8 shoe cabinet ideas for small hallways

Shoe closet and chaos – these are two words that often fall in the same sentence. But that’s over now: We show you eleven ideas how you can solve your shoe storage perfectly and replace the word chaos with order in the future.

Clean out before sorting shoes

According to a nationwide survey from 2017, women own an average of 20 to 21 pairs of shoes, men about half. Not exactly little. In a household of several people, this quickly adds up to a few pairs of shoes that can turn the entrance area into a hopeless mess if the right organization is lacking. But do all shoes really have to be there?

A first step to more order in the shoe closet: Sort out once neatly. Can’t part with your beloved shoes? A few questions will help you clean out your closet:

When was the last time I wore the shoes?
How often have I worn the shoes so far?
To what occasion do I wear the shoes?
Shoes for everyday wear or shoes for a fancy occasion?
Summer or winter shoes?
Do the shoes still look okay?

Put your shoes in different piles. Sneakers or shoes you wear every day definitely belong back in the hallway or closet later. Fancier shoes, hiking boots or running shoes that you haven’t worn in months or only need for certain occasions go into an extra storage box (ad*) that you can stash elsewhere and pull out when needed.

Shoes that you no longer wear, but are still good, you can either donate or resell.

Have you caught the tidying fever? Then read our article: Clearing out for beginners: 101 things you can get rid of right away.

store shoes space-saving with hook strips

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Not only jackets and bags have to hang on a hook rail, as this beautiful example of clever shoe storage proves. Arranged one above the other, a lot of shoes can also find space on the wall. Especially for small hallways with little floor space, this variant is suitable. You can get hook strips in any hardware or furniture store.

Alternatively, you can build the simple shoe wardrobe yourself from wooden boards and logs and immediately adapt to your individual dimensions.

Suitable for this: Designer wardrobe: How you can rebuild them cheaply

hidden shoe storage in stairs

Quite clever and quite invisible: under stair treads often hides unused storage space, which is perfect for storing shoes. Retrofitting is actually difficult, but anyone who is just building a new house should think about this practical solution.

store shoes in a space-saving way: Rolling board under the bed

No more space in the hallway? – Then get under the bed, if there’s still room: With the help of a rolling bed drawer, you can neatly store shoes here that you might not wear so often. Thanks to the wheels, you can easily get your shoes out without having to crawl across the dusty floor under the bed.

space saving shoe storage in corners of rooms

Niches and corners in the hallway usually have no special function, but even here hides unrecognized storage potential for your most important shoes. Shelves should be matched to the size of the corner. Also note that the individual shelves are larger than the largest pair of shoes you want to store there.

The distance between two shelves should be chosen so that you can comfortably put a pair of shoes on them. So leave some space at the top. To make it look neat, choose the same distance between all cut shelves.

shoe rack from drain pipes

Building a stylish shoe rack out of drain pipes? Sounds weird, but it’s easy and even looks cool: All you need for this, besides a few drain or vent pipes (ad*), is a hand saw or plastic saw and hot glue.

Divide the pipe into equal-sized sections. They should be at least as long as your largest pair of shoes, so that the kicks can disappear later nicely in the tubes. You can then fix the cut parts with hot glue in any arrangement.

hang shoes on the door of the room

“Every object needs its own home.” Marie Kondo fans have heard this phrase more often in the Netflix series “Tidying Up with Marie Kondo.” In fact, this method has a positive effect on our tidying habits when we put items back in the same place over and over again. By doing this, we not only change our habit of just leaving things lying around everywhere, we also pay more attention to each item at the same time.

Even with this wall storage that you can hang on doors, each shoe has its own compartment. In addition, it is a particularly space-saving method, with which you can neatly sort away your shoes without blocking floor space in the entrance area. You can get hanging storage made of fabric from 15 euros.

organize shoes: Add photos to shoe boxes

You love shoes above all else, sorting out is impossible? Then your favorite shoes might need a special treatment of the very finest: In a small photo shoot you can put your shoes in the limelight. Afterwards, each pair gets its own box, which you can neatly sort into a shoe closet. Stick the photos from the photo shoot on the front so you can find each pair of shoes again right away.