit for tightening that very hard to reach screw under the milk pan handle.

My grandmother's steel for knife sharpening.
As did she, we keep it by the front door for burglars.
Just in case ...