Things we know: 1. Mrs. Hillbilly is a smarty pants. 2. This winter has been snowy and wild.
The results of that knowledge? A genius way Mrs. HB repurposed a broken old broom to keep your floors sparkly and clean while the weather outside is slushy and gross! She made a DIY Boot Scrapper for her entryway. She gives a broom that was once destined for the trash a new life and the floors inside her home thank her. No more gross muddy chunks or dirty footprints down the hall.
See what I mean? Smarty pants!
And she said it really was quite simple. The handle on her push broom had snapped off, so she took the bottom and buried it beside her sidewalk. And her handy dandy little boot/shoe/sandal scraper was born. So cool, right? Then all you have to do it run your shoes over the broom before you enter the house. It’s genius!
If you don’t have a friend like Mrs. HB, you should probably go out and find yourself one. Not only does she keep life interesting, but she gives me cool ideas like this!
~Mavis
Maria says
I’d buy a broom head just for this idea. It’s genius. Thanks
JULIE ANN says
Perfect idea! I need to come up with a boot scraper idea that,
#1) removes chicken and goat phoo from my texture-soled boots but,
#2) my goats won’t be inclined to consume for their afternoon entertainment!!
Megan says
Can you wrote a blog post on how to find your own Mrs HB…???!!!! Because I should could use one…!! 😉
Lisa Millar says
Fabulous idea! We don’t wear shoes indoors much, but I still need something to scrape the boots/shoes in winter where the mud and chicken poo gets a bit sticky! Blah!
Awesome!
Alison R says
Mavis, are you and Mrs. HB willing to pair up and pay each of us a visit??? <3 <3 <3
It is warm and beachy here, I'll feed you both!!!???!!!
Laura T. says
Great idea! Now we’re all going to be excited when our brooms break! :0)
Jennifer says
Ever since I started keeping chickens I’ve kept a stiff-bristled brush (like a handheld scrub brush) by our front steps. So anyone can grab it and scrub their shoes. I tried something like Mrs HB’s but the ability to scrub moreso around the edges and sides of muddy shoes (rainy season is brutal) made the hand held version better for us. Martha Stewart had a project something like Mrs HB’s version years ago.
Helen in Meridian says
We all want Mrs. HB and Mavis for our best friends. Move to Idaho.