Recycle, eh

The February issue of Country Living magazine (UK) has a few tips for keeping out the cold this winter. Some of the ideas are probably only applicable to the UK (e.g., putting a balloon up a fireplace chimney and a strip of aluminum foil behind a radiator to reflect heat) but a few are good ideas for anywhere you live.

For example, fitting a brush-seal to the bottom of the front and back door, putting a cover on the door letter box and over keyholes. Applying a weather strip seal around doorframes is a good idea and also putting up clear plastic covers over windows to prevent heat loss. And even little things can help, such as making a door draft stopper from an old woolly scarf. Here's how to make it.