Shoes are generally the one area in your closet that can quickly get messy. You get home from a long day of work, take off your shoes, toss them in your room or in your closet and the next morning you’re digging around through numerous pairs of shoes trying to find the other matching shoe. That or you have such limited space in your closet like I do and there’s not enough room for even a shoe rack. So what are the other options? There are options like buying an over the door hanging shoe rack, but for me that doesn’t work. I want my room to look nicely kept and decorative and the best solution for that is a shoe storage cabinet. This makes keeping my shoe collection neatly organized and out of sight, but also helps keep my shoes clean and protected and has a lot of storage room. All that, plus it is a new decorative piece of furniture for my room and another completed task in your quest for home organization.

Whether you prefer and open faced shoe storage cabinet or one with cabinet doors, there are a lot of options available. If it is going to be a decorative piece of furniture in your room, you will want to consider the type of material and color. You want your shoe storage cabinet to look like it belongs there, not a functional eye sore. Shoe storage cabinets come in a variety of wood species and colors that will match just about any decor in your room.

The first thing to think about is your budget. Shoe storage cabinets are great but they can get a little pricey so make sure to shop around. A simple and less expensive shoe cabinet option would be either a single, double or triple shoe cabinet. They hold around 12 pairs of shoes each, have tilting doors and in some cases are stackable. So as your shoes grow, so can your shoe storage. You can find these at stores like Target or online for about $60 for a single, up to $160 for the triple.

A more decorative and functional piece of furniture to store your shoes in would be a nice shoe cabinet with a drawer. They hold about 24 pairs of shoes but also include a nice drawer for you to store your keys, wallet or other daily essentials you grab each day. These are perfect to use as a catch all at the end of the night. Not only do you not have to go searching for your shoes in the morning, you won’t have to track down your keys, wallet or cell phone either.

As you can see you have a lot of options to choose from. You don’t have to settle with a simple old shoe rack and you can find shoe storage that serves more than one purpose.