7 creative ways to store your shoes

It’s easy to just dump your stuff off as soon as you walk through the door, and finding a place to store multiple pairs of shoes can be a big problem, especially for families. By adding shoe storage in unexpected or unused places, you can maximise your floor space and keep clutter to a minimum.

Two white STÄLL shoe stands are tucked neatly underneath a window ledge filled with plants and a VATTENKRASSE watering can.

Out of sight. Peaceful mind.

Stop shoes becoming a tripping hazard and an unsightly mess by storing them away in specially designed shoe cabinets or inside wardrobes. Put shoes in boxes or inserts inside the wardrobe, then stack the boxes on top of each other to keep them neat and tidy.

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A VATTENKRASSE watering can sits atop an open STÄLL shoe stand showing a pair of shoes. A shoe storage box is on the floor.

A gray PAX wardrobe door is open to reveal clothes hanging and SKUBB shoe storage boxes stacked on top of each other.

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Work with what you have

Sometimes you just don’t have the space you need to store your stuff, so you might have to get inventive. By using dead space, like behind a door or upcycling a coat stand to hang your shoes, you don’t need to find additional space or furniture, just use what you’ve already got!

Behind a door, a TJUSIG coat rack has mulitple shoes hanging from each branch. In the foreground is a clothes stand.

Get an overview

Having a pair of shoes for every occasion is great but finding a place to put them can get messy. Save time playing hunt-the-shoe in the morning by storing them in boxes and placing them in an easy to reach place. Find what you’re looking for even easier by sticking a polaroid photo on the front of the box.

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A PLATSA cabinet door is open to reveal storage boxes inside. On the floor in front is a HEMMAFIXARE box on a VAMDRUP rug.

On a VAMDRUP rug are a pair of shoes, a HEMMAFIXARE storage box, and polaroid photos. Behind is an open PLATSA cabinet.

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Double your rack space

The classic shoe rack will hold multiple pairs of shoes and fits easily into small and unused spaces, so it’s already pretty efficient. By adding these nifty shoe organisers, a kind of bunkbed for shoes, you can double up on your space by stacking pairs on top of each other.

In a neutral hallway is a white classic shoe rack with two shelves filled with many pairs of men’s shoes and two baskets.

Boss the school run

Getting kids out of the door in the morning can seem like an insurmountable task. Make it easier on yourself by giving the kids a bench to sit on while they put on their shoes, add hooks above for their outdoor clothes, then store their shoes in the space underneath. Parenting done like a pro!

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Two PERJOHAN benches painted in different colours sit against a wall. Jackets, hats and baskets hang from a HÖVOLM hook.

A close up of a PERJOHAN bench painted rust red shows a pair of kid shoes stored in the shelf underneath.

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Save shoes for the next kid in line

Kids grow quickly and before you know it, you’re living in a sea of old kid’s stuff waiting to fit the younger ones. Store your kid’s shoes by putting them away in transparent boxes ready for the next one in line. Then get them out when your kid has gone up a size or two.

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