Browse Forums Interior Decorating Lounge 1 Jan 07, 2011 9:22 pm One of the main priorities for storage in our house for me was for my shoes... I love my shoes, like LOVE LOVE, not just LOVE We had been sourcing quotes to have our WIR fitted out, they ranged from between $2000 - $3000, not that I can find the quotes anymore except my online IKEA one... Today, sick of my shoes being kept in cardboard boxes, we set out to Bunnings and spent $190 on materials to make my shoe wall... Here's some before and after pics of our WIR... (which we now refer to in this house as MYER) Here's the WIR before Using portable hanging racks, and bookshelves for our clothes... and boxes for my shoes Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ after Excuse the bookshelf down the end, that's storing some of Aaron's work clothes... All up, we spent around $380 on fittings at the Big Green Shed... Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ My shoes!!! I can see them ALL at once!!! Re: My shoe wall - finally completed :) 3Jan 07, 2011 9:39 pm Judie So much better. You do have a lot of shoes though! (I have maybe not even a 1/10th of yours.) Judie Hopefully I can spread the word that you dont need to spend thousands on fitting out the WIR for it to work well. All of this was done for under $400. We're still going to put proper shelves in on the end wall (and get rid of the bookshelf) Building and renovating a house can be so expensive as it is. Save money where you can, this is definitely one room you can save oodles ps. Just counted... 110 pairs... Re: My shoe wall - finally completed :) 4Jan 08, 2011 8:55 am oooh shoes you have a much better collection than at Myer From the pics I can see you are a shoe expert: do you have shoes in the plastic boxes (on your top shelf), if not, is there a reason you don't use them? Re: My shoe wall - finally completed :) 5Jan 08, 2011 9:38 am 4walls oooh shoes you have a much better collection than at Myer From the pics I can see you are a shoe expert: do you have shoes in the plastic boxes (on your top shelf), if not, is there a reason you don't use them? I used to store the ones that I only wore once a year or so, or for special occassions like weddings in the clear boxes so they didn't get squashed or damaged in the bottom of the wardrobe. I dont use them now as they're all out on display Re: My shoe wall - finally completed :) 7Jan 08, 2011 12:37 pm oooh! I have shoes just like this one that the girl is bound to Re: My shoe wall - finally completed :) 8Jan 08, 2011 12:38 pm Wow that IS a lot of shoes (I have 6 pairs to my name) It looks really good and it is encouraging to think it doesn't have to be expensive to fit out your WIR..well done you guys! Happy, Healthy Free Range Wessex Saddleback Pigs My doom and gloom paperwork nightmare viewtopic.php?f=31&t=32170 Construction viewtopic.php?f=31&t=43653 Re: My shoe wall - finally completed :) 9Jan 08, 2011 12:44 pm Velouria Wow that IS a lot of shoes (I have 6 pairs to my name) It looks really good and it is encouraging to think it doesn't have to be expensive to fit out your WIR..well done you guys! Thanks More money saved for new shoes No really, that's half the point of this thread, to show how inexpensive it can be, and how easy it is to DIY Re: My shoe wall - finally completed :) 10Jan 08, 2011 12:50 pm I'll have to get a photo of my Mum's shoe collection Erin My folks live in a 4 bedroom house and I'm sure Mum was ecstatic when all of us kids moved out as she had three extra wardrobes to store her shoes & clothes in Re: My shoe wall - finally completed :) 11Jan 08, 2011 3:07 pm I’m speechless…. I have NEVER seen a shoe collection like that! And I go to a lot of houses….. Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: My shoe wall - finally completed :) 12Jan 08, 2011 4:19 pm Holy Moly........ SOOOO many shoes!!! How does one choose each day....?!!!!!! Fit-out looks great!!!!! What a fantastic price too! Building on the Sunshine Coast - Land settled 22nd July 2009 Building contract finally signed (after much deliberation on our part) 11th November 2009 Building commences 25th January 2010 - small local builder End of June - almost completed fit out 26th July - MOVE IN DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Re: My shoe wall - finally completed :) 13Jan 08, 2011 4:51 pm Erin, for the less handy among us (eg: me!) would you mind explaining what kind of fittings you used? It looks like from the picture that you bought lengths of melamine shelving and then spaced them closely, with just enough clearance for the shoes (and to squeeze more shelves in ) Did they need a lot of brackets to support them as they're so long? And with your hanging section, how did you do that? There's a lot of clothes hung there, does it have a support somewhere in the middle? Thanks! ~*~Moved in on the 16th April 2011~*~ Re: My shoe wall - finally completed :) 14Jan 08, 2011 5:23 pm zoe's mama Erin, for the less handy among us (eg: me!) would you mind explaining what kind of fittings you used? It looks like from the picture that you bought lengths of melamine shelving and then spaced them closely, with just enough clearance for the shoes (and to squeeze more shelves in ) Did they need a lot of brackets to support them as they're so long? And with your hanging section, how did you do that? There's a lot of clothes hung there, does it have a support somewhere in the middle? Thanks! All materials were from Bunnings (yay for Christmas vouchers) Hanging rails: (from the bath/shower accessory isle) 2 x Modular chrome tube 2700mm 25mm @ $20.03 ea 1 x pkt Rod modular cap fittings 25mm round - to attach the rails at the wall end @ $4.13 (from the fixing isle or thereabouts) 2 x Carinya scroll bracket storm pearl 300mm x 300mm - pretty brackets for the front end of the rail @ $16.10 ea 2 x Carinya stay bracket grey steal 250mm x 300mm - plain bracket for support in the middle of the rail @ $6.10 ea (from the plumbing fittings isle) 1 x pkt saddle clips kinetic poly pipe 25mm @ $8.77 One end was going to be easy, as it would be attached to the wall... We knew we wanted the rail to be 24cm from the wall, to allow for hangers to have enough room without hitting the wall. Unfortunately there was no stud 24cm from the wall... so Aaron nailed a length of pine (75mm x 19mm) between two studs, and the then the Rod modular cap fittings - like you see on the ends of shower curtain rods (basically that's what this is) was screwed into the pine. At the other end it was just our luck we had a stud roughly 2.7m further down the wall (the rail is 2.7m long) The pretty scroll bracket was attached to the stud, and a support plain boring bracket attached to a stud roughly in the middle. Aaron used the saddle clips to stop the rail from sliding off the brackets. Repeated this for the lower rail. Wall shelves: (from the storage isles) 2 x Shelving s/track handy shelf upright 2000mm @ $13.98 ea 18 x handy shelf brackets (these latch onto the upright pieces) @ $2.97 ea (from the timber isle) 9 x white melamine 16mm 2400mm x 295mm shelves @ $11.98 ea Aaron found two studs roughly 600mm in from where the end of each shelf would finish. He screwed the uprights into the studs, then clicked the brackets in, and sat the timber on top. The timber isn't attached, it's sitting flat on the bracket, and there's a little lip on the brackets that dont allow the shelves to slide out. I'll try and take some pics tomorrow that shows the details Re: My shoe wall - finally completed :) 15Jan 08, 2011 6:40 pm Thanks so much Erin for taking the time to post all the info. Y'know, I think we might just give it a whirl at our new place once we move in You make it sound quite easy! ~*~Moved in on the 16th April 2011~*~ My shoe wall - finally completed :) 17Jan 08, 2011 7:38 pm See as nice as it looks I could never have that setup LOL. A. Kids would tear everything off the shelves and B. I prefer everything behind doors so you can't see them. You are getting there Erin - must be proud of what you guys have accomplished. Some things are worth waiting for. Re: My shoe wall - finally completed :) 18Jan 08, 2011 8:49 pm Thanks for the supply list and instructions. We need to finish fitting out our WIR and might just copy some things. I do actually have 1/10th of your shoes! My oldest DS, though, is getting there. (If you're an 8 1/2 narrow you could send some my way when you do a clean-out.) Judie Re: My shoe wall - finally completed :) 19Jan 08, 2011 10:08 pm great shoe racks - and lovin those yellow pointy ones!! A thankful person is a happy person. [/color]My hobby design blog: http://aviewondesign.blogspot.com/ Any advice on a builder in NSW who is demanding an extra 22000k after the house is completed and contract paid in full .Standard HIA contract. Never received a variation.… 0 20526 Thank you again Simeon.. I will call my certifier for that. Have a good day 4 5197 Thanks for the insights, that makes perfect sense, and yeah, I will be leaning on the experience of the excavator operator entirely. 6 16160 |