I was scanning through some organization blogs and websites this morning. Most are like shopping in a super mall: overwhelming! All the ads, links, etc. muddle my brain. Rather proudly, I thought how "simple" and simplified this blog is...straight and to the point.
One finally had something worthwhile on it. She had photos of all the ways to organize your shoes. A very clever way was the "shoe skirt." It was a shoe hanger that tucked between your mattresses and then the shoe pockets hung to the floor but were hidden by a bed skirt.
Today might be a day to simplify and organize those shoes. Are there shoes you would prefer never to wear again? Any need replacing? When was the last time you wore certain ones? People do buy used shoes at Goodwill; if you have some you just don't use or even like, simplify your closet and get rid of them.
I would be interested in how some of you store/organize your shoes. My method is a shoe rack in the bottom of my closet where the shoes fit over metal loops. My daughter has a shoe hanging rack in her closet. I have a friend whose walk-in closet has one wall, half way up, lined up with plastic shoe tubs with each pair of shoes labeled by color and purpose on each box. It's an amazing feat of organization!
I keep my dressiest and usually my most expensive shoes in shoe boxes on a shelf in my closet. My everyday work shoes (nice but comfortable) are organized on a shoe rack with metal loops. Finally, my slippers and casual shoes are lined up on the floor of my closet.
ReplyDeleteToday, I found some shoes that I had put in a box after my mother-in-law passed away. She also wore size 7.5 medium. A pretty pair of gray high heels and a pair of black low heels are going in my closet. Two pairs of "not my style" shoes will go to Goodwill. Finally, a pair of rubber galoshes for high heels (that are cracking with age) are going in the trash. Have you ever even see galoshes for high heels?
I have never seen galoshes for high heels!!! :)
ReplyDeleteShoes in the living area of our house has been our problem. We don't really have a foyer and the front door opens pretty much right into the living room. No room by the door for 5 (now 4) people's shoes! I put a shoe rack on the back of our door to the basement and that's where we keep a lot of shoes to keep them out of the living area. There's a shelf in the basement near the outside door for more shoes and then the rest go in our respective bedrooms. It's still a battle though - to keep the shoes where they are supposed to be instead of in the middle of the living room!
I put 6 Christmas ornaments in the give-away box this week.