Make Your Own Shoe Closets

Shoe closets are the best option to keep all our footwear in sight and well organized. In this way, you avoid leaving pieces here and there, in different rooms.

In general, disorder takes time away from us, and especially when we are in a hurry. For this reason, we must always try to find the alternatives that best suit us (and our spaces) to keep everything in order.

Here are 3 great ideas for you to make your own shoe closets. You will see that you do not need many materials, the steps are very simple and the entire procedure is carried out in a very short time.

Aspects to consider

The footwear must be placed in a suitable place, not only for an aesthetic ordering issue, but because this way we will avoid losing them and even deteriorating them. It may be that we accidentally step on a sandal or a shoe that has a delicate coating: such as suede or silk.

Now, when you have shoe closets, you have to take into account how many pieces of footwear we have, the types and the frequency that we use that we give them. It is convenient to group the shoes based on these criteria, since this will make it much easier for us to locate them.

The place of sandals or slippers is not the same as that of boots. On the other hand, sneakers, if they are the shoes that you use the most on a daily basis, you will need to place them in the place that is closest to hand.

By using shoe closets you will be able to know how many shoes you have and where they are. Therefore, you cannot miss our following recommendations. The time has come for the most practical crafts.

1. Shoe cabinets made from pallets

You can create your own shoe closets with pallets or pallets. These can be easily found in any greengrocer and even in supermarkets. They can also be found in beverage tanks.

Nowadays it is very fashionable to give a new utility to this type of elements. At the aesthetic level, they are very original and can be embellished with different techniques of decorative art.

You can also use the wooden drawers for fruits or vegetables. Depending on the number of shoes you have, it will be the number of pallets that you must get. You will also need a free wall to place them as pictures. This shoe closet will look great in your room if you leave it in plain sight.

Materials

• 1 hammer.
• Sanding wood.
• 1 or 2 pallets (depending on what we need).
• Paint or varnish (depending on how you want to decorate it).

Elaboration

• You take a pallet and, with the help of the hammer, you remove a wooden plank, yes and no, in the horizontal strip. Do not remove the ones that are on the sides. The end result should be a kind of frame for a painting.

• Then, with the help of the hammer, remove the nails that you have.
• Sand all the wood well.
• Paint to your liking. As a suggestion, we comment that the natural tone is very good with varnish or painted with an aquamarine tone and then varnished.
• Once it is dry, you can place it in the place of your choice. The idea is that you place it somewhere on the wall, as it should look like a painting.

2. Shoe cabinets made of wood

Another way to create your own shoe closets is to take advantage of wooden or metal shelves as shelves. Of course, this option works well both for displaying your shoes and for storing them inside your clothes closet.

The good thing is that you can give the shelves the height you need, without wasting space. On the other hand, we tell you that in this case, you will also need a free wall to locate the shelves.

A disused wooden ladder can be a good piece to place shoes on. You can paint or varnish it to your liking. Use the steps to support the woods, which can be of different sizes, to give an informal look.

Materials

• Wooden or metal rectangles of approximately 1.40 m.
• Supports for shelves or a ladder.
• Screws to anchor them to the wall (If you are going to use brackets).
• Paints or varnish.

Elaboration

• You take the wooden rectangles and paint or varnish them according to your taste.
• You take the measurements on the wall where you want to place them.
• You place the supports or the ladder in the chosen place.
• On the latter you are going to put the woods.
• Arrange the footwear to your liking.

3. Shoe cabinets made of cardboard

The third of the most useful alternatives for creating your own shoe closets is extremely affordable, fun and easy to make. In this case, the material that will be used will be cardboard. Without a doubt, this is a way to recycle.

The best thing about this alternative is that you can do as many as you want. For example, you can make one for each type of shoe you have. On the other hand, they can be easily replaced by other cardboard boxes.

We will build small triangular spaces to place our shoe pieces. In this case you don’t need a lot of space, since you can place it with the naked eye or the lower part of a built-in closet.  Let’s see how it’s done next:

Materials

• Paperboard.
• Rule.
• Pencil.
• Scotch tape.
• Brushes or brushes.
• Acrylic paintings.

Elaboration

• Take a sheet of cardboard measuring 40 by 40 cm. and with the help of a ruler you mark and fold it in three equal parts. You can change these measurements according to the size of the shoe. For a child you can use 20 by 20 cm.

• Fold the cardboard at the marked part and form a triangle.
• Tape down to hold it tight and won’t come apart.
• Paint the color you want, both inside and out.
• Make a horizontal row of triangles and place a cardboard base on top. On top of this base, continue placing the compartments you want.
• Make as many floors as you need.

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