“My organizing dilemma is when it comes to shoes. We don’t have a
shoe rack or anything so all the shoes get piled up in our living room
closet. It’s a pain but I don’t know what to do with them.”
Well, Michelle at least your shoes make it into the closet so that is a great start. Now to make them more accessible and a little a little less jumbled. Although it is great that the shoes are in the closet the first thing I am going to recommend doing is taking them all out. Match them all up and see if they still fit. Now, toss or donate the ones no longer worn. After sorting and purging you will have a better idea of what size storage you may need.
Very rarely will the shoes end up in a nice pretty row when left on the floor so it is a good idea to go vertical. At our house we opted for a
3-Tier Shelf that we put in our laundry room. The laundry room is near the garage so the kids take their shoes off and put them on the shelves when they come in. (most of the time)
The shoe cabinet would be great for keeping the shoes out of sight and its slim design is a real space saver. A horizontal shelf could be tucked away in a closet and you could stack two on top of each other if you need more storage space.
If you have hanging space in the closet you can try the 10 pocket shoe organizer. Better yet, why not use the over door shoe oragnizer for actual shoes.
Home Decorators Collection offers a variety of storage furniture for the shoes. In my next house I am requesting a seperate mud room for the kids. I would love something like this but perhaps built in.
The possibilities really are endless. These options can work when you are trying to keep shoes in or near a living area other than a bedroom closet. When storing shoes that you wear on a daily basis the goal is to make them easily accessible and more importantly easy to put back in their home when you take them off.
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Thanks Michelle, I’m glad I could help!
Holy toledo, I’m so excited! I just showed my husband that 10 pocket shoe organizer and we’re going to get one. I didn’t even know they made those and that price is really decent! Thank you so much! I’m going to make a post on my blog about your tip. :D