10 Unique Ways to Keep Your Shoes Straight

Contribution by Andrea Davis

Racks, hangers, stands and cabinets are all simple, quick and practical ways to organize your shoes. But what if you've done that already and still need more space? What if they clash with your closet, entryway or halls? Maybe you're just creative and want your organization to blend with your other designs.

Shoes enhance the beauty of your clothing, so they should also do the same when they're off of your feet. So here are some creative organization tools to help them complement your home:

1. Stow them in a pull-out drawer that can double as a storage space for books or hold a vase of flowers or pictures.

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2. Roll them up in a shoe wheel that spins for easily finding a pair later.

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3. Reuse coffee tins or pipes and stack them together to hold multiple pairs in your entryway.

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4. Use a storage tower with shelves that swing out to hold shoes, keys, purses or anything else you might need before walking out the door.

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5. Why not a shoe rack that's hidden inside a shelf?

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6. If you live in a two-story house, all that extra space underneath the stairs could hold your extensive collection of shoes.

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7. Keep your shoes filled out rather than flat with these footprint outlines.

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8. Here's a vertical stretch of metal that holds your shoes in place by the toe.

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9. Reuse plumbing pipes in your closet for shoe or book storage.

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10. When you're done using a rack for wine storage, it can hold your shoes!

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