9 Entryway Shoe Storage Ideas That’ll Change Your Life

These entryway shoe storage ideas will keep clutter at bay while ensuring your most-worn footwear is always easy to find.

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Build a Shoe Organizer

Keep shoes organized and off the floor with this DIY project. The simple storage rack can handle shoes as small and light as sandals or as bulky and heavy as winter boots.

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Entryway Shoe Cabinet Bench

A stylish solution for keeping your entryway tidy, this shoe storage cabinet bench allows you to stash shoes out of sight while also giving you a place to sit to take your shoes on and off.

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Modern Stainless Steel Shoe Rack

This mounted-on-the-wall shoe rack is an ideal solution for keeping shoes away from dogs who like to chew them. Plus the rack’s design doubles as a contemporary piece of wall art! It can hold your sneakers, sandals, pumps and boots in a way that makes them appear to be floating off the floor. Bonus: These garage shoe storage solutions will instantly organize your space.

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Use Apple Boxes or Crates

Use apple boxes or other wooden crates to store your shoes. You can paint them a fun or muted color, stack them side by side and use the tops to sit on while you put your shoes on, as long as the boxes are sturdy enough!

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Upcycled Plastic Bottles

Cut off the top of large plastic bottles and stack them on the floor of your entryway closet or out in the open by the door to create an easy way to keep your shoes organized. Each of the bottles can hold a pair of sandals and other flat shoes.

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Stick-On Shoe Holders

These stick-on shoe racks are great for gripping your shoes in place, while ensuring your entryway looks tidy, organized and clean. Made of high-quality, non-slip plastic, they’re waterproof, lightweight and are sold in a four-pack.

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Industrial Pipe

This shelving unit is both industrial and totally functional, taking a more abstract approach to organizing your shoes. The winding flow of the pipes makes for a convenient shelving unit you can place in your entryway to store shoes without taking up too much space. It’s surely a conversation starter!

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Try a Shoe Carousel

A shoe carousel is another innovative way to display and store shoes in the entryway. Acting like a lazy Susan, this unit can hold 30 pairs of shoes, and is large enough to hold most men’s and women’s sizes.

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Install Hooks Near the Bottom of the Wall

“If you have a strict policy at your house about removing shoes before entering, you have to effectively deal with the clutter of shoes blocking the door. While I was looking at the coat rack in the entry, it dawned on me that I could do the same for shoes, so I built another one and hung it close to the floor.”- Family Handyman reader Jimmy Keen

Keep things simple by installing a rack with perfectly spaced hooks for your shoes. Buy another one to mount up high for your hats for even more “barely-there” organization!

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Alexa Erickson
Alexa Erickson is an experienced lifestyle writer who has contributed to Family Handyman, Reader's Digest, Martha Stewart, Bob Vila and Thrillist. She’s written more than 50 articles for Family Handyman on a range of topics, including home design, DIY home improvement projects, and storage and organization. Additionally, she runs her own website, Living by Lex, where she writes about home decor, travel, tech and more.