33 Ingenious Ways To Store Your Shoes

    It's time to figure out how to tame the shoe explosion that is happening in your closet right now.

    1. Store shoes underneath a bedskirt.

    2. Hang molding on the walls to create a pretty shoe display.

    3. Hang molding near the ceiling of a closet for your non-seasonal shoes.

    4. Cover a shoe rack with a curtain.

    5. Store them in an ottoman.

    6. Repurpose old wine crates.

    7. Store your shoes in shoeboxes with printed out Instagrams of your shoe collection.

    8. A simple wooden pallet has slits that perfectly fit shoes.

    9. Use a pegged coat rack.

    10. Build your own PVC-pipe shoe rack.

    11. Use an old ladder to hang heeled shoes on.

    12. Salvage some old school lockers for shoe storage in a boy's bedroom.

    13. Keep shoes in buckets.

    14. Store your shoes in wine boxes under the bed.

    15. Hang your shoes.

    16. Stack 'em on the stairs.

    17. Use recycling bins from Ikea to store shoes in an entryway.

    18. Take up unused space by putting up shelves in the corner of the garage.

    19. Elastic shoe straps are a quirky and colorful way to hang your shoes on the wall.

    20. Hide shoes under a slipcovered bench.

    21. This Ikea Komplement slide-out rack holds an impressive 16 pairs of shoes.

    22. Use a large picture frame as a slide-out shoe drawer.

    23. Implement a slide-out shoe rack.

    24. Hang shoe organizers on a room divider or screen.

    25. Use towel rails to hold shoes.

    26. Alternate your shoes — you'll be able to fit more in a row.

    27. Display them in a large basket.

    28. Make a floating shoe rack.

    29. Keep shoes in a dresser or cubby shelf at the foot of your bed.

    30. Strategically use tension rods in the bottom of a closet.

    31. Throw them into rolling crates.

    32. Hang baby shoes on a curtain rod.

    33. Paint cans nailed into the wall are the perfect size for flip-flops.