Clumsy Boots

I spend a significant amount of my disposable income on shoes. I want every pair to last me as long as possible.

The clumsy boots in my closet never like to stand up straight. The always flop over leaving the leather creased and misshapen. 

Well I found the perfect fix for this problem on one of my favorite websites, Pinterest. The goodies on there are never ending.

Boot shapers can be costly so this was an easy and cheap fix to my floppy boots.

Things You Will Need:

1 Pool Noodle

1 Hand Saw or Serrated Bread Knife (either work)  

My lovely pool noodles cost me $1.59 each at a pool supplies store.

Take a pool noodle
Stick it inside one of your floppy boots
Mark the noodle at the mouth of the boot to get the right height before cutting
Cut noodle where you marked it
Measure out a second matching length noodle to have a pair.
Place the cut noodles in each boot

 Done!

As you can see, mine were not perfect but they get the job done. 

This little trick helped to organize my boots on my new shoe rack as well!

Bottom of the Closet Black Hole

I recently realized that my shoes had started to go missing in the black hole that had become the bottom of my closet.

I gave in and ordered a shoe rack off eBay to help give some type of organization to the mess that was cussing morning delays in getting ready for work. The one I picked was just a simple canvas and piping set up.

It arrived in the mail in a lot of pieces...

I grabbed myself a large glass of wine and got to it. After staring at the directions for a good 15 minutes, it started to take shape.

I quickly figured out that the intended sizing of the shelves was not going to work with the type of shoes I own. It would be good for sneaker and sandals but not for boots or heels. So I used different size piping that was provided to make the shelves taller to fit all types of shoes.

After finding a good height for each shelf and a good overall height to still fit in my closet without crushing my clothes, I built myself a simple shelving unit to keep my closet in order.

 I must say my shoes are easily accessible and the right one is always with the left one :)