Maximize Your Shoe Storage With A DIY Rolling Shelving Unit For Your Closet

Are you looking for new ways to store your bounty of shoes? Scattering shoes all over the place in your home or closet may ruin their condition and make it hard to find them when you need them. You may also want shoe racks that will make your mudroom more organized and allow muddy footwear to dry once everyone comes back inside. Instead of spending money on fancy shoe carousels and heavy shelves, repurpose some old materials or buy cheap new ones to create your own. For a useful new craft project, use your skills to create a rolling shoe shelf. You only need a few materials to create this project: two or more plastic milk crates or fruit crates, a saw, four wheels, and a flat wood sheet to attach the wheels.

To make the rolling shoe rack, saw off one wall of each plastic crate you plan to use, leaving the other walls in tact. You can repurpose an old garden hose or even pool noodle to slip over the rough edges of the cut plastic. Drill small wheels into the wood sheet and drill the bottom crate onto the wood plate. Stack about three crates or more and drill another wood sheet on top of the top crate. You'll have a tiered shoe rack that can be moved anywhere you need it!

One of the best parts about making your own Dollar Tree DIY project for optimal shoe storage is you can tailor it. Use plastic crates in any color you'd like or even get wooden ones for a more rustic feel. Build a shorter shoe rack to roll under hanging items in the closet or make it as tall as you like to store more shoes. If you use this type of rack design in a more open space like the entryway, you can always turn it around to tuck shoes out of sight.

If you want your shoe rack to have a certain color, you don't have to find crates already in that hue. Get some spray paint made specifically for plastic surfaces. You may need to prime the surface or find spray paint with a mixed-in primer, like the Rust-Oleum Painter's Touch 2X Ultra Cover Spray Paint. Consider either a neutral color that will blend into your home or stand-out color to add interest to an otherwise boring storage space. If you opt for wood crates, consider adding a pretty stain.

You have more options with wheel choice as well. You can get full metallic wheels with that lock with the ZOOSUNX 1 inch Caster Wheels with Silent Locking. Don't feel like doing any screwing or drilling? Consider the PlusRoc Self Adhesive Caster Wheels, which can be firmly adhered to the bottom of your rolling shoe organizer.