Not looking forward to being cooped up in the house all winter long? Well, as wintertime is indeed inevitable, why not at least make your home a better place to spend the season? Here are 10 unique tips, tools, and snippets of advice to help you and your home survive winter with ease:

Fall is almost here-and you know what this means, right? Well it means the harsh, bitter weather of winter is right around the corner and there are things to do to ensure your home is ready for the battle. Here are 21 ways to take care of your home this fall:

1. Clean the gutters.

Depending on how much foliage you have surrounding your home, this might just need to be done once after all of the leaves have fallen for the season-for many homes though, gutter cleaning will be necessary a couple of times as the trees shed their leaves for autumn. (Tip: Having gutter covers installed does prevent a great deal of maintenance!)