How To Make A Shelf For Shoes In The Hallway With Your Own Hands From Different Materials + Photos And Videos

2024 Author: Bailey Albertson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-01-17 22:26

Self-made shoe rack, myth or reality?

I remembered the famous number from KVN about the married couple of Igor and Lena. Lena has a lot of shoes, she took a whole wardrobe with them. Igor begins to empty shoeboxes and is hilariously indignant at the irrationality and wastefulness of his wife. The audience laughs, the men give a standing ovation. At the same time, Igor himself has one pair of shoes for all occasions. At the end of the number, sitting peacefully next to his wife, the husband pronounces the signature phrase:

- I realized how many pairs of shoes a woman needs to be happy.

- How many?

- One more than she has.

To which Lena replies:

- Two.

What instructive conclusion can be drawn from this story? You need to properly and accurately store your shoes, and then no one will find out how much of it you have and why you need it in such quantity.

Now we will dwell on the problem of storing wearable shoes, in other words, we will tell you where to hide a bunch of shoes, slippers and boots from the corner of the hallway. A simple and rational solution is to place it on the shoe shelf. The option of buying this piece of furniture in a store seems simple only at first glance. Such a small-sized thing is not so easy to find, as a rule, it comes with a set of furniture for the hallway. Separately, it is not always possible to find something suitable in size, design and wallet. But you can always do it yourself.

And here imagination and skills gained in labor lessons come to our aid.

There are a lot of options, let's consider some of them.

How to place shoes at home

First, you need to decide what you want from, and most importantly, you can make a shelf for storing shoes. Different materials can be used for this, each of them has its own disadvantages and advantages. A PVC product will be light in weight, easy to clean, because it can be easily washed, but in order to work with it you need a tool and skill. Wood is good for everyone, except that to work with it you need a tool, a place and at least basic knowledge of carpentry. It is easy and convenient to work with cardboard, but during use it can deform from pressure and moisture. Look at the suggested options and decide which side you are on.

Content

• 1 Shelf for shoes "Woodpile" made of PVC pipes

  1.1 Photo: Storage option "Cornice"

• 2 Do-it-yourself wooden shelf "Bristle"

  2.1 Shoe rack "Carousel"

• 3 Video: how to make a bookcase from improvised means for storing shoes

  • 3.1 Simple production of cardboard pockets "Guests on the doorstep"
  • 3.2 Shoe rack "Triangle"
  • 3.3 Shoe cabinet "Magic box"
  • 3.4 Shoe shelf "Kitty in the house"

Shelf for shoes "Woodpile" made of PVC pipes

The rack is made of PVC pipes

This option is suitable for placing home, summer and demi-season adult shoes or for any children. High boots will have to be set separately.

1. We purchase a PVC sewer pipe with a diameter of 30 cm.

2. Cut with a hacksaw into sections 30–35 cm long, depending on the maximum shoe size in the house. The length of 30 cm is sufficient for size 42. If you need more - attach a boot to the pipe and measure the required length.

   

   We cut the pipe into pieces for the manufacture of shoe sections

3. We process the edges with fine sandpaper so that they become smooth.

   

   We process the cut edges with sandpaper

4. Since the shelf is called a woodpile, we glue the pipe sections with wood-like wallpaper. If such a design does not fit into the overall concept of the hallway, choose another pattern that is more suitable in style and color.

   

   We glue the sections with wallpaper of the desired color

5. We glue the four blanks to each other with epoxy glue purchased from a hardware store. We fix the row with clothespins, pliers or special clamps, if any.

   

   Fastening the fragments of the rack

6. In the same way, we make two more rows of three blanks each.
7. Let's make a reservation that one of the many options for combining design fragments is offered here. If you wish, you can assemble a shoe rack of a different shape and size. There can be as many sections as you want, up to the fact that they occupy the entire wall, if it is functionally justified (it is inconvenient to get shoes from a great height, but non-seasonal or rarely used items can be placed there).

8. We collect the "woodpile" from three rows of cells in the following order: at the bottom and at the top, rows of three sections, in the middle - of four. We put it against the wall.

   

   The rack consists of three rows of sections for storing shoes

9. Voila, the original shoe rack is ready.

Everyone is happy with the Woodpile rack, but Lena from KVN is unlikely to fit. After all, you can put exquisite stiletto heels in there, but somehow not comme il faut. Especially for Lenin's pins there is a mega simple version of the shoe shelf called "Cornice"

Photo: Storage option "Cornice"

High-heeled shoes are convenient to place on the cornice

Unusual use of the curtain rod, as a shelf for "hairpins"

Any curtain rod is suitable for playing the role of a shoe shelf

You can organize a whole shoe rack by attaching several cornices under each other

1. We take any window cornice, cut off a part of the required length.
2. We attach the cornice to the wall.
3. We cling shoes with heels to the cornice and hang them. It turns out a witty shelf for your favorite heels.

DIY wooden shelf "Bristle"

Boots, sneakers and other shoes are conveniently stored in such a shelf.

A little more work is needed on the manufacture of this shelf than on the previous two.

It is made of plywood and shoe brushes.

1. The first thing to determine is the length and width of the future shelf. In order to calculate the length as accurately as possible, you should take into account the parameters of the plywood and the number of brushes that you intend to place on this plywood. The width of this part of the shelf should be 5 cm wider than the width of the brush.
2. Having decided on the parameters, we cut out 2 identical blanks.

3. We connect them together with a "book" as shown in the picture.

   

   We make the first blank for the shoe shelf

4. We drill holes on the longest part of the shelf at a distance of 1 cm from the edge. We attach the second board with the end and use screws to connect the two fragments. On the sides we attach a square of the same width from the same plywood.

5. If the brushes are with handles, cut off the handles. We align the cut edges with a file.

   

   Cut off the handles of the brushes when making a shoe rack

6. Drill holes in each brush on both sides. We fasten the brushes to the inner surface of the shelf with the bristles outward, as shown in the photo. The first part of the shelf is ready.

   

   We attach the brushes in the inner box of the first part of the shelf

7. For the second part, we take a sheet of plywood and make it the same length as the first, and 35–40 cm wide, depending on the largest shoe size in the house. 35 cm wide for size 43 shoes.

   

   The second part of the shelf "Bristle"

8. Saw off another plank of the same length, 15 cm wide.
9. We attach a small board to a large one with screws so that we get a side (we drill holes in a large one 1 cm from the edge, attach the small one with its end and drive the screws into the holes on one side and into the end of the board on the other side).

10. On the opposite side from the side, drill 3 holes closer to the corners of the large board as follows: one hole on the long side, two on the short side. The distance between the holes depends on the width of the first part of the shelf with the brushes inside. Suppose the width of the shelf is 15 cm, then we make the holes at a distance of 2, 12 cm from the corner. On the long side, we indent 5 cm from the corner.

    

    Putting the parts into a whole shelf

11. Using screws, we assemble a shelf from two blanks.

12. We paint the finished shelf in our favorite color. After the paint has dried, we drill 2 holes in the central board and attach all this splendor to the wall.

    

    A comfortable and beautiful shoe rack is ready

By the same principle, you can make a simpler version. In fact, these are just two planks nailed to the wall parallel to each other at a close distance.

Shoe shelf for a small hallway

Shoe rack "Carousel"

Round shoe cabinet with swivel mechanism

If there is a person in the family who has the skills of a carpenter, has a tool and a workshop, and at the same time, for some unknown reason, does not know how to make a shoe rack, show him this video. Everything looks easy and accessible on the screen. Just first you need to prepare: a sheet of plywood, nails, wood glue, turntables, paint.

Video: how to make a bookcase from improvised means for storing shoes

Now, attention to the screen:

Simple production of cardboard pockets "Guests on the doorstep"

Cardboard shoe pockets are quick and easy to make

Anti-waiting cardboard is often used in shoe storage sections. It sounds a little weird though. The video shows how you can make strong and original pockets for storing slippers and summer shoes, armed only with a cardboard box from under a vacuum cleaner, scissors and good glue. Even the most physically unprepared strata of the population - the elderly, women and children - can easily do such a thing. So, get household appliances out of the boxes and get down to active viewing.

Another cardboard version of the shoe rack from the series "get up with the kids".

Shoe rack "Triangle"

We take as a basis all the same cardboard boxes, the design potential of which is inexhaustible like an atom.

So, we need: cardboard boxes, colored wide tape, scissors, a ruler, glue.

1. Cut out a rectangle from cardboard with sides 45x35 cm, so that even a large shoe can find shelter on the shelf.
2. Using a ruler, make 2 folds at a distance of 15 cm from the edges of the long side.

3. The edge of the side from which the folds go vertically is pasted over with tape - this will be the front facade of our section.

   

   Shoe storage sections are made from a cardboard box

4. We fold a triangle along the folds, glue it with tape on top along the edge, and also in several more places along the fold.

   

   We assemble a shoe rack from triangular sections

5. In the same way, in our case, we make a total of 13 sections. You can vary this number in any direction at your discretion.

6. Putting together the bottom row of the rack from four sections. We glue together with scotch tape. You can stop at this, or you can glue a sheet of cardboard with glue to strengthen the structure, but this will not add to the elegance of your design.

   

   We fasten the sections of the shoe rack together

7. We assemble the second row of five modules, fasten it together and glue it with tape to the bottom row. Etc.

   

   So easy and simple you can make a shoe rack out of cardboard

Attention! The peculiarity of cardboard structures is that you cannot store wet and dirty shoes in them

Shoe cabinet "Magic box"

Do you live near a grocery store and are annoyed by the storage of boxes under the windows? Your husband bought a box of beer and now you have a drunk man, glass containers and an empty box in your house? Then you're in luck! Make a bedside table or a shelf for storing shoes out of a drawer, because physical labor calms the nerves!

The plastic box can be simply pushed against the wall in the hallway, covered with rubble and put dirty and wet boots and shoes in it. And also for these purposes, you can use a pallet with sides or a plastic tray.

The pallet can be replaced with a plastic box

Several boxes are easily fastened to each other with a plastic clip or ordinary wire, placed "on the bottom", moved to the wall, or better attached with the same wire to a pipe or some other ledge, and now we have several sections for storing shoes or something more.

The boxes are fastened together, it turns out a rack

Wooden boxes will take a little tinkering.

1. Sand the surface of the box with fine sandpaper.
2. Cover with paint.
3. Hang on the wall.

A wooden pallet can be adapted in the same way.

Such a shoe rack is not easy to make, but very simple

Eco-friendly shoe shelves made of wooden boxes

You can make a cabinet from the boxes by placing them on top of each other and securing them with nails

The pallet, if desired, can be converted into a convenient shelf for boots and sneakers

Another option for making a shoe cabinet from a box can be seen in the video.

Shoe shelf "Cat in the House"

Our beloved cats are often partial to our favorite boots

From the name it is clear that now you will have a unique chance to deprive your apartment with a mustachioed tenant (hereinafter, the expression "mustachioed tenant" means a cat, not a cockroach) of the center of tension in the hallway. Even if your cat does not have the habit of expressing his feelings for the owner and his guests by influencing their shoes, no one will give you a guarantee that he will not acquire such a habit later. Therefore, we offer know-how for a house with a mustachioed tenant.

Nail the hanger over the baseboard and the shoe rack is ready

Wooden structure with wood pegs of different lengths to accommodate any shoe

Cloth shoes are perfectly fixed with cornice clips

Perhaps not the most convenient way to store shoes, but it will definitely save you from a cat.

This is not a complete list of possible options for placing shoes off the floor. There are many more ingenious solutions that will make your hallway neat, welcoming and exclusive, for the same money, as they say in Odessa.

In conclusion, I would like to express the hope that the problem of storing shoes is now less acute for you. And thanks to the savings on buying a new shelf, you can get yourself another pair, without which your collection would be incomplete.