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DIY Vertical Shoe Storage From Two Crib Rails
5 Materials
$10
2 Hours
Easy
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"I have too many shoes...said no one ever!" In actuality, I have a lot of shoes with limited space to store them. This shoe storage unit, made from recycled crib parts, makes use of under utilized wall space to store those shoes.
We are starting with one of the sides of the crib. The decorative spindles on this Jenny Lind crib makes the first step really easy.
The first step is to cut the rails from spindles. We cut on the first decorative "bump" so we didn't need to mark the cut or measure! That tool we are using is like a mini circular saw. It's a Dremel Saw-Max. It's a versatile tool and it's not scary to use! We did both sides. (This is what we did with the cut off spindles.)
Next, we painted the cut off edges. We did not paint the rail parts as the original finish was intact and in good condition. We hot glued some "bling" onto the cut off edges just for fun!
Before adding the "bling" we cut the rails so they are each 23" long. Each rail will hold three pairs of shoes.
We cut a 1"x12" board to 37" long and painted it. We marked the location of the rails which are 10" apart. We glued and brad nailed them into place.
The board with the attached rails is screwed into a stud on the closet wall.
The shoes hang easily over the pegs. We left one peg open as we found it was easier to remove and hang the shoes that way. This unit holds 12 pairs of shoes.
Here's a closeup.
You can even hang shoes that have a strap on this.
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Bessie Norland-O'Connoron Mar 22, 2020All new shoes? I assume you had some extra spindles you also took advantage of a shoe sale. Cute idea for storage and since most cribs are not resalable it makes great sense to re-purpose in new creative ways. Thank you.
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Mother Daughter Projectson Apr 12, 2020Not really, but it does look like it. I kept these clean until after we took pictures, but yeah, I could get more with all the extra space! ~Vicki
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Olgaon Jan 31, 2021Great idea!!!
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What did you do with the rest of the rails?
We haven't used them yet. We still have one side and the two ends left. Do you have any creative ideas? ~Vicki
Why did you place the rails on that blue board ? I would think the rails could be just put on the wall but perhaps I’m missing the purpose of the blue board.
Your reply was perfect! It would have been difficult to attach the rails directly to the wall which is why we used the board. The extra space was just a happy bonus! ~Vicki