Closet Design Shoe Storage - Angled, Flat or Cubbies?

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Shoe Storage - Angled, Flat or Cubbies?
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Since shoes are so important, we're going to address some additional storage options for keeping them accessible and beautiful.

Lots of people see – and then want – angled shoe shelves.

I can see why. They're pretty. They also allow you to see more of your shoe at a glance, which is a plus.

The counter sides to pretty are:

-Angled shoe shelves are more expensive than flat, adjustable shelves
-Angled shoe shelves take up more space than flat, adjustable shelving
-Angled shoe shelves can pretty much just be used for shoes – and perhaps magazines – and who stores magazines in their closet? (If you do – I do NOT want to hear about that!)

So if you need to maximize every inch – and/or the client thinks they will re-sell their home in the next five years – I recommend flat, adjustable shelving.

Regarding “Cubbies” (unless you're referring to the Northside Chicago baseball team) – the short answer is that I am not a fan. I'm all about being organized (and have said for years that an organized life is easier to live) but cubbies are “over organized”. When shoe styles change and now you have wedge sandals – you can only fit one per cubbie. And what else can you store in those cubbies?

Don't say magazines.

I've done one – count em – one – master closet with shoe cubbies in my +ten years of designing and that was because the client absolutely insisted.

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