Cubby holes built in modular designs can hold any number of shoes.
If you have a household with active people or family, you have lots of shoes for different reasons. While storing shoes in a central location does save space it also creates a cluttered mess. The solution is to build a rack system within a closet just for shoes. You can build a modular system that allows you to expand, remodel or remove pieces of the rack as needed. Building one modular piece will give you a template for completing each additional rack as needed.
Instructions
1. Measure the width across each wall of the closet with a measuring tape. Divide this number by 9. Each cubby hole will be 9 inches wide for the shoes to fit. Round down to the nearest multiple of 9 to find the number of cubby holes the wall will fit.
2. Take the final measurement and add 3/4 inch to each side and for each partition between cubby holes. Using five pair of shoes for an example, you would have five pair multiplied by 9 inches to get 45 inches. Add the two ends and four partitions for the holes, each being 3/4 inch. Translate the 3/4 inch measurement to a decimal (.75) for easier calculation (6 x .75) to find a total of 4.5 inches. Translate the end total back to inches to get 4 1/2 inches. Add this measurement onto the original measurement for the cubby holes to get the overall length of the rack (45 + 4 1/2 = 49 1/2 inches).
3. Cut a pair of 12-by-49 1/2-inch boards for the top and bottom of the rack with a circular saw. Cut six boards that are 12-by-6-inches for the sides and partitions.
4. Lay out the top, bottom and sides of the rack to form a rectangle. Have the ends of the sides butting against the interior sides of the top and bottom. Drill screws through the top and bottom pieces into the ends of the side pieces.
5. Measure and mark a distance of 9 inches from either side. Place a partition piece at the mark. Drill screws through the top and bottom into the ends of the partition. Repeat the measurement and marking for each successive partition. Attach each partition the same way.
6. Rest the back of the rack against the plywood sheet. Trace around the outer edge of the rack with a pencil and remove the rack. Cut the plywood along the lines you traced, which becomes the back of the rack.
7. Lay the back piece to match the sides of the rack. Drill screws through the back piece into the sides of the rack to attach them together.
8. Stain or paint the entire rack as desired.
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