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Shoe Organizing Question

BunSnoop — Sat, 27 Dec 2025 21:25:16 GMT

I purchased recently an item that was a QVC Big Deal. It's Periea 12 Compartment Shoe Organizer - I ordered 2 of them. I really like this organizer so I just order 2 more. I guess you can tell I have LOTS of shoes!

How do you organize your shoes?

Do you put all shoes that are the same color together?

or...

Do you put all of your tennis shoes together, all of you flats together, all of your dress shoes together, all of you sandals together, etc.

As of right now, I've put shoes together by their "type" rather than by color. As for the dress shoes, since it's so seldom I wear any, I just left them in their shoe boxes and will store them on top of the organizer.

Just curious, how do you organize your shoes?

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Bhvbum — Sat, 27 Dec 2025 21:31:01 GMT

I organize my shoes by type, running shoes, Birkenstock, Clarks, then boots, dress/fancy.
I have rolling bins under my bed that I put all my shoes in.

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I am still oxox — Sat, 27 Dec 2025 21:33:32 GMT

@Bhvbum wrote:
I organize my shoes by type, running shoes, Birkenstock, Clarks, then boots, dress/fancy.
I have rolling bins under my bed that I put all my shoes in.

@Bhvbum I have shelves in my closet and they are organized to same way

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LizzieInSRQ — Sat, 27 Dec 2025 22:11:34 GMT

By type

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shoesnbags — Sat, 27 Dec 2025 22:16:07 GMT

I organize by type, too. Tennis shoes, casual flats, dressier flats, low boots, tall boots. Sandals are put away when the boots come out, then boots are stored when the sandals come out. All on shelves in the closet except for the out of season shoes which are stored in a large plastic bin. But definitely by type, not color.

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luce123 — Sat, 27 Dec 2025 23:12:03 GMT

I organize my shoes by brand. I leave them in the boxes because many of the shoes come with protective bags or stuffing, especially Spring Step. I print labels to place on the end of each box. It is then easy for me to find the shoe I am wanting to wear for the day.

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Meowingkitty — Sun, 28 Dec 2025 00:32:36 GMT

Almost all of my shoes are sneakers so I just put them on a shelf. The other pairs are 2 pairs of boots and one flat and a couple pairs of sandals. Sneakers are my shoe of choice. No heels, wedges.

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meem120 — Sun, 28 Dec 2025 00:38:22 GMT

I must be the only one that organizes by season.

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drizzellla — Sun, 28 Dec 2025 01:43:21 GMT

@luce123 wrote:
I organize my shoes by brand. I leave them in the boxes because many of the shoes come with protective bags or stuffing, especially Spring Step. I print labels to place on the end of each box. It is then easy for me to find the shoe I am wanting to wear for the day.

I also keep the shoes in boxes. And often if I like a certain shoe, I buy it in different colors. I think by having the shoes in boxes it is easy to organize and identify the pair of shoes that you want. I can get 2 boxes and sometimes 3 in each section of the organizer. For shoes I don't wear often or are out of season, I have the boxes piled on a shelf or the closet floor.

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haddon9 — Sun, 28 Dec 2025 02:46:05 GMT

I have a small walk in closet and another regular closet right next to it. That closet used to be DH's but he has made his closet in another room so it is now my shoe & bag closet.

I have a 5 tier shoe rack that holds 20 pairs of shoes. I keep my current in season shoes in that. Right now it's boots (I only wear ankle not high boots) and a few pairs of mules.

I have another shoe rack that holds 12 pairs of shoes on the bottom of my walk in closet. I keep sneakers in that.

Out of season shoes are stored in Periea organizers up on my shelf in the closet. I have several and each organizer holds several pairs of shoes.

If I run out of room I make myself get rid of some shoes.

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Seminole2 — Sun, 28 Dec 2025 03:00:58 GMT

@BunSnoop I try to put all of my tennis shoes together, then my flats , then dressier, then boots on the very top shelf. Most if not all my shoes are in their original boxes or bags that they came in. The only exception is I have a Periea box on the floor of my closet filled with Spenco/Revitalign open toed slides.

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Carmie — Sun, 28 Dec 2025 05:08:13 GMT

I am fortunate that I have a huge walk in closet and California Closets designed a custom system for me.

I keep the shoes I wear often on the shoe shelves, some newer ones in boxes and some worn often shoes out of their boxes.

They are organized by type, sandals, flats, heels, etc.

I also have four under the bed shoe organizers that hold shoes I don't wear often....mainly seasonal shoes like snow/rain boots, fancy heels, gold and silver and probably shoes I wore one time and they hurt...I should just donate them.

I have a lot of shoes and mostly live in my bare or stocking feet. Shoes tend to be uncomfortable and I think I keep buying them hoping to find that perfect comfortable pair.

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nascarfan — Sun, 28 Dec 2025 12:20:46 GMT

I have two, over the door shoe bags. One is for fall/winter shoes an the other is spring/summer. Both are full so when I purchase a new pair of shoes, a pair must be donated. Once upon a time I had so many shoes and items of clothing that simply were never worn. When I made the decision to streamline my wardrobe the first item I tackled were shoes. I never locked back and my closet is now full of items I wear!

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Mom2Dogs — Sun, 28 Dec 2025 13:15:45 GMT

I have plastic boxes for shoes....off season are stored in the boxes in the closet. When the season changes I put the new season of shoes out and put away the past season.

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Roscoe the Rascal — Sun, 28 Dec 2025 14:30:23 GMT

@meem120 wrote:
I must be the only one that organizes by season.

Mine are by the season as well. Easy to check that way to see if I need anything new for the season. Usually a big no. I have so many shoes.

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wagirl — Sun, 28 Dec 2025 15:04:18 GMT

I organize by season--have many flip flops/sandals that take up most the space and the the fall/winter ones. But I did get donate more than 40 pairs a few years ago---so if there are ones you don't wear--get rid of them first.

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Marsha2003 — Sun, 28 Dec 2025 19:28:51 GMT

I don't really organize my shoes other than putting the seldom worn ones on a higher shelf in the closet. I have matching clear boxes for each pair, so it's easy to see what I have. The shoes I wear most frequently are in drawers by my entry. I had a custom piece of furniture crafted for that area to house all of the drop zone items like keys, my purse, tape, scissors, box cutter, shoes, outside light bulbs, etc.

Luckily, I don't have that many pairs of shoes. For years, I could only wear one type. After some surgery this year, I've expanded my shoe wardrobe, but it's still pretty limited.

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chrystaltree — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 22:25:55 GMT

I bought that organizer! I love it. I ordered another one for hubby's sneakers.

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Sunshine Kate — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 23:27:03 GMT

BunSnoop,

I don't have that particular shoe organizer. It sounds like a nice item.

I organize my shoes by putting all the sandals, tennis shoes, flats, heels together, etc. (Not by color though).

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magicmoodz — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 23:50:39 GMT

@BunSnoop

I have built in shoe shelves in my California Closet. All my shoes are organized by style.