Shoe storage seems to be a field with continual innovations. Last November, I wrote The Definitive Guide: 15 Ways to Store the Shoes. But since then, I've found yet more options - so here's an update.
In the one-of-a-kind arena, we have the Shrine shoe rack - a way of displaying a special pair of shoes. [via Better Living Through Design]
In the area of shoe racks, there's this unusual option, called the Nest shoe rack. There's also a wall-mounted version. [via Cribcandy]
And here's another shoe rack - available in two widths, and a number of finishes. This comes from The Bramble Company, which uses only sustainable wood from Indonesia - and is now also replanting trees. You can't buy directly from the company, but you can search for a dealer by you. (Hint: Searching by state seems to work best; search by city or by zip code will only work if there's a direct match.) I don't see any distribution outside the U.S. Update on Jan. 29, 2012: I'm no longer finding this product.
In the realm of cubbies, there are configure-it-yourself shoe organizers, either two-wide or three-wide. You can add as many tiers as you like.
And finally, I need to thank organizer Claire Tompkins for pointing me to the Shoe Skirt.
Love, love, love the Bramble Company shoe shelves. Thanks for highlighting these. You are always such an amazing resource for new products.
ReplyDeleteI always have somewhat ambivalent feelings about things that encourage us to organize the over-consuming we have done. On the one hand, organization is great, on the other hand, we Americans consume way too many of everything - too many clothes, too many shoes, too many of - well, everything. So - like I said, ambivalent.
ReplyDeleteJoan, I'm so glad you liked them!
ReplyDeleteGail, I know what you mean. Don Aslett writes about "junk bunkers" - items we can use to store yet more junk. Everything from a jewelry box to a pegboard to a desk organizer to a shoe organizer can be a junk bunker, he says.
I try to balance posts that help people make better purchasing (and decluttering) decisions - for example, see my my Sept. 24 post - with those that provide useful storage options. Because sometimes those same items that can be "junk bunkers" are actually helping store useful stuff.
I could start each storage-option post with "Assuming you've decluttered your stuff, and you are now looking for storage for the remaining things which you use and/or love ..." - but that would get pretty tiresome!
Jeri, I have never heard the term junk bunkers but I like it!
ReplyDeleteI would highly recommend buying the original Shoe Skirt from wwww.shoeskirt.com.
ReplyDeleteThe website is working and offering a special 2 for 1 deal!
Enjoy organizing : )
Marla, I've updated the post to note that I no longer get the warning message when I try to go the the shoeskirt.com web site. Thanks for letting me know that it's OK now!
ReplyDeleteNow if the site would just not make noise at me when I go there - letting me choose to run the video if I want to ...