We make a shelf for shoes in the hallway with our own hands

There are many shops to find many shelves for shoes, they all have different prices, differ in color and design, so it is difficult to choose the right one among such a variety of products. If you need a shelf with certain parameters, suitable specifically for your hallway, the cost of which will be much lower than in a store, you can make it yourself. In this article, you will learn a list of materials needed to create a shelf for storing shoes, manufacturing techniques and unusual shelf design ideas.

Tools for wood products:

• drill;
• screwdriver;
• jigsaw;
• ordinary hacksaw;
• Sander.

For metal shelves:

• welding machine;
• grinder with discs;
• hacksaw for metal.

These tools are in any household or borrowed from neighbors.

For measuring:

• ruler;
• pencil;
• roulette.

Additional materials:

• bits;
• drill;
• self-tapping screws;
• furniture screws;
• door handles;
• corners;
• locking elements;
• sandpaper;
• dye;
• stain;
• protective coating and varnish for coating the finished model.

For wood products:

• boards;
• Chipboard;
• slats;
• doors and sides from old cabinets;
• boxes;
• pallets (wooden pallets).

Metal:

• metal shaped pipes;
• corners;
• water pipes left over from repairs;
• metal mesh;
• rods.

Shelves for shoes in the hallway are:

• metal;
• wooden;
• plastic;
• using glass, fabric materials, PVC pipes.

Wood is a material from which you can make almost any furniture with your own hands. Shoe shelves are low-cost and have a simple manufacturing technology. A minimum of tools and building skills are required.

Pros:

• look beautiful, fit almost any interior;
• you can do it yourself without having practical skills;
• durable: you can store 6-8 pairs of shoes;
• environmentally friendly;
• serve for a long time.

Minuses:

• do not like moisture - dampening, they become covered with fungus and mold;
• are heavy.

By design, the shelves for shoes are divided into 4 types.

• Shelves that are divided into compartments. The contents are provided with good air access and are open to view.

• Stands. They have from two to four tiers, different in height.

• Cabinets with doors.

• Pedestals - reliable and durable shelves.

In a small hallway, very often the shelf looks like a rack with several tiers.

This is the easiest model for beginners.

It is made of chipboard and boards with a thickness of 1.6-1.8 cm, plywood sheets, pallets can be used. In addition, round calibrated connecting rods are purchased. The length and width of the boards, the number of shelves are selected based on the size of the hallway.

First, a drawing of the product is made. The dimensions are transferred to the boards or chipboard sheet, the attachment points are marked. Details are cut with a jigsaw or a hacksaw. Round holes are drilled in the shelves at the corners. Calibrated sticks are threaded through them, connecting the boards to each other. The structure is fastened with self-tapping screws or furniture screws. The rack can be made on legs or on castors.

After assembly, it is advisable to grind the finished model with sandpaper. Particular attention is paid to the corners.The product is painted with water-based paint or stain. To protect against moisture, it is treated with impregnation and varnished.

The rack turns out to be light, shoes are blown from all sides.

In the stand, shelves and sidewalls are made of boards, chipboard or pallets. The structure is connected with self-tapping screws or furniture screws. It is stable because it has a lot of weight. The height of the shelves depends on the height of the shoes that will be stored on them.

Making a cabinet will take more time and effort. First, the frame is assembled. Then the internal elements, shelves and the back of the cabinet are installed. A locking mechanism (hinges) is mounted, doors with handles are hung. The closet can be made up to the ceiling, then all the shoes will fit in it. Internal shelves can be tilted (saving cabinet space), sliding or folding. The contents of the cabinet will be hidden from prying eyes. These shelves are great for hallways with a large area.

The curbstones are equipped with hinged doors. Shoes are stored in them upright. Low pedestals are called a pouf bench.

A homemade shoe model can be made not only straight, but also with an angular design. It can accommodate shelves up to the height of human growth. It is advisable to attach it to the wall with dowels.

From a board and furniture dowels, you can make a shelf where the shoes will hang. For this, holes are drilled in the board. The dowels are driven into them with a hammer. All that remains is to hang the shelf on the wall. The shoes are suspended.

As materials for shelves of this type, a profile pipe, metal corners, water pipes with a diameter of 25-30 mm, rods, wire, plates, mesh are selected.

Pros:

• robust construction;
• long service life;
• you can make a small model for an apartment or a massive one for a private house.

Minuses:

• subject to corrosion;
• not everyone can make a metal shelf - knowledge and skills in working with metal, a special tool are required.

A very simple product is made from rollerballs about 50 cm long. They are attached to the wall with fittings.

You can make a more durable metal shelf without welding. A drawing of the future product is created. Pipes of a suitable diameter are sawn with a grinder or a hacksaw for metal into pieces of the desired size. A thread is applied to their ends with a die. The pipes are fastened to the corners according to the drawing, you can drill holes in the metal corners and connect them to the finished pipes with fasteners into a single whole. Such a structure is attached to the floor with metal flanges.

A lightweight, portable metal product can be made from thick mesh. It bends in such a way that it resembles a cube with a shelf in the middle.

But if you want to make a reliable and stable model, you will need a profile pipe of a suitable size, a grinder and a welding machine for manufacturing. The pipe is cut into pieces that are joined together by welding. Weld seams are cleaned with a tool so as not to injure themselves on their sharp edges. Decorative elements in the form of curls, imitation of climbing plants, are welded to the product.

Metal shelves can be attached not to the floor, but to the wall in the corner of the room. This option is possible when using adapters purchased at a plumbing store. The product hangs in the air. Very handy for cleaning the hallway.

If you are familiar with forging metal, hot or cold, you can create a forged model. Such a shelf is made according to drawings found on the Internet, or according to your own. Once made, all shoes can be placed on it. The design is bulky and heavy. Good for use in the hallways of country houses.

Let's list the options for combining a wooden shelf with other materials.

• Plastic boxes are installed on the shelves. Shoes are stored in them. Protect the shelf from moisture.
• The top shelf is made of glass. It can be tinted or covered with a colored film.
• The sides and frame are made of boards, and the shelves are made of fabric, metal mesh, wire, thin metal pipes.
• The side part is laid out with bricks, the shelves are made of boards. Suitable for industrial style.
• Using glass bottles as a rack support.

An even number of bottles with the bottom retracted are taken, peeled from the paper label. Holes are made in the boards or chipboard to fit the size of the neck. The structure is assembled into a single whole. For a two-level shelf, you need 8 bottles and 4 boards.

• Shelf in the form of a ladder. It is made from a finished staircase or according to your own drawings. Make sure that the shelves are tilted forward, otherwise the shoes will stain the wall. Takes up little space.

• Folding shelf. Compact, holds many pairs of shoes, folds. If not needed, it is stored in the pantry. It is very convenient if guests are arriving.

• Design in the form of a rack of drawers. High-toed winter and fall shoes fit in vertically stacked drawers. The horizontal ones will include boots, ankle boots, sneakers, shoes.

• Bee hive. A honeycomb-like structure of wooden hexagons, one or two pairs of shoes are stored inside them.

• Decorative panel. Wooden blocks 20–25 cm long and 10 cm wide are attached to the wall using movable corners. By placing the block horizontally on the floor, you can place a pair of shoes on it. When returning to its original position, the structure looks like a panel.

• Made of PVC pipes with a diameter of 25-30 cm and a length of 30-35 cm. They can be painted, pasted over with wallpaper, multi-colored self-adhesive film, then fastened together with glue, double-sided tape. You can use this option in small niches.

• In the form of a rack. There are no shelves, paddles are used instead. They can be long (for boots) and short (for the rest of the shoes). Very roomy and stylish model.

• For home slippers it is easy to make shelves from thick cardboard, having previously painted it.

• For country houses the shelf can be made from a whole pallet, having previously cleaned it with sandpaper. Painted in a bright color or left natural.

You will see how to make a shoe rack with your own hands in the next video.