11. Boot Cleanliness
The winter weather can be harsh on your family–and even harsher on your floors. To avoid any damage to your floors caused by mess brought in by wet, dirty rain boots, create a pebble station. Start by getting a cookie tray and some medium to large pebbles. Next, all you need to do is spread the pebbles evenly and place near your front and back doors–anywhere messy shoes are trying to enter. The water will fall onto the cookie tray and anything else on the pebbles, not your floor. Rinse every now and then, when you start to notice it gets dirty.