A simple do-it-yourself shoe rack in just 2 hours

Making a shelf for shoes begins with determining its dimensions and the general idea of ​​\u200b\u200bdesign. It makes no sense to make a single-tier shelf: it is impossible to place a sufficient number of shoes on it. The number of tiers is generally determined by the number of residents of an apartment or house and the number of pairs of shoes they use.

Usually, the width of the shelf is determined either by the maximum allowable free dimension of one of the walls, or the size of some piece of furniture already present in the hallway (for example, the same hanger). And the overall style or design in which the shoe stand will be implemented should match the existing furniture in the hallway.

After the drawing is drawn, proceed to the choice of material for the shoe shelf. It can be any type of wood available. The shelf structure will experience small loads, so wooden planks 15-20 mm thick will be enough.

It is necessary to select boards of appropriate sizes and, using a saw or a jigsaw, cut structural elements of the required dimensions from the boards according to the drawing.

Next, you need to sand the surface of the boards using any means. This can be sandpaper, a grinder, a grinder, etc.

This will not only get rid of burrs and give the tree an attractive look, but it will also greatly facilitate further work with it, for example, the painting process.

Before you start painting the elements of the shelf structure, you must complete all the work on their decoration. You can, of course, make a stand in the form of a regular rack with rectangular side racks and identical shelves, however, often the owners make small artistic changes to the design of the structure to make things more aesthetic.

In any case, all such ideas should be implemented at the previous stage (creation of a drawing), and the structural elements themselves should be made before the moment of painting. If there are some curly surfaces and roundings on the side racks, they must be cut out in advance, for example, using a jigsaw.

After all the components of the stand are ready, they should be painted before final assembly. It is better to do this before assembling the structure, since this greatly simplifies the painting process - in the finished structure it will be more difficult to get to some places with a brush.

The paint used should be consistent with the overall design idea of ​​the hallway. Usually, a hanger and a shoe rack are painted in the same color. Instead of paint, you can use stain or varnish. After painting, it is recommended to dry the structural elements for several days.

Before starting the assembly, holes for self-tapping screws should be drilled at the junctions of the structural elements. This is necessary because if you screw in self-tapping screws without pre-drilled holes, wooden structures can crack in places close to the ends.

After all holes are drilled, start assembling.

The shelves of the first tier must be connected to the racks using the drawing. When assembling, you should be careful not to tighten the screws too deeply so that the caps do not damage the end parts of the shelf structural elements.

First, it is recommended to “bait” each of the boards that make up the shelf with two self-tapping screws from different ends of the board. Then you should align the structure and fasten the outer boards well first, and only then the inner ones.

Similarly, the shelf of the second tier is screwed with self-tapping screws.

After the stand is ready, it is installed in the hallway.