Closet, shelf, dresser for shoes … choose a shoe rack

Hallway tidiness wars are most often caused by shoes lying around. Each member of the family usually has more than one pair, which leads to problems. The problem can be solved by a shoe rack in the hallway. They are of different kinds and types, so there is a lot to choose from.

Types of furniture for storing shoes

Storage of shoes is an eternal problem. In the hallway is usually not as spacious as we would like, so place everything should be compact, but so that access was free. To cope with the task help shoeboxes of different types and kinds. If you try to give a definition, we can say that the shoe rack is an open or closed shelf for shoes. Closed are called shoe dresser or cabinet, open – called “shelf” or “stand”. If the design is not specified, the generalizing term “shoe rack” is used.

The shoe storage system of the closed type can be made in different ways. All models can be divided into several groups:

• With hinged shelves. Shoe rack in the hallway with hinged shelves usually has a small depth, in height and width they are different – low and wide, narrow and high. Their distinctive feature is a shelf attached to the door, and this design is fixed on swivel hinges. If you pull the handle on the door, it will turn on the hinges, opening access to the contents of the drawer.

  

• With swinging doors. This is a conventional shoe cabinet, in a variety of sizes, for different amounts of shoes.

  

• With sliding doors. These models are good if the hallway is very narrow, and open doors will interfere.

Such furniture for storing shoes is called a dresser or (locker) for shoes. There is no clear division. Everyone uses the name that he likes better.

Closed models

Closed models of shoeboxes are called a closet or dresser for shoes. In terms of size, they come in a variety of sizes. Height – from 50 cm to 220 cm, width – from 30 to 120 cm, depth – from 17 to 55 cm. Further consider what height can be shoe rack in the hallway. It is this factor that is considered in the first place.

Low

Low shoe boxes are made with a height of up to 50-55 cm. They usually have only one shelf, on which it will be possible to place the seasonal shoes of one person. And that is, if he is not too keen on buying new shoes/barefoot/boots. Rarely in a low shoebox make two low shelves. Only summer or fall shoes without heels can be arranged normally. Boots and even boots will not stand on such shelves. Unless you put them sideways.

The plus side of a low shoe dresser can be the seat. That is, you have in the hallway is not just a bench/banquette for shoeing, but shoe furniture with a seat. Rational use of all available space – that’s what gives yet such an option.

Medium height

With a height of 60 to 120 cm, shelves are already enough to accommodate the shoes of a family of 3-4 people. In this segment there are dressers for shoes with open shelves, which are placed on the sides of the shelves for shoes. Most often there is a long and narrow section – for storing an umbrella. Ladies can adapt this compartment for high boots.

There are models of dressers for shoes in the upper part of which there is a shelf for small things, there are also drawers for storing gloves, keys, etc. For rational use of space, above the shoe cabinet can hang a mirror or wall rack.

High cabinets for shoes

The most, perhaps, interesting category. These shoe cabinets in the hallway makes sense to take the same height as the closet (if there is one in your hallway). Let not all the shelves are not easy to reach, but on the upper ones you can put away unseasonal or weekend shoes. In addition to traditional shoe closets with swinging doors, there is a narrow shoe closet with sliding shelves. This option is good if you have a small distance – 30-40 cm – between, say, the closet and the wall. Here in such niches and you can put such narrow and deep shoe cabinets. They are also called “shoe pencil case”.

Closed shoe closet in the hallway is good because the doors reliably hide the order or disorder. The second positive moment is aesthetic. Many people like such models more than open shelves. There are closed models and minuses. The first – in them shoes take longer to dry, the second – their price is higher, since more material is required.

Shoe racks in the hallway of the open type

The design of the shoe rack in the hallway of the open type is simple: two sidewalls, to which the shelves are attached. In terms of height, they are usually either low – up to 50 cm high, or medium height – up to a meter. High ones are extremely rare. In this category, too, there are several typical models:

• Regular shoe shelf. Height – up to 80 cm, width – from 50 cm, depth – from 35 cm, otherwise men’s shoes of large size will not fit in it. A simple shoe rack has from two to five shelves – depending on the height. Some models have closed shelves on the side. They can be used both for storing shoes and for other things.

  

  Shelves for shoes – one of the most practical options. The minus is that dust sits on the shoes…well, and in the fact that you will have to maintain order

  

  Homemade wooden shoe shelf

  

  Metal models are not too expensive, but practical and durable

  

  Combination of wood and metal

• Shoe shelf with a seat. The height of this furniture for storing shoes is small – in the neighborhood of 50-60 cm. Otherwise, it is uncomfortable to sit. Their width starts – from 60 cm, depth – from 40 cm. When buying such a model, pay attention to the strength of the frame: it can withstand the weight of a sitting person.

  

  If the shoe rack is divided into cells, make sure that they were rectangular – square are inconvenient….

  

  The cheapest – plastic shelves for shoes

  

  Shoe shelves made of chipboard and metal of medium height

They can be made of wood, chipboard, MDF, metal and a combination of these materials. If we talk about the choice of material, it makes sense to pick up under the furniture that is already in your hallway. If you can not find the same material or color, look for a close one. Neutral look simple metal models. Such a shoe rack will fit into the hallway of any style.

More interesting looking shoe shelves made of wood, LDF or MDF. Even a simple wooden shelf can look good. It wins due to the texture of wood. It does not have to be hidden behind a door.

There are also open shoe racks, which are called racks or shoe stands. They do not have shelves – from wire or plastic are made of blades, on which shoes are put on. Very convenient and compact way to store summer and fall shoes. Such shoes on a small space fits up to 36 pairs. For the “installation” of boots there is a special model. The number of pairs is smaller, but the problem with creases of the shanks is solved. A worthy solution.

Not bad looking and share from LDF and MDF. They are usually laminated with films “under wood”, which gives them solidity. Next to the open shelf can be a couple of closed. This option is not bad: you can store on the open ones those pairs that are now in wear, in the closed ones those that are shoeing rarely or until it is time for them.

What materials are made of

Shoe boxes in the hallway are made of such materials:

In all these varieties there can be different shelves.Habitual solid – plastic, chipboard, MDF – are not too convenient. They accumulate dust and dirt, they impede the movement of air, because of which shoes dry worse. The best variant is made of metal wire or several pipes/pins, on which shoes are placed.

It is convenient if the distance between the shelves and/or their number can be changed. For summer you can put more often, for winter – remove a couple of shelves – under shoes and boots need greater distances.

More shelves can be not only stationary, but also retractable, which is also very convenient. Especially if the shoe rack for the hallway has a large depth. You need to get to the last row of shoes – pull out the shelf. And you do not have to bend over, look standing in an uncomfortable position.

Unusual and non-standard models

For the most part, the shoe rack for the hallway is furniture that is placed on the floor. But there are a few varieties that are hung up on vertical surfaces: walls, doors. For example, wall shoe rack PitStop. Shelves in it are hinged, each is divided into three cells. One shelf – two drawers. If desired, they can be hung one above the other or arranged horizontally.

There is a shoe rack made of wire, which can be hung on any vertical surface. This can be the same wall, the door of the closet, closet, pantry, closet, etc. They are a great substitute for a shoe organizer. They cost, of course, more expensive, but it is more convenient to use them, shoes are not so wrinkled and better hold their shape. A couple of such variants can be seen on the photo below.

Suspended shelves for shoes can be placed in a narrow partition, between the wall and the closet, on the side of the closet. This will help to organize the space of a small hallway.

Rotating models

Of the non-standard models can still remember the racks and rotating shelves. If there are a lot of shoes, space for its placement – not very much, but there is a free corner, you can install a rack with rotating shelves. Corners are hard to fully utilize, and the rotating shelf will become there perfectly. And shoes in it fits quite a lot.

For small hallways in small-sized apartments, there is an even more interesting option: a combined hallway with a shelf for shoes. This furniture is two-sided. On one side – hangers for clothes, on the other – shelves for shoes. The whole structure rotates around its axis. You need to hang a coat – turned the side with hooks. need to put shoes – turned the shelves to themselves.

Such furniture can probably be placed in the corner. It will take up a little space. In general, an interesting idea. Although, you can find a shoe rack with a hanger or a mirror. But they are stationary and not so effectively use the space.

Shoe rack in the hallway: photos of interesting models

There are several models that are difficult to attribute to any class. Interesting idea, shape, material. They will be placed in this section. Maybe this is where your shoe rack in the hallway is waiting for you.