How Do I Store My Shoes?

From boxes to bins or even a pile by the door,  shoes can be sorted for your success (and maybe the home team's too). 

Years ago I learned that regardless of my strong will wanting shoes to not live in a hot mess by the door,  there simply wasn't a way to get everybody on board for that want.  We did however create some compromises to keep the clutter at bay and mom's crazy a little calmer.  

We're one of those homes that kicks our shoes off when we walk in the door so avoiding a pile became a 'how to' concern for me when we first starting sorting.  Now, I don't have a problem with kicking my shoes off by the door and then carrying them downstairs to my room on my next trip. Since I get fully dressed in my room,  shoes work best for me there. Kiddo on the other hand,  prefers to keep everything by the door.  A compromise needed to be put in place to support his wants of organizing by the door and my preference of not having a visible pile by the door. We started with a bin, without a lid, on the floor for him to literally kick them off in to.  That go leveled up when the bin moved behind the front closet door.  And finally, we moved into a hanging shoe rack that he can just place the shoes into.  The macro system remained the priority and the process up-leveled slowly into a compromise.  

Personally,  I like most shoes in a box with a lid and tucked away inside my closet.  I can put them back in any order and don't have to see them all all the time and it avoids a pile for me to dig through.  Bonus, for me being a fan of shoes, having a set amount of boxes and space helps me control my random shopping impulses.  

Are you more of a non-visual, micro organizer like me or macro like my son?

If you're not sure what your personal style is yet,  I've got a complementary quiz that can help you determine more. It's as easy as picking this or that, only 8 questions and gettable here.