12 great ideas for adding shoe storage space solutions to your home
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Just one pair of shoes laying on the floor looks messy, not to mention the appearance a bunch of them have when scattered around the house! But, without the right storage resources, it's inevitable that you and your family's shoes will continue to create "messy shoe chaos" in your home. Given this, let's check out some ideas for setting up handy shoe racks in the home:
Custom-built wall shelving
If you have a lot of shoes, it is likely that a regular piece of furniture will not be enough to store them all. Lovers of fashion are often more than willing to sacrifice some space in the house to make room for a walk-in closet or put up shelves for storing all sorts of clothing and clothing accessories.
As shown in the photo, installing custom-built wall shelving is one solution you can consider to store you shoes away neatly.
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It's not necessary that these shelves span an entire wall - often, just a vertical column of properly spaced-out shelves will be enough to meet your shoe storage needs.
Another way to use the walls is to identify if there are any recesses and niches in the home which furniture can be positioned in (either store-bought or custom-made). Often, for example, there will be a recess/niche around a structural column that you can exploit, as shown here.
Storage benches
Another solution worth considering is to use storage benches, ie. benches with storage space under their seats. And these benches can be placed inside a walk-in closet, in a corner of the bedroom and/or at the entryway to the home.
Inside, these benches can be fitted with compartments or shelving - it all depends on the types of shoes you want to store in them. And if the seat is comfortable, these benches are great for sitting on while putting on/taking off your shoes too!
Exploit every corner
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On a cursory look, it might seem you have no room in your home to put up shelves or install a closet or shoe rack. But maybe you haven't thought about exploiting the corners of the rooms and passageways.
For example, check out the photo showing the space availabe between the staircase and the hallway: here, a simple column of square shelves have been put up to store shoes away neatly.
Even the corners of a room, with shelves running along two sides, can be fitting with custom-built shoe storage shelves.
And the same holds true for the entryway, where you can quickly and easily change into your slippers when you get home from work!
Shoe racks
Of course, let's not forget the option to use "proper" shoe racks. If you can find a model that fits nicely into your home, this is the fastest and most convenient choice. It is best to opt for models that have a large storage capacities, so as to accomodate all your future footwear purchases!
You can also source so-called open shoe racks (pictured here) that can be folded up and removed when not needed (or easily moved to another spot).
Dream mud room
Larger homes can benefit greatly from an entryway that is styled in the Anglo-Saxon "mud room" manner. These mud rooms are essentially vestibules (lobbies) near the entryway, equipped with closets and benches where people can comfortably take off jackets, shoes, boots, scarves and other items to prevent mud being traipsed into the house.
Retractable furniture in unused spaces
Under the staircase and under the roof: these are awkwardly shaped spaces where regular furniture cannot typically fit. But, with a bit of customize outfitting, these spaces can be transformed into valuable storage areas for your shoes and without a high "visual footprint" (as shown in the photo).
Which idea is best for your home?
