Shoe Storage: Open and Closed

This photo from Swedish paint company Alcro reminds us a little of our own hall. We have a line of halfway-organized shoes in our entryway. For a while, we tried to go with a closed shoe cabinet, but the open system has proven more functional for us, even if it's a little messy. If you're on the lookout for shoe storage systems, click below for 10 options from AT: 5 open, 5 closed...

Open Shoe Storage:
• Look! Apartment Therapy and Boot Tray Ideas from TimeOut
• How To: Make a Space-Saving Shoe Rack
• Look! Creative Shoe Storage
• Built-In Landing Strip and Shoe Rack
• Blogging Marie Claire Maison & Northwest Home: Shoe Storage

Closed Shoe Storage:
• DIY Shoe Cabinet from IKEA Hacker
• Kate's Shoe Cabinet Landing Strip
• Shoe Cabinet by BoConcept
• Xavier Pauchard's Classic Cabinet
• Trones Storage System from IKEA

Photo: Alcro

Comments (4)

Love the walls.

posted by littleinkpot on January 28th 2009 at 8:40pm
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I loooooooove the built-in open storage! It's perfect for guys like my boyfriend who immediately want to sit down and tear their shoes off and just fling them somewhere. Functional AND a great aesthetic. Love it!

posted by Zhahira on January 28th 2009 at 8:48pm
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We have dogs who enjoy destroying shoes (oh, don't get me started on all of shoes that they've destroyed), so closed storage was a must. The latest shoe storage from IKEA - the SKÄR- is really nice in person. Slim lines, nice height, and a little shelf area at the top as a mini landing strip or place to show off knickknacks.

posted by Gori Girl on January 28th 2009 at 11:55pm
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I love the wall, too! Does anyone have any idea how to accomplish this look? Since this is a paint company photo, I'm assuming that it's all painted? So the flowers are made with stencils?

posted by squirt on January 29th 2009 at 2:14pm
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