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

My egg and cheese slicers went from my mum, to my daughter, to me.

This should become a sticky thread. So many clever ideas.

On the reaching one, I use a slice. Most things on the top shelves are in boxes. It slides under nicely, and then I can pull the box (think tea, etc.) forward, ensuring it doesn't land on my head as it drops.

I use an Ikea expanding leg (the table now has three expanding and one not, so I will have to grab the leg back if I want a higher table). The leg expands to fit in the bottom of the non-sliding French door and stops the sliding door from opening. You are pushing against the leg. You can buy security bars to do this, but I like "free".

I've added a picture of this one; I can't describe it. These are tea towel holders. They make excellent zip jacks if you use 'zip on a roll' and need to add the zip pulls.

Been decorating, and the back of a spoon used daily to open paint tins. And large weights for my old fashioned scales to hold down bits I had to repair and glue.

I use a metal potato masher to tamp down pots with soil in for seeds and seedlings and the kitchen one to tamp down cheesecake base in the tin.

Teaspoons are good for transplanting seedlings.

For plant containers made out of unusual objects we need look no further than the other night's Gardeners' World and the alleyway garden.