I used to use regular wooden clothespins to hold blankets to chairs but they kept slipping off with the slightest bump. Last week I grabbed a pack of 2 inch binder clips from the office supply aisle and they grip way tighter. The clips have these metal handles that let you pinch them open wider so they fit over thick blanket layers and chair backs. Has anyone else tried using something other than clothespins or what's your go to for keeping blankets secure?
For years I piled on thick comforters for my reading nooks, thinking more weight meant cozier. Then last winter I tried a light cotton sheet draped over two chairs and it let in just enough light to read by. Has anyone else found that lighter materials actually make a better fort for daytime use?
I thought stringing some cheap LED fairy lights inside my blanket fort would make it super cozy for reading. Turns out the lights got tangled in the blankets and pulled down my whole setup in about 5 minutes. I learned I should have stuck them to the ceiling with command strips first instead of just draping them loose. Has anyone else had this happen or found a way to make lights work without collapsing everything?
I was at a friend's place in Portland last fall, mid-construction on a killer reading fort with fairy lights, when her cat launched herself at the top blanket and brought the whole thing down on my head. Has anyone else had to rebuild mid-session because a pet decided your fort was their new playground?
I always thought those little battery powered fairy lights were a gimmick for blanket forts, but I tried a cheap string from the dollar store last weekend and it made the whole space feel magical. My cat even curled up under the blanket with me for an hour, which never happens. Anyone else find a simple trick that totally changed their fort game?