plastic

our fireplace is very drafty, and since the last time we used it we practically smoked ourselves out, tyler decided to cover it with a winter covering that his mom had gotten for us.

it's actually really cool stuff. you use the double-sided sticky tape that comes with the kit to hold the plastic wrap, if you will, in place. then you blow-dry it until it's nice and smooth! i guess you could kind of compare it to shrink-wrap.

in any case, it worked really well until the kids started moving. they love to go over and play with the plastic covering, and they've successfully pulled a portion of it away from the tape. i try to block them with pillows, laundry baskets, my aerobic step, etc...but this is what happens.

see? austin knows he's not supposed to be back there.

it's kind of hard to see the plastic wrap unless you know what you're looking for...look down on the floor by reagan. or anywhere on the floor, really. it's too smooth over the actual fireplace. the floor gives away the flaw; you can see we weren't able to completely smooth out the wrap, but that's because of the way we covered the fireplace.

the point? it works great! unless you have 11 month old twins. :)

(we used this over the kitchen window and it has helped a ton. and the kids can't reach it there, which is great!)