Backyard & Patio Pick

Boot Scrubber Brush, Outdoor Shoe Cleaner With Wood Frame

A 14.2 by 10 inch frame in finished wood with two bristle lined channels running through it. There is nothing to install and nothing to plug in: set it down by the door and scrub both boots at once, sides and soles together, standing up rather than balancing on one foot. The wood and the fibers are built to live outdoors through a wet winter and a hot summer, so it does not have to be brought in when the weather turns. From October onward it is the difference between a hallway floor that gets mopped once a week and one that gets mopped every day.

What you're getting

• A 14.2 by 10 inch frame in finished wood with two bristle lined channels
• Scrubs the sides and soles of both boots at once, standing up
• No installation and nothing to plug in, it simply sits by the door
• Wood and fibers built to stay outdoors through winter and summer

Why we picked it

Wet leaves start in October and the hallway floor pays for it until March. Everything else in the entryway is about what happens after the mud is already inside, and this is the only thing that stops it at the step. Being able to scrub standing up, with both feet, is what makes it get used: anything that requires balancing on one leg in the rain gets walked past.