Shelves aren't just for books, or photos, they are also a great way to store your shoes in them!
When you live in Manhattan like I do, you try to utilize every space that you have. Every square inch counts! Storage ideas for small spaces, vertical is always the way to go. Not only do they look more organized, it also maximizes the vertical space (think all the way up to your ceiling) in your home or apartment for maximum space efficiency.
I saw this photo online from The Container Store and I thought what a great idea but then when I saw the price tag of almost $900, I choked for a good second then I thought I should probably build something similar myself for less than half the cost.
And so I did!! I had this blank space when I open my door to my bedroom and it really was wasted space if I didn’t do anything with it. So that's where I decided to do my shoe wall.
I was not able to take a great photo of the BEFORE but I’m sure you can figure out from the below video how it looked like bare. Here is a video tho of myself after I already added a few shelves on the wall. I measured both sides of the wall first to figure out how long I want my shelves to be. Then I went to Home Depot to buy some plywood and cut them to the measured size. I used medium size brackets to hold the shelves.
After all the shelves were installed, I started painting. I painted everything in white so it looks very clean. I just used the regular Benjamin Moore semi-gloss white paint.
And once the shelves were dry (I waited 24 hours) I started putting the shoes that I am currently wearing and would be wearing for my planned vacation for the next couple of months. Unless some of these pairs get demoted and new pairs come in. Hey, spring is coming soon. You just never know :).
You won’t see my sneakers here as I put them in a different closet so not all my shoes are here. Yes I know I have way too much! I'm obsessed! Would you like to have these shelves at your own home?
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