If you’re one of the many women who love to collect pair after pair of shoes then you are probably on the lookout for shoe storage solutions. Every woman knows that it’s very easy to buy shoes but when it comes to storing and organizing them? Not so easy!
Unless you have a walk-in closet that’s especially reserved for your footwear, you might want to look for cheaper and easier shoe storage systems for your shoes. If you don’t, you will surely find yourself looking for your shoes under the bed, behind the couch, under the stairs and basically every corner of the house. This article will help you keep your shoes organized so you can slip into them with peace of mind.
The first thing you need to do is to gather each and every pair of shoes your have and decide which ones will go and which ones will stay. It may break your heart to let go of some of your shoes, but if you discover the pink pumps that you’ve never worn since your high school prom still in your closet then you seriously need to do some evaluation.
Some women even find out that almost half of their shoes haven’t been worn in almost a year. If the shoes are still in good condition, you can just donate them so they don’t go to waste. The only exception to this rule is those pairs that are especially reserved for special events.
Before you go in search of shoe storage solutions, you might want to categorize your shoes first. Now that you’ve narrowed down your collection to the pairs that you really use, group them in any way that suits you—pumps for work, flirty dress shoes, winter boots, etc. Once you have grouped and counted all the pairs of shoes you have, you can then begin shopping for some shoe storage solutions.
If your closet is big enough, you can shop for a shoe rack that you can incorporate into your closet. Shoe storage racks come in different sizes so it’s important to know how many pairs you are planning to store before buying one. It’s generally advisable to leave extra space for the shoes that you might buy in the near future.
On the other hand, if your closet lacks space for all of your shoes then you’re just going to have to make do with any space available in your house or apartment – be it under the bed, in the hall closet or in the corner of your room. In this case, you will need transparent shoe storage boxes to keep your shoes organized and free from dust and dirt. These boxes are made of clear plastic so you won’t have to open each box to get to the pair you want.
One of the cheapest and simplest shoe storage solutions that you can also try is to simply keep the shoe boxes from when you purchased your shoes. Worried about not being able to see what pair goes in what box? Take Polaroid pictures of the shoes and tack it outside the box where the pair is kept in.