DIY
(Kinda) thrifty DiY shoe storage
Last night, I solved a problem that had been bugging me for weeks. I’d been looking for an inexpensive solution to store our shoes in the (almost finished) shoe/coat closet – to no avail. Then I decided to try superposing two shelving units (Rubbermaid maybe?) that were collecting dust in the garage and in the spare bedroom’s closet (we bought them 4 years ago when we were living in our previous apartment and I didn’t want to get rid of them because they were in perfect condition; plus I remember they weren’t exactly cheap). Anyway it was so easy and quick, I don’t know why it took me so long to come up with that.
Before talking about the boring part, here’s a sneak peek at my shoe collection (yes I love black. How did you know?)
Last night, I solved a problem that had been bugging me for weeks. I’d been looking for an inexpensive solution to store our shoes in the (almost finished) shoe/coat closet – to no avail. Then I decided to try superposing two shelving units (Rubbermaid maybe?) that were collecting dust in the garage and in the spare bedroom’s closet (we bought them 4 years ago when we were living in our previous apartment and I didn’t want to get rid of them because they were in perfect condition; plus I remember they weren’t exactly cheap). Anyway it was so easy and quick, I don’t know why it took me so long to come up with that.
Before talking about the boring part, here’s a sneak peek at my shoe collection (yes I love black. How did you know?)
So… superposing both units looked like a good idea but I needed to make sure they were firmly attached to each other. I found a few loomex connectors that our electrician friend used a while ago during the reno of my studio (I know… I sound like an expert but I actually had no idea what loomex connectors were until I googled the term literaly 5 minutes ago). The diameter was perfect, and there were 4 of them, which was all I needed.
First, I removed the plastic tops.
Then I inserted the loomex connectors to all 4 extremeties of the first unit, making sure the screws were turned towards the back (for aesthetic reasons).
Then I took the second shelving unit, and removed all 4 tops. The diameter of all 4 extremeties of this unit will need to be reduced a bit so that they can be inserted in the loomex connectors that are attached to the first shelving unit. I just cut vertically into the metal using regular metal shears (I don’t know if it’s the correct word in English).
Then I reduced the diameter of the 4 extremeties of the second shelving unit like so:
Then I inserted all 4 extremeties of the second unit into the connectors I attached to the 1st shelving unit:
Tadaaaaa! Instant MacGyver status.
Much better…
Not bad for 30 mn of my time and $0 spent, eh? More picture of the finished closet soon!
(Okay my English isn’t perfect so if you have any questions about a part of the process that I didn’t explain clearly, let me know.)
DISCLAIMER: This project isn’t error-proof but suits my personal needs. Research and sound judgement are advised before attempting any DiY project. I’m assuming you’re a responsible adult, not a 5-year-old kid, so if you get injured while trying to recreate this project, don’t file a $25,000,000 lawsuit against me or send me a hate mail. :)
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I wish I could sew… or should I say… I wish I had listened to my mom when I was younger and learnt how to sew instead of sneaking out to ride my bmx bike with my brothers. Ah, Youth.
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Photo by Chris Everard via The Storque
