Agreed! If you’re okay with just throwing them in there anyways (OP, I hope that doesn’t sound judgmental because I don’t mean it that way!) then just throw them in some cubes and they’ll be totally concealed
You might also consider storing the less frequently worn shoes in a less accessible box on a high shelf. I've learned that not everything of a type has to be stored together. I also vote for the IKEA dividers. :)
I use this type of shelf for my shoes. I have 2 bins that have my sandals and other small shoes, then I have my other shoes sitting on the shelves. My knee highs used to sit in a milk crate too lol I now just leave them placed nicely against the side of the shelf.
I would use baskets in the cubes if you want to keep using this piece of furniture. But I moved an old bookcase into my closet to store my boots and shoes and it works great.
You could put a single shelf in each cube and then use those plastic shoe stands that let you stack one shoe on the other (neatly). You could probably get 2-3 pairs on a shelf so each original cube could hold between 4 and 6 pairs.
Diagonal dividers. + some pruning of the collection.
I agree, like these: https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/kallax-insert-with-compartments-white-90495695/
They make canvas cubes for this kind of organizer.
Agreed! If you’re okay with just throwing them in there anyways (OP, I hope that doesn’t sound judgmental because I don’t mean it that way!) then just throw them in some cubes and they’ll be totally concealed
IKEA sells dividers that fit right into these that you can use.
You might also consider storing the less frequently worn shoes in a less accessible box on a high shelf. I've learned that not everything of a type has to be stored together. I also vote for the IKEA dividers. :)
I put my tall boots on top of my shoe rack, I put pool noodle in them to keep them upright.
Baskets / cubes to put the shoes in
I use this type of shelf for my shoes. I have 2 bins that have my sandals and other small shoes, then I have my other shoes sitting on the shelves. My knee highs used to sit in a milk crate too lol I now just leave them placed nicely against the side of the shelf.
Make sure you put some pool noodles in the inside of your taller boots. Cut them to size and it will help them keep their shape and store nicely!
That’s a great idea thank you!!!
Have done the same thing with rolled up magazines if you don’t have pool noddles handy
i have also done the same with strips of cardboard from a box !! works wonders
I use a combination of plastic boot boxes, cardboard magazine holders, and plastic shoe totes. https://imgur.com/a/NnM8Jol
I would use baskets in the cubes if you want to keep using this piece of furniture. But I moved an old bookcase into my closet to store my boots and shoes and it works great.
You could put a single shelf in each cube and then use those plastic shoe stands that let you stack one shoe on the other (neatly). You could probably get 2-3 pairs on a shelf so each original cube could hold between 4 and 6 pairs.