Remember that time when I organized my entry closet shoe area a while ago? Yeah… some sort of tornado ran through it faster than a week, I am sure of that. Did that make me discourage? Of course.
All that hard work to be destroyed in a matter of a week was a little insulting I have to admit, but it made me really think about what I can do to really make this entry closet work for my sibling’s shoes. The adults/ guest have the IKEA Brusali Shoe Organizer that I sprayed painted so that section is not a problem area anymore.
It is just the kid’s area. I came across a post over on Pinterest, where a blogger made peg shoe hooks for her mudroom or entry area and I thought “YES this is brilliant!” and before I knew it, I had a sketch on what I imagined our entry closet to look like. If you want to see what post inspired me, click here.
It took a while to get to the after picture and a lot of simple work to get there.
Let me show you what I created this!
First, I headed to Home Depot. I have never personally been there before so it was a whole new experience for me. I choose the wood I wanted, which also happened to be the cheaper one. They cut it to my measurements for free and I paid around $9.50.
Knob Troubles
I noticed that when I put the knobs on the board it was wobbly so my uncle (while on his vacation with us) suggested buying these washers that have padding on them. The washers I bought is from Canadian Tire. Place it on both the front and back of the board and placed the knob and nail through.
Dill to Wall
When I finished screwing in all the knobs. I drilled the wood board onto the wall. Also, I used the washers again to keep the board levelled and then it was time to place shoes on.
Reuse Old Crates
Reusing the wood crates from before, gave the closet extra storage for the shoes that could hang on knobs like flip-flops and some sandals. It also provides separation and gives individual storage per child.
Going through shoes beforehand to get out the weeds (aka old shoes that do not fit anymore) really helped free a ton of space.
Excellent idea! You are so handy with that drill! Fabulous makeover! Closet looks excellent now.
PurpleSlob
Thank you, Melinda! This was a fun project to make.
What a great idea! Our entry from the garage can totally use this! Thanks for the tutorial, it looks great!
Thank you, Iris! This has been working out great for us.
Great idea Shanice, too bad I don't have room to do the same thing!
Lol Maybe you will find a space one day, Mary!
You are so super organized. What a wonderful idea! Thanks for sharing at Merry Monday.
Thanks Sherry, I try my best!
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Wow this is BRILLIANT! I i’m grateful for your uncle suggesting the washers because I feel like using a washer on each side of the knob adds length to the knob itself, allowing the shoes to stay on a little better! I’m constantly looking for things that I can do because I am an absolute beginner and there’s no way that I can do next. This is something I feel like anyone can do it’s absolutely for everyone so thank you for that! I cannot tell you how many blogs I have searched looking for projects that I could do an after years of looking this is the first one that I found that involves wood! Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!!!!!
Aww Kelly that you so much for your comment. I am so happy that you like this project. Yes, my uncle’s suggestion definitely adds some length to the shoes and it is definitely a project anyone can do. I would love to hear how this project worked out for you.