Easy Ways to Organize Your Shoes Using a Common Office Item

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Closet space is always tight, especially when it comes to shoe storage. Footwear can be bulky, and you can’t just toss those dirty soles anywhere. Tall boots are especially tricky since they need more room to keep the shafts from getting messed up. But no worries, you can use binder clips – those common office supplies – as a simple boot hanger to mount your footwear on a closet wall.

This storage trick is a smart way to maximize unused wall space. It’ll get your boots out of those stacked boxes and make them super accessible. Plus, hanging them this way prevents the shafts from flopping over. You can use it whether you only move your boots into the closet for the cold season or if you need a year-round storage solution. And it’s a budget-friendly hack that works for organizing other accessories like belts, scarves, and bags too.

Setting this up is pretty simple. First, mark spots on the wall where you’ll put the binder clips, leaving enough space underneath for the boots to hang – about 1 to 1 ½ feet depending on the shaft height. Create as many rows as your wall space allows, spacing the marks by the width of your boots. You can also do this on the inside of a closet door if wall space is tight. Next, install adhesive hooks or nails at the marks to make anchor points. Then just secure the top of the boot shaft with a big binder clip and hook the clip’s wire handles over the anchor. And that’s it – your boots now have a stylish, functional way to hang.

Now, binder clips aren’t made to hold heavy loads, so this works best for lighter footwear, not super chunky combat or snow boots. For more support, you can add a small shelf for the boots to rest on. That’ll take some stress off the clip and help prevent creasing. You might also want to put a felt pad between the clip and boot to stop any dents. But overall, this simple hack is a smart, budget-friendly solution that’ll still be useful when the weather changes and you swap out those boots for sandals.