Shoe Storage Solutions & ideas

Looking for the best shoe storage solutions for your entryway? Need some ideas and tips to get you started on the right foot? We've got you covered with useful secrets from our Hometalkers that will guide you through the process of everything you need to know. From video tutorials to top projects, this is your one-stop-shop for all your DIY needs.

DIY PVC Pipe Organizer for Your Shoes

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Storing Shoes in Entryways

Prioritize your shoes: Don’t try and squeeze in every pair of shoes. Keep the shoes you wear most frequently in the prime locations next to the door for easy access.
Store shoes on different levels: Make sure there are multiple storage levels to increase space. If you can’t expand storage space horizontally, look for vertical solutions.
Display shoes on shelves: Use shelves to store shoes to combat limited floor space. Display shoes like ornaments if you take particular pride in your footwear.
Use baskets underneath tables: Don’t let the space under a console table go to waste. Store baskets underneath the table to provide a tidy space for shoes.
Add tension rods to maximize space: Look for suitable entryway walls that can accommodate rows of tension rods for hanging shoe storage, keeping floor space clear.

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Here are the top DIY shoe storage solution projects. Great ways to hide them away.

DIY PVC Pipe Organizer for Your Shoes

Shoe clutter has always been a problem that haunts our entryway. Between everyone's everyday shoes, sports shoes, boots, and leisure shoes, there's barely any floor space!I'm always on the hunt for creative ways to stow clutter, so after the last time I tripped walking in the door, the wheels in my head started turning on turbo. What I came up with is an easy, affordable, and attractive enough way to store shoes, while keeping them easily accessible—using PVC pipes!Learn tons of other hacks to an organized closet, by joining our organizing workshop! Registration ends May 15th, so hurry!

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Boot Storage Rack

If your family is anything like mine, I’m sure you can relate to trying to leave your shoes by the door so as not to track dirt through the house. Rob works construction by day and our two-and-a-half-year old son loves to jump in water/muddy puddles, play in sand and dirt, and the fact that we leave in a coastal area doesn’t help with the sand factor either. Not to mention, we also live in New York where we’re bound to get at least a foot or so of snow every year, and Rob snowplows when we get hit with it, so I’m constantly having to keep beach towels laid out much like a red carpet at the front door so he doesn’t track in snow. Needless to say, we needed a solution by our door to keep the Swiffering, sweeping and mopping at a minimum. Rob came up with (what I think is) a cute design to hold all different size boots so whether it’s a rainy or snowy day, they have a place to dry and mama doesn’t have to clean the floors a zillion times in a day.We want to help you DIY, so some of the materials in this post are linked to sellers. Just so you know, Hometalk may collect a small share of sales from the links on this page.

Rob & Courtney M, Hometalk Team

7 Ways to DIY a Pool Noodle

Upcycle common pool noodles into uncommon uses!Before reading further, please take a minute to connect by subscribing to the Mother Daughter Projects once-a-week newsletter. As always, further details on this project can be found on our website along with links to the exact materials we used.Pool noodles make the best crafting material!

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Wooden Crate Shoe Storage

We have a tiny space in our entry way which I needed to find the perfect piece to provide some storage for our shoes. I wasn’t able to find a storage solution the right size for the space so I turned three wooden crates from IKEA into a shoe rack.

Rachel | mapleandgrey

Boot Storage DIY

This was a prototype that my hubby and I came up with to store my boots. It is not pretty but does the trick! Made with things we already had around the workshop: 2" diameter PVC pipes, dowel rod (cut in 4" pieces for support under the PVC rods), heavy block wood scraps and a piece of carpet on the bottom (optional) for it to slide in my closet.

Cindy Hagemann

DIY Vertical Shoe Storage With Adjustable Shelves

A beginner project. Weekend build. A grab and go storage for footwears! If you have more vertical space than width on your wall, then this compact shoe storage will work for you! This storage rack features a simple system with adjustable shelves to accommodate any kind of footwear height. Not to mention, the design is modular too. Here comes the DIY Vertical Shoe Rack with Adjustable Shelves.In a way, I can say that its a scrap wood project. Because, I built this storage using leftover plywood from my TV cabinet build. Technically, I spent zero dollar on this project. You can build this for less than $25.

Preethi | The Nomad Studio

Shoe storage rack attack!!!

This was a quick project with a great return on my investment. We need something to organize Our shoes, so I headed to Lowes picked up some 2X4s and came up with this, simple.. Inexpensive and more than adequate

Gabe

IKEA Hack - Coat Storage / Shoe Shelf

This project was one of those with twists and turns and now that I am finished with my coat rack shoe shelf I realized that this could also be used as kitchen storage or bathroom storage with towels and bath stuff on the shelves. Can you see it? Where would you use it? So, the biggest clutter problem in our house is the large quantity of shoes that get strewn all over our points of entry. I decided to take an Ikea shelf and try to make it into something farmhouse style to hold shoes, mittens, bags, basically anything and everything. Tall order for a simple shelf.

Stacy Davis

Material Of The Week: Milk Crates

We’ve ushered the new year in with lots of resolutions, and we’re sure you’ll agree that purging and organizing is on the top of the list! That’s why this week’s material of the week are milk crates. Material of the Week: Milk Crates

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Simple Shoe Rack

We run our home Japanese style, no shoes in the house. We had an aluminum pole tented shoe rack that was showing wear and tear. I wanted to make a simple shoe rack that would be sturdy enough for all our shoes. All you need are some 2x4’s and some 1/2” plywood and maybe some scrap pieces of wood from the wood pile.

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Shoe storage rack attack!!!

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IKEA Hack - Coat Storage / Shoe Shelf

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Slideshows of various DIY entryway shoe storage solutions. Try not to be impressed.

Entryway Shoe Storage Solution Videos

Take a look at our DIY videos on shoe storage solutions for your entryway.

Shoe Storage Milk Crates

I'm going to show you guys how to make a shoe storage out of milk crates and zip ties. It's a cost effective, practical solution for storage shoes (or whatever else you can need)

Laci Jane

How to Build an Impressive Boot Tray Out of Wood

Having small, customized items like this river rock boot tray in your mudroom or entryway makes a big impact on the design and feel of a space. Not only is this unique and impressive tray completely functional but it also adds a beautiful visual piece that your guests can’t help but notice.

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DIY Skateboard Shelfs

Skateboard shelving comes in handy for unique storage! Perfect touch for any home with a skater in it! These are beyond simple to install and I have them all over my home. If you don't have new skateboards you can use, recycle old ones. Let's get started!

Rachel Metz

The Easiest Way to Hang Anything on Your Walls (without Using a Drill)

Post sponsored by Sugru I get nervous every time I have to pick up a drill or hammer to hang anything on my walls. In fact, I usually leave things on countertops or display them on shelves rather than hang them up. Recently, I learned about an amazing product that can actually help me hang anything at all on my wall, no tools necessary, and it’s so easy to use!

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Storing Shoes in Entryways

Prioritize your shoes

Store shoes on different levels

Display shoes on shelves

Use baskets underneath tables

Add tension rods to maximize space

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