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Shoe Storage |
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Shoe racks come in just about
any design from over the door, wooden cubbies, wall
mounted shelves, revolving carousals and more to create
a closet where shoes are easily found and organized. |
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Many otherwise normal people have 50 pairs of
shoes or more just hanging around the closet,
waiting to be worn. Your feet have to last a long
time, and they carry you everywhere, so spending
money on good shoes makes sense. The problem is,
when you have more than a few pairs, shoes start
to become a nuisance. They tumble out of the
closet, get underfoot when you're looking for
other clothes, or get squashed and buried by other
shoes. Keeping shoes under your bed might be okay
when you're a kid and own a pair of sneakers and
some flip-flops, but grown-ups need shoe racks to
keep their footwear organized.
The better care you take of your shoes, the longer
they will last. Whether your shoe wardrobe is
Payless or Vera Wang, keeping shoes from getting
crushed and dirty at home is one way to protect
them. Storage experts say to store shoes stuffed
with tissue paper to help them hold their shape,
and to keep them in an airy place where they can
breathe. The best shoes are made of leather, which
needs to be kept clean and supple. Before storing
your shoes, wipe them off with a clean rag to
remove dust or dirt. Polish them if needed, make
sure they're dry and then place them in your shoe
rack.
Shoe racks make shoe storage easy while keeping
all your shoes accessible. You won't have to hunt
for your favorite loafers, and they won't be all
dusty from getting shoved to the back of the
wardrobe. Shoe racks come in metal, plastic and
wood: wooden shoe racks are often made of cedar,
which freshens shoes and lends a faint perfume to
them. But you don't have to keep your shoe rack in
the closet: some shoe racks are made to hang over
the door: you can find shoe racks that fit under a
bench just the right height for putting on and
taking off your boots; there are stackable shoe
racks, or underbed shoe storage options.
For high tech shoe storage, check out the
revolving shoe racks; if you are a shoe lover and
have dozens of pairs, you may want a revolving or
even a motorized shoe rack to make display,
viewing and choosing of your footwear simpler. For
the shoe wardrobe that's always growing, get an
expandable shoe rack: you'll never pass up a pair
of Manolos again! And if you don't care for
keeping your prized pumps under the bed, you can
find wall mount shoe racks.
Even cheap, clear plastic shoe racks are better
than nothing: they get your shoes up off the floor
and pair them neatly in a transparent bag that can
hang from a door or hanger in the closet. You can
find all kinds of shoe racks online or at your
local department stores.
For the do-it-yourselfer, look for a shoe rack
plan online and learn how to build your own from
your favorite materials. Maybe you'd like a shoe
rack of a particular design to fit a certain room,
or you'd prefer to use a favorite fabric to match
your shoe racks to a pattern in your dressing
room. You can build your own cubbies with wood
from the building supply store, and finish the
niches with chrome hardware for a professional
look. It's not hard to learn how to make your own
shoe racks, but it takes time and the right
materials. In a pinch, you can make shoe racks
from wire shelves just by fastening them to the
wall.
If storage is an issue, organizing your shoes will
give you floor space for other items. A
professional closet organizer often starts with
what's left on the floor: storing things
vertically helps clear lots of horizontal
space—and a feeling of increased spaciousness in
your home.
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