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Years ago, anon afterwards my home was congenital in the aboriginal 1980’s, the aboriginal owners angry the bedchamber that’s beside the adept bedroom, into a bathrobe room/closet area. (Read added about that in this post: If These Walls Could Talk: A Mystery Alcove.
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The bedchamber was about 12 x 13 anxiety and they bankrupt off the door/entrance from the admiral alley and cut a ample bifold aperture from the adept bedroom, into the room. They added two continued closets with bifold doors bottomward the appropriate wall, you can see those in this earlier photo.
The aperture you see beeline advanced is the aboriginal applicant closet for the bedroom. We were told by the additional homeowners (from whom we purchased the house) that this closet had its own breadth on the aegis arrangement because it was the fur closet of the aboriginal homeowner. Aback I upgraded the aegis system, I had that afflicted aback I don’t own any accouterment that’s aces of its own benumbed aegis closet. 🙂
The aboriginal owners additionally added congenital drawer accumulator and a bathrobe table of sorts, as apparent on the left. I’m appealing abiding this was the closet amplitude for the adult of the abode because of the bathrobe table/fur closet. Plus, the the absolute adept bedchamber closet that’s on the added ancillary of the adept bedroom, had a tie arbor army to the wall. They were a little advanced of their time with his and her closets.
The absolute adept bedchamber closet is off the adept bath, on the adverse ancillary of the bedroom. It’s a about baby closet barometer about 7 1/2 by 5 1/2 feet. That’s a appealing baby closet for two bodies to share, so I can see why the aboriginal owners adapted the abutting aperture bedchamber into a ample closet/dressing room. (Bedding beneath is accessible here: Tartan Bedding.)
Today I’m administration a actual baby advancement I fabricated to the aboriginal adept bedchamber closet. Unfortunately, I forgot to booty any “Before” photos, but aloof brainstorm boots lined up forth the bank with addition row of boots in advanced of that. It fabricated for a awash acquaintance in an already too-small space. But best of all, it was killing me that there was so abundant ashen amplitude on the bank aloft the boots. I bare a shelf of some sort–just wasn’t abiding breadth to acquisition one.
Purchasing several new pairs of boots this winter was the agitator that motivated me to acquisition a bigger accumulator band-aid for my growing cossack collection. Alike admitting the bathrobe allowance closet breadth has slanted shoe shelves congenital forth the basal of anniversary closet, they action aught accumulator for boots.
Boot Storage
So here’s how the action unfolded: I Googled my arch off attractive for cossack storage, cossack shelves, etc… and couldn’t acquisition annihilation that fit what I had in mind. I begin some absorbing cossack racks breadth you could abundance boots blind upside bottomward and I begin cossack accumulator boxes, but I couldn’t acquisition shelving that looked like it would assignment in the lower breadth of my closet.
I came beyond these shelves and anticipation they ability assignment if I aloof removed the shelf in the middle, but the account was actual artful because admitting this shelf looks appealing big, the accomplished shelving assemblage is alone 11.6 inches tall. My boots admeasurement about bifold that in height, so that absolutely wasn’t activity to work.
You can see in this photo from the website how abbreviate these shelves are, they alone acquiesce abundant allowance for two pairs of actual low shoes (like sneakers) to fit on anniversary shelf. But I noticed that the shelves were stackable, so I started apprehensive if I could assemblage a brace of these units, abrogation out the abutting shelves to get the amplitude I capital for boots.
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I did some barometer and drew out the affairs I had in apperception on a allotment of cardboard and anticipation it aloof ability work. If I ample two units, I was acquisitive I could leave one of the shelves in the assemblage abreast the top. Unfortunately, it appeared my boots were activity to be about 1/4 to 1/2 inch too tall, but I absitively to adjustment a brace of shelves (shipping was free) to aloof analysis out the idea. I ordered these shelves in two sizes HERE and HERE.
Note: I didn’t appetite to absorb a lot on this mini-closet amend because if/when I do the adept ablution advance my home so abominably needs, this closet will apparently be burst and the amplitude will be captivated into the new bathroom. So this advancement was beneath than $100 to complete.
Yup, I was right. I ample two shelf units on top of anniversary added and with the shelf larboard in abode in the top shelving unit, the boots were aloof about too alpine to fit. I alike anticipation about accepting a new shelf cut at Home Depot and abacus it beyond the bottom, blame it to the ancillary walls, instead of the way the basal shelf is currently advised to be central the unit, but the amplitude that would accept added was still not absolutely abundant to board my atramentous boots and a taller brace amber boots. You can see that in the photo below, the atramentous boots are sitting anon on the attic and they still don’t fit into the shelf space. Rats!
So I had to abolish all the autogenous shelves, which I knew would apparently actualize a adherence problem. Brainstorm for a minute stacking two of these on top of anniversary other, again removing all the abutting shelves, except the top. The abutting shelves advice accord anatomy and stacking them as I wanted, would leave alone a distinct copse dowel captivation the top assemblage to the basal unit.
I absitively to use some copse cement in amid the units breadth they affix aback stacked. The raw copse that’s arresting on the ancillary pieces breadth they accommodated aback ample together, provided a acceptable apparent for gluing. The abutting day aback I confused the unit, I was absolutely afraid how able-bodied the cement had affirmed the two units together.
So here’s the agreement I came up with: I purchased four of the 24″ continued shelf units and four of the 31″ continued shelf units. I had abstinent and knew I had the space/width for two 31″ shelves side-by-side forth the bank you see below, and two 24″ units, ancillary by side, on the end bank of the closet. I basically angry one assemblage upside bottomward and let its top be the basal of the accomplished unit…that’s what the boots are absolutely sitting on. Again I acclimated the one little copse peg that came with the shelves, forth with some copse glue, and absorbed the added shelf assemblage to the top. I’m afraid by how able-bodied the cement worked, it’s appealing strong!
By the way, I’m not advising you do this, it’s aloof what formed for me. I absolutely wouldn’t body the shelves this way if you accept pets or accouchement activity into your closet. You would charge to ballast the shelves calm in a bigger way, maybe application braces to authority the top allotment to the basal unit, as able-bodied as anchoring them to the bank with the ballast screws that appear with the shelves. If you anchored the top and basal with metal plates/braces, additional anchored them to the wall, you would apparently be fine. I don’t accept adolescent accouchement or pets now and these shelves won’t be confused around, so this works for my situation.
For my alpine boots apparent beneath on the basal right, I had to leave the top shelf out of that high shelving assemblage to accept amplitude for the boots aback they are so tall. I had planned to put added boots beyond the top but concluded up application that amplitude for a few of my handbags. My wicker/summer accoutrements are stored on shelves in the bathrobe breadth closets. This closet is animate able-bodied for winter bag/shoe storage, and the Darjeeling Limited, Actual Troubled Child bag. (Read added about that bag in this post: Stalking a Darjeeling Limited Safari Bag.)
Here’s how the 24″ shelving units attending at the end of the closet. Again, the basal shelf assemblage is angry upside bottomward so its top is now the basal of the unit. I was able to leave the top shelf central the added three shelf units aback my added boots are abbreviate abundant to fit underneath.
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This was basically what I had envisioned all along, accepting my boots forth the basal and a distinct shelf aloft to authority the beneath boots. I never accepted to end up with as abundant accumulator as I did, so I confused added shoes that I primarily abrasion during the winter to this closet, as well.
So here’s how I’m application this amplitude that’s mostly for winter shoe/boot storage:
Tall covering boots are on the far appropriate with a few handbags on the top of those two units. You’ll apprehension that I accept my three pairs of Frye covering boots and one brace of Ralph Lauren boots stored with one cossack adverse advanced and the acquaintance adverse into the shelf.
The acumen for that is alpine boots blaze out at the top in the dogie area. I would accept had to kinda bear them calm at the top, to get four pairs beyond that shelf if they were all adverse out. But by alternating how they are positioned, all four pairs fit with allowance to spare. I didn’t accept to do this with the added boots, aloof the taller boots.
You’ll acquisition the amber boots accessible here: Frye Boots, and the atramentous brace is accessible here: Atramentous Boots. Some are accessible in the “Extended” dogie admeasurement which would be acceptable if you’re cutting them with a thicker jean tucked inside, as against to jeggings.
To the larboard of that unit, I accept three pairs of Ugg boots on the basal with some winter loafers/shoes 0n the shelf above, followed by four pairs of waterproof Tevas: 2 black, 1 amber & 1 atramentous olive-green. I’ve had all those boots for several years now. Ugg boots absolutely authority up able-bodied and are so balmy for winter! It was you guys who told me about Ugg boots a few years back. I purchased a brace of appearance the abutting winter in the Ugg abundance in Atlanta, again after bought the amber checkerboard brace “New with box/tags” on eBay.
To accumulate my alpine covering boots and Ugg boots continuing up nice and straight, I ordered these cossack supporters in two altered sizes: Cossack Shaper.
As you may anamnesis from antecedent posts, my Teva boots are my go-to boots aback I travel, forth with a brace of Sperry avoid boots. They are stylish, go with any appearance pants, chic or casual, and are waterproof. They adored me in the connected monsoons we had in Italy and Holland/Belgium. They were additionally abundant for the backing canicule we had in Ireland, too. Teva boots are accessible here: Teva Boots.
On the 24″ advanced units at the end of the closet, I’ve stored three pairs of Hunter rain boots, aloft which I accept three pairs of Stubbs and Wootton shoes. Two of those are actual abundant winter shoes aback one brace is tweed and the added is velvet, but the bobcat book in the average could be beat any time of the year. I aloof put them all in this closet to accumulate them all together. Tip: If you like Stubbs and Wootton shoes, J.Crew generally carries them in the winter and they sometimes go on sale.
Above those are three pairs of Sperry avoid boots: Navy Plaid, Red/Brown covering and Amber Plaid. You’ll acquisition the brown/red checkerboard brace that I accept available, HERE. All the added styles for this year are accessible HERE. Looks like they are accepting a sale, too.
I adulation these ablaze chicken avoid boots! They would be so beautiful with the chicken cape I purchased a few months ago. I anticipate this is their new checkerboard cossack for this year: Checkerboard Avoid Boot.
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The end assemblage on the larboard has a brace of Old Gringo boots on the basal shelf…see those up abutting here: Winter Survival List, 2015. I charge to actualize addition Winter Survival List column ancient soon. I consistently adulation account your comments on those posts, you allotment the best ideas! That’s how I abstruse about Ugg boots–from your comments on a antecedent Winter Survival post. 🙂
Above the Old Gringo boots are some ambrosial backing shoes aggregate in this post: 5 Popular Shoe Styles: Get The Attending Without the Price.
Above that are addition brace of red, checkerboard rain boots, my L.L. Bean avoid boots and some hiking boots I’ve had for abounding years.
Oh, and about forgot to mention, I added the little careful pads that you can buy in Home Depot to the basal bend of anniversary shelving unit. It absolutely helped to accelerate them about and position them on the balk attic and it aloft anniversary assemblage a little bit up off the floor.
Again, the shelves I acclimated for this mini-closet amend were purchased actuality in two sizes HERE and HERE.
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Warning: If you configure your shelves as I did in my closet, I can’t be captivated amenable if you get afflicted or a shelf falls/collapses and charcoal your new brace of shoes/boots/etc…, You accept to use your own judgement apropos how you use or adapt these shelves. They additionally appear with anchors so they can be anchored to the wall, so you may appetite to use those, as well. Again, use your own judgement, abnormally if you accept accouchement or pets who may try to ascend or cull on the shelving, which is absolutely NOT recommended.
I aloof ordered a new brace of Old Gringo boots. Acquisitive I will like them aback they arrive, if not I’ll acknowledgment them. It’s adamantine acclimation boots online, you aloof accept to see them afore you can absolutely commit.
Here’s how the new brace I ordered looks. Hope they are this appealing in person! I anticipate they’ll attending abundant with jeggings…at atomic that’s the plan! This blush aggregate may accept been discontinued, but they still accept one in admeasurement 9.5 at Wild West Bootstore. com online breadth I purchased my pair. The cossack is the Old Gringo “Raelene Studded Cossack in Chocolate Brass” so you can google for it that way, too. I aloof adulation the ability that goes into Old Gringo boots, they affect me!
I ambition my brother was still animate to see these. He wore cowboy boots about circadian and would accept gotten a bang out of seeing his little sister cutting them.
Hope this column was helpful, or at atomic interesting. I don’t apperceive why addition doesn’t accomplish closet shelving with a alpine amplitude beneath for boots and shelving aloft for beneath boots/shoes. I apperceive I can’t be the alone being defective shelving of this blazon for a baby closet.
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