Let's look back on some of our favorite Space Saving How Tos. We've had so many over the years, I've put together a smattering that cater to all shapes and sizes of apartments and homes.
How to Make a Space Saving Shoe Rack: this great tutorial from Not Martha shows you how to use polar boards and L brackets to keep clutter-some shoes off the ground. Perfect for entry ways in small apartments and mud rooms!
How to Create a Furniture Placement Plan: a How To from AT contributor Marcia Prentice that should be the first thing anyone does when moving into a new place: laying out a furniture plan. Using paper, a pencil, a scale ruler, a measuring tape, and a little patience, this How To helps map out where to put your furniture. A great tool so you don't feel overwhelmed decorating your new place.
How to Make these Space Saving Bookshelves: another great tutorial from the folks at Tried and True that helps clear books off of the ground, counter-tops, and tables. A cute way to display your kid's favorite storybooks — also could be used to display cool grown-up collections!
How to Hang a Snowboard: for all your snowboarders out there that live in small spaces, check this out. It takes 15 minutes and costs $5. A great way to display your board and keep it out of the way!
5 Space-Saving Tips for a Roomier Closet: who doesn't need help organizing their closet? In the smallest of spaces, this is imperative! Follow these simple steps to a cleaner, more organized, spacious closet!
Space-Saving Magic: Hide Your Dining Table on the Wall: maybe not for everyone, but this clever How To came from a couple who used to live in a teeny-tiny apartment. To utilize every inch of their small space, they found a lightweight aluminum table that had foldable legs and hung on their wall after meals. They loved the concept so much that when they moved into a bigger place the dining table STILL gets hung on the wall after meals!
(Image: Not Martha)
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The shoe rack saves no space - you still need to allot for the length of the shoes. Except now you are putting pressure on the ball area to hold up the shoes.
Wouldn't that shoe rack ruin the top of your shoes? Plus, I can just see kids/dogs brushing up against that and shoes flying everywhere.
You'd be better off with one of those shoe cabinets from IKEA: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/00141849/
All of the shoes in the examples are tennis shoes. This doesn't help with other kinds of shoes, like heels or sandals.
Agree with the posts above re the shoe rack. The ONLY advantage to this setup I can see (and I've seen many variations) is that the shoes are up off the floor. It doesn't work for some styles plus there's the potential for damage to the shoes' uppers. I have similar issues with baskets/bins used for shoe storage. That remedy might work for kids' everyday shoes but no way am I tossing any other shoes into a basket. I work too hard for what little I have to treat my belongings so callously...they gotta last a longggg while!
Well, I like the door color anyway.
If you Roomba, this makes so much more sense.
Huh? Am I missing something here? I'm confused..Please advise.
I love the sneakers that match the decor!