Shoe storage
The issue of storing shoes is relevant for many people.
Shoes are an element of clothing, a product for protecting feet from external influences.
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Proper shoe storage will help solve many different problems:
- Increase wear time;
- Save free space in the apartment;
- It will help you find the right pair of shoes faster.
The issue of shoe storage is especially acute for large families and owners of small apartments.
The appearance of the shoes, their quality and the period of wear depend on the storage conditions.
Its quality is influenced by many factors:
- Temperature conditions;
- Humidity;
- Dusty.
In the dressing room
It is logical to arrange all seasonal shoes in the dressing room on convenient racks or open shelves, in closets or special cabinets. If your apartment or household has a separate room for a dressing room, then equipping it with a system of shelving for storing shoes will not be difficult.
Snow-white racks for your shoes
A light palette for open shelves and shoe racks looks great even in small spaces. On a white background, all shades of shoes are clearly visible; if you have many pairs of similar colors, this nuance will be relevant.
It’s great if there is a special cell of the appropriate size for each pair of shoes. Postal type racks are capable of putting any number of shoes in order. This is a practical and universal way to organize systematic shoe storage for the whole family.
Even a narrow space in a small dressing room is suitable for installing shallow open shelving. A depth of 35-40 cm is enough to comfortably place shoes.
Open wooden shelves
In men's dressing rooms, storage systems made of unpainted wood with natural shades are most often found, giving the room luxury and nobility. But even in joint family dressing rooms, such furniture ensembles are very relevant.
A convenient and practical way to install open shelves is to place them on special holders, with which you can adjust the distance between the shelves, depending on the height of your shoes you need to store.
Pull-out wooden shelf systems save cabinet space. But at the same time it is quite spacious storage for shoes.
Backlighting in storage systems
Often dressing rooms do not have windows, which places additional stress on the lighting system. In this case, it will be more convenient and practical, in addition to the main lighting in the form of a lamp or chandelier, to equip a lighting system for shelves with shoes and accessories. This way you will always be sure that you have chosen the right shade or shoe model.
Illumination on the shelves, which are located behind the glass doors of the built-in closet, allows you to clearly see the entire range of your shoes. Convenient and practical storage systems, among other things, also look great, decorating the dressing room.
To illuminate shelves with shoes, you can use low-power LED fluorescent lamps.
The backlight can be equipped with LED strips of any shade. It all depends on what effect you want to get from this shelf lighting system.
How to store shoes compactly
How to store shoes if there is little space in the apartment?
An ideal option would be to arrange a dressing room for storing shoes. For a dressing room, an area of 1:1.5 will be sufficient. You can make it in place of the pantry, where you just need to install shelves, racks, cabinets, and bedside tables.
But not everyone has this opportunity. Then you will have to look for other options. In the warm season, you can use a glazed loggia to store shoes. Or think about how to use walls in the hallway more rationally. To do this, you can equip a niche.
How to prepare shoes for storage
Before storage, shoes must be cleaned with shoe shampoo.
It is important to know not only storage methods, but also the rules for preparing shoes for storage. Winter options will require special attention:
- wash the sole thoroughly, removing all dirt and dust;
- clean the material using shoe shampoo, and use a special foam for suede;
- wipe dry (hair dryer, battery is not recommended);
- treat with cream;
- if there are insoles, take them out and insert special pads, plastic bottles or regular crumpled newspaper.
How to properly store shoes at home
Before putting your shoes away for storage, you must:
- Choose a location. It should be dark, dry and ventilated. Exposure to sunlight can cause shoes to fade. High humidity leads to mold growth;
- Clean it from dirt and dry it;
- Sort it by season - summer, autumn and winter. Divide into men's, women's, children's;
- Defective shoes need to be repaired, and if they cannot be repaired, they must be thrown away. This way you will get rid of unnecessary shoes and free up space at home;
- To avoid deformation, it is better to push paper inside;
- To prevent drying out, shoes must be treated with softening cream and other special products.
Organizer with pockets for the door
If your hallway doesn't have space to store shoes on the floor or even on the walls, keep them on the door! At the entrance or on the dressing room from the inside. A special fabric cover with rows of roomy pockets will help with this.
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Shoe storage ideas
You need to find a place to store shoes so that you can easily find the right pair. There are different solutions invented by designers.
It can be:
Closet
Its lower part is divided into narrow shelves, which are well suited for storing shoes used in everyday life. There are cabinets where the shelves are divided into compartments for high boots and low shoes. This distinction allows you to maintain order in your closet.
If the distance between the shelves allows you to place shoes in 2 rows, you can buy special stands. They are made of plastic and look like small benches. You can put, for example, shoes down and boots on top. At the same time, all the shoes are visible, there is no need to look for what you need now.
Organizers
Some of them resemble a dish drainer. These are convenient for storing slippers. Some allow pairs of shoes.
Many of them are made of fabric and fasten with a zipper.
Models can be floor-mounted or wall-mounted. For a small apartment, a hanging door organizer with spacious pockets is well suited. It can be placed on the door in the hallway or in the dressing room.
Hanging pockets
This is a great option for storing low-heeled shoes, ballet flats, and slippers. They need to be attached to the inside of the cabinet door, which is located in the hallway. To make them, you will need a transparent film so that the shoes are visible through it.
Pockets can be decorated at your discretion to decorate the interior.
Built-in furniture with shelves for shoes
If the hallway space allows, you can purchase built-in furniture with special shelves for shoes that will open 180º.
Shoe hangers
This is a simple design, consisting of a hook with two clamps at the base, capable of holding even a pair of boots. It is hung from a bar, just like a coat hanger.
This option is good for small hallways. You can hang a large number of shoes in one row.
Wardrobe
If there are no problems with space, you can equip a dressing room. To do this you need to buy some components. These can be ordinary slats that allow you to fasten shoes to the heels, and they will be visible.
You can purchase a metal grill, attach it to the wall and hang your shoes by the heels. Or clear plastic containers that can be placed on the floor or on shelves. You can see through the walls what’s inside, so there won’t be any problems finding the right pair. In addition, shoes in such containers will not gather dust or become wrinkled, which means they will retain their original appearance longer.
Specialized stores sell carob shelves, which consist of a strip and U-shaped hooks. Their shoes are easy to put on and take off.
Shoe shelves
Shoe shelves provide an opportunity to neatly store shoes. Their main advantage is that they can accommodate a large number of shoes.
There are many shelf models:
- Single-tier;
- Multi-tiered;
- Mounted;
- Floor-standing.
Retractable and folding shelves are convenient. They protect shoes from dust and sunlight.
Boxes and boxes
Transparent boxes are suitable for sorting shoes for each family member and storing them by season. They provide an opportunity to quickly find the right pair of shoes. They can be placed in a closet or on open shelves.
Plastic boxes are convenient. They are thick enough and do not deform under the weight of the shoes. Basically, they are all equipped with holes for ventilation.
You can also store shoes in wooden boxes. They can be painted in the desired color, varnished and fixed on the wall in the order that suits you.
Boxes and boxes are compact and can be placed on mezzanines.
Shoe racks
As a rule, the stable frame of the rack is equipped with special blades for fixing shoes. Most of these racks involve vertical placement of shoes.
Some models have a lattice surface, there are open and closed racks. They are made in the form of a tall and narrow structure from floor to ceiling.
Shelving
They are usually installed in a spacious hallway, dressing room, pantry or niche. They allow you to neatly line up your shoes. This option is well suited for storing children's shoes, since all of them are at hand and there is an excellent overview of them.
Ottomans
Multifunctional designs in the form of banquettes and sofas fit well into the design of hallways and corridors. Many of them are equipped with shoe storage systems inside in the form of containers or textile covers with many cells.
Wicker baskets
Wicker items are suitable for storing shoes. Eco-friendly wicker baskets can be used to store shoes. You can arrange them on shelves or place them under benches.
Types of shoe cabinets
Compact shoe storage systems vary in their design, capacity and mechanism for opening front doors. A low closed chest of drawers located in the corner of a small hallway will delight you with its ability to accommodate a large number of shoes.
It is better to store unused and seasonal shoes in the hallway of a small apartment in a pull-out shoe cabinet. This will allow you to rationally use the living space and decorate the interior of a small corridor or hallway.
