Do it

Create a kit to keep your shoes buffed and shiny. Include a stiff brush to remove dry mud and a set of brushes for leather shoes – plus wax polish to match. Pick a simple neutral wax if you only have space to store one. Finish with soft cloths.

Garden Trading shoeshine box, £23.81, Amazon. Kiwi leather shoe polishing brush, £2.50; Kiwi shoe polish, from £1; microfibre cloths, £2 for three, all Wilko