caedmyn Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 The shoe pile is driving me nuts! We don't have a separate mudroom or entryway. There's a small area in front of the front door with linoleum, and that's it. Right now everybody tosses their shoes under the end table next to the front door. I'd like those shoes out of my sight but I don't know where else to put them. We have a very small coat closet, but it's an odd shape (it's over a set of stairs and the floor is raised), and I haven't come up with a good way to store shoes there. If you don't have a separate mudroom or coat closet large enough for the shoe pile, how do you store/organize everyone's shoes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 We have cubbies. It's a Target 2x4 cubby set up, turned on its side, with stainless Ikea legs screwed into it. There are baskets on top for mittens and hats, and space underneath for boots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 We have this storage ottoman for holding the boys' shoes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jallison25 Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 we have this http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40216908/ I can't express how much i love it! We got it a couple of weeks ago and it was a pain to put together but it rocks!!!! Everytime i use it i smile!!!!:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mytwomonkeys Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 i have a sturdy dark colored wicker basket for shoes. it is not to store all shoes though (that's what closets are for -- or so goes my mantra). so we all have a pair or two only & all others go to the closet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 We have a Target Cube Shelf like this with bins on the top for hats, gloves, etc. The bottom two rows are stacked with shoes. Some boots fit, others don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Armoire or old dresser or buffet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 What! Shoes can be organized???? Who knew?!! :D Mostly, I woudl prefer they go barefoot and then I wouldn't have the shoe mess, but it's 32 degrees outside so that isn't going to happen...sigh...I've never, ever been able to get a handle on it because of the way our back entry is made. We renovated a church into a house and since it's brick and stone, went with the entryways as is and well, in 1898 they just weren't all that well thought out! Now, that the roof is done and we no longer have any leaks in the front entry, we'll be able to remodel that and replaced the ceiling. Then we can use the front entry which being the main entrance to the church building, has a love, huge coat closet. We will have some shoe racks and shelves inside that spot and plenty of place to hang coats and wet mittens/gloves, so I'm looking forward to the day when organization is more than just a dream! :001_smile: Faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane in NC Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Apparently, according to the Fly Lady, you are supposed to be wearing those shoes! We have a storage bench near the front door. The seat forms a lid to a storage area in which hidden chaos resides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 :smilielol5: Organize. Shoes. Entryway. Are those words even capable of being in the same sentence?! :smilielol5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 we have thishttp://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40216908/ I can't express how much i love it! We got it a couple of weeks ago and it was a pain to put together but it rocks!!!! Everytime i use it i smile!!!!:D I need this. What's the deal with the small top drawer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silliness7 Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 The shoe pile is driving me nuts! We don't have a separate mudroom or entryway. There's a small area in front of the front door with linoleum, and that's it. Right now everybody tosses their shoes under the end table next to the front door. I'd like those shoes out of my sight but I don't know where else to put them. We have a very small coat closet, but it's an odd shape (it's over a set of stairs and the floor is raised), and I haven't come up with a good way to store shoes there. If you don't have a separate mudroom or coat closet large enough for the shoe pile, how do you store/organize everyone's shoes? Buckets or baskets, lidded or not. Depends on what you have around the house or what you want to spend. One for each or a separate one for the boys and girls. Or separate by kids/adults. Or boys/girls/adults. Lids are nice for hiding things but also add one more step to the process of actually getting the shoes *in* the bucket. I have an area about 5 paces from the front door where I have a bucket for each kid. I have a shelf so I can have two rows. There isn't room for the adult shoes or for another shelf. So our shoes are lined up neatly on a rug right by the front door. Well, the idea is for them to be neat. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 I have a big basket by every door. So the shoes are a jumbled messy pile, but it's a contained messy pile in baskets. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historically accurate Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 We have 3 kids; they each have a basket in which they put shoes, hats, gloves, etc. DH built a bench with 3 cubbies that fit the baskets we had. It's probably 3 feet long. We had a wall that was just about the right size right across from the washer/dryer. It's a tight fit to do laundry with the bench there, but it does work. Over the bench we hung 3 double hooks for jackets and backpacks. Now if I can figure out what to do with Dh's and my shoes & jackets, I'd be golden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caedmyn Posted October 28, 2011 Author Share Posted October 28, 2011 Apparently, according to the Fly Lady, you are supposed to be wearing those shoes! We have a storage bench near the front door. The seat forms a lid to a storage area in which hidden chaos resides. Flylady apparently doesn't have bedrooms in the basement (bedrooms containing small sleeping children who wake at the slightest noise overhead)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caedmyn Posted October 28, 2011 Author Share Posted October 28, 2011 Maybe I'll go back to baskets...I'd really love to have the shoes out of sight entirely in an ottoman or something, but I have no place to put one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane in NC Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Flylady apparently doesn't have bedrooms in the basement (bedrooms containing small sleeping children who wake at the slightest noise overhead)! Nor does Flylady live in an area with a lot of sand. My house would be a sandbox if we wore our shoes inside! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jallison25 Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 I need this. What's the deal with the small top drawer? it's great too! we put all the car keys and things we will need for the day in there. DH puts his belt and wallet there so he isn't fumbling for them in the morning! no more searching for keys! Lots of exclamation marks!!!! Can you tell i LOVE this????:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 We have cubbies. 3 cubbies high by 5 cubbies wide. Works as a bench too. Extra adult shoes are stored in our closet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 we have thishttp://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40216908/ I can't express how much i love it! We got it a couple of weeks ago and it was a pain to put together but it rocks!!!! Everytime i use it i smile!!!!:D Shut.UP! That is FABULOUS! (and totally going on my wish list) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 I required family members to put their shoes in their own closets/bedrooms, even if they had to take them off at the front door. If the shoes were actually muddy, then they were taken off at the front door and hand-carried to the laundry room to be dried or washed off and dried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splinter Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 My kids only keep 1-2 pairs of "everyday" shoes in the porch. All the others stay in their bedrooms. For the ones in the porch, I bought a set of small, low shelves that go right below the coat hooks. On the shelves, I painted kid-sized footprints where the shoes should go, and my kids are responsible for making sure their shoes are off the floor and on the footprints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaMa2005 Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 I have a miniscule place for shoes (I want the IKEA shoe thingy but just don't have a space for it as we have glass panels next to our door). I finally landed on this shoe tree (http://www.amazon.com/Whitney-Design-2131-18-Pair-Revolving/dp/B0002TG2HO) and it has worked so well. I got mine at Wally World. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycalling Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 We have a small shoe shelf that ONLY the play shoes go in. Then I have a basket in the entry closet for ONLY the going out nice shoes. Also in the entry closet is a bin of ONLY boots. Up high in the same closet is a bin of ONLY sandals. The boots and sandals bins switch with the seasons. When we're going out I take out that bin, in which those shoes all get put back into once we get home. I was sick of rummaging through looking for nice shoes that fit each child in our haste to get out the door on time. Might I add, we had 101 pairs of shoes floating around the house before I started this method! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Everyone keeps their shoes in their bedrooms. Except for the yard work shoes, which are kept on a shelf in the garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommee & Baba Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 I tried the wicker basket idea for a couple years and honestly it was the ugliest site when you first stepped into the house. Now we have something similar to this and I LOVE it!! The best part was...it was only a couple dollars at Goodwill :) The kids are allowed 1 PAIR of shoes EACH on the rack at a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloversandlions Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 we have thishttp://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40216908/ I can't express how much i love it! We got it a couple of weeks ago and it was a pain to put together but it rocks!!!! Everytime i use it i smile!!!!:D I've been wanting one of those for quite awhile! I will definitely buy one if the house we move to has a proper space for it. For now, we have one of these - a "Seville Classics 3-Tier Iron Shoe Utility Rack", which I like well enough, but I wish I didn't have to see the shoes. I also wish my children knew how to put them ON the rack - seems they only ever manage to put them near it, which is almost inevitably followed by our Golden Retriever pup dispersing them throughout the house. (He won't bother the shoes if they're on the rack - the rack apparently has magical shoe protection properties, or something.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elinnea Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 We have the Ikea shoe rack that someone else posted a link to. It is great because they are relatively shallow and don't take up a lot of room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicHSmom Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 We have something similar to this hanging on the inside of our coat closet door (it's a hung door and not a bi-fold). It holds gloves, hats, shoes, keys, etc. Best of all, it's out of sight. It has worked very well for our family of six. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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