I'm buying a brand new house that has a PVC door with a letter flap integrated. I despise these and had a new door installed on my existing home so I could have a (locked) letter box mounted on the wall. We were renovating then but I can't justify replacing the new door this time. I intend to install a new locked letterbox on the wall again. Can anyone suggest how I can securely cover the existing door flap without it looking obvious?

Medina, thank you so much for the inspiration - I was already thinking about 'improving' this cheap silvery cardboard star I'd recently bought and after seeing your post, I realised I could make it look all metallic. My preference though was for a slightly rusted, patina touched copper star... not finished yet, but this is how it looks so far: Thanks again!

The front door is central to the house. Straight in to the lounge. These images show how it looked before I moved in. I have a console table where the bookcase used to be creating a handy place to put keys. My sofa is perpendicular to the console table creating a zone to walk in. I am waiting for a carpenter to design a cupboard to store coats and boots etc. on the wall where the console table currently resides. I've looked at pony walls, kind of half wall half open frame to separate the areas, and pondered about a low book case behind the sofa to create a more defined entrance. Any suggestions would be much appreciated. In the winter this place looks cozy but in reality is very cold. There is a log burner which is topped up by a LPG central heating. There are two victorian cast iron radiators that generate a bit of heat. Most of this warmth escapes directly up the stairs. It has a stunning vaulted ceiling above with draughty but original windows. I had a thought that it would be a good idea to have a small door at the bottom of the stairs and tongue and groove panelling around the staircase. This would mean filling in the floating stairs and then I could have more storage by way of a cupboard under the stairs. The carpenter suggested incorporating a glazed window opposite the existing windows, there are two in the stairwell at the moment. I also thought a thermal curtain at the bottom of the stairs might help prevent the heat escaping. It's a stunning home and we are very happy here but it does get messy very quickly so I am desperate to create some additional storage to hide all the mess away. Thanks in advance. I'll get some images of the stair well and current set up to illustrate how it looks right now.

I don’t like to receive fliers I did not ask for and it’s not connected to any topic. Why waste the paper if this will probably have 0 effects? It’s much more effective to order advertisements online and target them to the audience that is most likely to buy something from you. This is what you actually need – you need the people who might need your services to be aware of your existence and the offers you have. This, of course, depends on the area you work in, and the methods will differ, but not so much. The main thing is to get the customers to like your job, and they will recommend you to anyone. You can read more about this here: https://www.prendo.com/leadership-challenges/engaging-stakeholders/. It is a really important skill for an entrepreneur – to convince people.