Calling out to all creative space saving experts.
I have tons of shoes and handbags that I need organized. I have already discarded items I don’t need anymore and so am now looking for advice on the next step.
I don’t have a very big room so can anyone recommend some creative shoe storage ideas for small spaces that will help me get my footwear and accessories out of the way
Your suggestions will be greatly appreciated!!!
I have already tried over-door shoe racks but I have already covered both closet doors available to me with handbags!
I’m not doing a very good job here am I!
I break my bags and shoes into seasons…once winter is over I bring out my spring and summer wear and once summer is over i bring out my winter and I leave a couple pairs that can be worn for every season. This way it is less to deal with all at once.
I’m not sure how much extra space you have, but I use wooden shoe cubes that I bought at a discount store. The cubes are not super deep, so they don’t take up a whole lot of space. I have mine in the space that is usually dead space in most closets like underneath the shorter hanging items. Each cube is designed to hold 25 pair of shoes, or you can put sweaters, handbags, belts… pretty much anything in them (I do).
Then I have 2 under bed plastic storage containers by rubber maid with dividers..i roll it out and pick out my shoes and purse then roll it back under my bed..this way you dont have tons of shoes all over the place and i stuff my bags when not in use with balled up paper to keep them from getting flat and wrinkled….
I just found a solution for this!! I have a set of plastic stacking baskets i was given…they are too small for blankets, but just right for my boots and pumps…it stacks all the way to my closet shelf and fits all my shoes…plus the flipflops can all be thrown together to save some space…and as far as bags i have a plastic chain with clothespin clips so each clip can hold a bag…doesn’t take up very much space either…good luck!!
I just moved to a new place and I’m trying to figure out where to put my stuff too. I just bought a couple of shoe organizers that you can hang in your closet and put your shoes in them from IKEA for $1.50 each. They don’t take that much of space in my closet and they each hold 6 pairs of shoes. IKEA also had longer ones that can hold 10 or 12 pairs of shoes but I like the shorter ones better because now I can put a box underneath of them and put my bags and purses in it.
Now this works for me because I have a walk-in closet. If you don’t have a walk-in closet, your best bet is again to use the hanging shoe organizers and to put a couple rows of shelving above the rode and store your bags there. Or if your closet is deep enough, you can get a few 3M Command Strips hooks and hang your bags behind your cloths (this only works if the hanging rode is toward the front of the closet and you have a little bit of space in the back).
If nothing else worked, you can just hang your bags randomly from a wall and use them as decorations!
I don’t know what size shoe you wear, but heres what I do….
Slide a pair of shoes (or a couple if they’re flip-flops or sandles) into a purse. What purses are empty, put inside other empty purses. Buy heavy duty hooks (like ones that’ll go on a coat rack) or a coat rack itself. Hang the purses on these hooks. If you buy individual hooks, you can place wherever is convienient. For storage purpeses, I hang on the back wall of my closet. For frequent use, I hang wherever I can find a space that is convient.
I have exactly the same problem… I have door hanging shoe racks, which really help and are under $20. I also am a big fan of these big "tupperware-like" boxes that are short enough to fit under the bed, they are a big help when it comes to storing extra clothes or blankets or HANDBAGS (in your case). My advice to you, is use your wall space to your advantage… why not display your purses on decorative hooks on your wall – art and storage, all in one! Good luck Ãœ
Why dont you try storing some shoes in an under bed containers that are meant for storing shoes and other items under your bed.
As for your purses and bags,try putting some of the smaller hand bags and purses inside the bigger ones but make sure you rember which ones you put in which cuz if you forget then you’ll be going crazy looking for a specific one! perhaps if you put them together by color or designer or style,whatever works for you and maybe write it down in a little note book or somthing handy you look at often to remind you where your certain handbags are at.
When i’m at school in the dorms, i have to conserve space since our closets are so small. So, to do this i go to walmart and buy those collapsible shoe racks. It’s not cloth (those are more expensive), but it’s some sort of fabric. Anyway, it comes with pockets on the side and everything. I don’t use it for shoes at school, i use it for shirts, but while at home i use it for shoes. Something my room mate did was she would keep it within season. She’d box up whatever season she didn’t want to use, and leave out the ones she did. You can buy some rubbermaid tubs from walmart for pretty cheap. They’ll slide right under your bed if you buy the right size. (something else i use as well!)
Do you have stairs in your home; if so, is there storage underneath, or is it wallboard. If you own can you have a storage area made under the stairs just for shoes and bags, and use hooks on the walls to hang the bags from; and put the shoes in shoe bags and hang them also from hooks on the walls; put a bar across the wall, and use S hooks and hang the bags from the S hooks and shoe bags as well.
With handbags, start with the largest, line them up by size, and then put a smaller one inside the larger one, and so on for all larger bags, and then continue until they are all easily accessible but stored in units.
I have also heard that you can store purses on hooks on the wall behind your hanging clothes. I have not tried this myself, so I don’t know if it would interfere with how your clothes slide on the rail.
I have also seen a shoe store on Clark Street in Chicago that hangs shoes from cables and hooks in the display window almost like a giant beaded curtain, and it’s a very cool effect for the more stylish shoes.
Also, if you have shoes you only wear with certain outfits, put the shoes in bags and hang around the neck of the hanger that the outfit is on.
I wish you luck. I am a handbag addict in recovery.
IKEA has a plastic shoe cabinet called TRONES that is $40 for a 3pk. It stores your shoes vertically in these drawers, and you would be surprised how many shoes and small to medium sized handbags fit in there. Since the drawers hold the shoes vertically, it only comes out a little over 7" from the wall you attach it to so you can stick them almost anywhere – hallways, bathrooms, living and dining rooms, whatever and you can’t see what is inside. You can also store the shoes that won’t fit in a drawer (like boots) on top. I have six of these drawers in my entryway in black, set up in a stairstep pattern under coat hooks, and it looks quite striking for something so cheap. And it holds many shoes, hats, gloves, purses, etc without cluttering the entry.
If you want to invest in a new seat for your living room or dining room, get a bench in your living room with a back that has storage underneath.
For comforters and other Fluffy things, get space save bags. They are WONDERFUL.
Put up an on the door shoe rack behind doors in rooms. You will probably need more than one, but they’ll atleast be hid.
If you prefer to see your collection, you can always make use of your hallway closet. Install some shelving and place your handbags in there. People are increasingly redesigning their closets to make more room for their clothes and accessories with smart shelving and storage solutions.
STORAGE BOXES!!
Gone are the days of boring and ugly plastic storage boxes. Now manufacturers are creating boxes with interesting prints and they range in a number of sizes.
Your best bet is to buy the ones are are designed for underbed storage. you can fit a ton of bags in them and keep them hidden away while your not using them.
For your handbags, you can stick them in a drawer, get a hanging rack for the back of your closet door and place them there, or get low boxes to put on the closet floor. Hope this helps!
If you have a shelf above your clothes rack, put all the shoes in their shoe boxes there. You can stack the shoes up and store a lot this way.
For my purses, I put them in the drawers of my wardrobe. If you have a HUGE amount of handbags, then get a chest. I think a 2×3 is what I have. It may sound small, but it holds a lot of junk!(lol)
I have tons of handbags. And not cheap ones either. I had my hubby hang some shelves (like Bookshelves) on the wall of the hallway leading from our master bedroom to the master bath. He put the shelves up high (above the closet doors) and I have to stand on a chair to reach them, but i was able to put quite a few of my purses up there.
Nobody sees that hallway except my family anyway. Just use the dust bags if you have any, and the ones that don’t come with dustbags, buy those extra large ziploc bags for them. That keeps them clean.
That way I have more room in my closet for shoes. Which if, by the way, you store in the boxes; it takes LESS space if you put them in those large ziploc baggies and get rid of the boxes. hope this helps.
Okay, I am a neat freak and a shoe/purse fanatic.
I bought one of those cases that stand about four feet tall and have like six racks in them. It works great! You can even zip it up so your shoes don’t get dusty.
If you have a fairly large closet, buy multiple floor shoe racks (the kind that you put the shoe on it and it stands slanted) there r some nice ones at THE CONTAINER STORE. line the perimeter of your closet with these.
Handbags: If you are in love with handbags why not show some of the nicer or cool ones off… Get some finished shelves and use them to hang and display some of your nicer/cool handbags. Make them a feature in your room..
To store my childrens shoes out of the way.. You can also get hanging sweater holders that hang in a closet and put handbags in the cubes or openings… That’s about all I can think of…..good luck
I SAW HOW IMELDA MARCOS STORED ALL OF HER SHOES AND PURSES.. REMEMBER HER?
SHE HAD ONE WHOLE WALK IN CLOSET JUST FOR HER SHOES AND PURSES.
THERE WERE SHELVES ON EACH WALL TO FIT THE SHOES AND PURSES.
SO, MAKE YOUSELF A WALKIN CLOSET JUST FOR YOUR SHOES AND PURSES THAT WAY YOU WILL NOT HAVE TO STUFF THEM UNDER THE BED OR CROWD UP YOUR OTHER CLOSETS OR HANG STUFF ON YOUR DOORS. (THAT IS A PAIN BECAUSE YOU CAN’T CLOSE YOUR DOOR AND IT LOOKS HIDEOUS ANYWAY.)
If you have space under your beds you can put your bed on risers they are sold linens n things/Bed Bath and Beyond… Get some underbed storage containers the fit and store seasonal shoes under the bed..
I also suggest purchasing a couple of those moisture and odor absorbing thingies so you can control the amount of foot odor which seems to permeate the clothing of people who keep a lot of shoes in their closets!!!
Instead of hanging those over the door thingies over a door, fasten them to the wall at the back of your closet. They are narrow enough that hanging clothes in front of them should not be a problem and will still be easy to get to when needed.
As for the shoes, I have a bookcase in the back of my closet that holds my expensive shoes and then I have a plastic container on the top shelf in my closet that stores all of my flip flops. Hopefully this helps! I know what it’s like to have to many accessories and to put up with a cluttering mess!
I LOVE purses and have tons of them. My mom got tired of them all in my closet taking up all of my space so she got her coat rack and put in the corner of my room and that’s where I put all of my purses, hats, scarves, and my letterman jacket on. It’s a neat way to show off all of your accessories without dealing with the clutter.
As for the shoes, Do you store them in their boxes?
To help find them without opening all ,take a Polaroid and attach them to the side of the box facing you. If you have a regular bed frame , you could always use the space under the bed. Place shoe boxes in an under the bed box and put pictures on top of the boxes.
Hang up your handbags on the wall, make them art. You can rotate them as you use them.
And: You could also try buying long coathangers for your high heels – try hanging one or more pairs on every line and same up space in the mini-library for your bags, boots and other shoes.
Here’s a little suggestion.
If you have 2 closets (or more), store all the shirt, shorts, short skirt and generally short items into one and the long ones in the other. In the short items closet, right under the clothes, buy/ask someone’s help to do a little "library" (lots of narrow and short shelves) and make sure you have some for pumps, shorter ones for flip-flops and longer ones for the boots. Same goes for purses.
In the long items closet, if you still have a little space left in one of the sides of the closet, build some shelves within a more narrow yet taller "library". In each closet, you can make several little libraries, to put one in front of each other and so on. Be sure to put the items that you’re sure you’re not gonna use this season in the back.
Storage is a problem especially if you live in London.
So how about hanging your shoes from the ceiling? I hang my bike there to give me more space.
As for the shoes you could by the little crates and stick them in there. Take a picture of each pair of shoes and put the pic on the outside of the box so you know what is what.
Try buying some fancy hooks and hang your bags on them in the closet or find a wall you could use.
I had enough wall space so instead of hanging the bag on the back of the door(only have 1 door) I just hung it from nails in the wall. I got nicer canvas ones on clearance from home depot on line.