10 Useful Hanging Shoe Organizer Ideas

If you’ve got one or more hanging shoe organizers in your home that are unused, you might be surprised by how many hanging shoe organizer ideas there are!

Now, if you’re asking yourself, “Hey, why would I have unused hanging shoe organizers?”

Well, given the many shoe storage ideas, you might be using another solution for your shoes.

So, let’s look at some other ways to use hanging shoe organizers that will not disappoint.

1. Cleaning Supplies

If you have little ones running around the house, using a shoe organizer on the back of the bathroom or closet door is a great way to organize your cleaning supplies.  And keep them out of reach of your toddler’s hands.

The important role that this shoe organizer plays here is to:

• Free up some space elsewhere in your home, for instance, shelf space
• Keep your products organized with very easy access

It’s frustrating trying to find a particular item and having to dig through small spaces.

A hanging shoe organizer with clear or mesh pockets will allow you to see your cleaning supplies and quickly select what you need.

2. Scarves & Belts

Perhaps you’re someone with a collection of belts and scarves for various occasions. If so, these items are probably taking up space in your closet.  Maybe they’re even in a pile on the floor of your closet, or your bedroom floor. 

Making use of the back of the closet door with a hanging shoe organizer can help free up a good amount of space. 

3. Gift Wrapping Station – wrapping paper, scissors, tissue paper, tape, etc.

Looking for a place to store all your special occasion wrapping paper and utensils can be a challenge. Using a cubby hole-style shoe organizer is a perfect solution. This allows you to make use of the vertical space of a closet without actually stacking anything. 

These shoe organizers are great as you can slide small plastic containers in and out of them with ease while keeping everything in its place. Just remember not to overstock with items that are too heavy.

4. Snacks – hang on the inside of the pantry

Whether you have kids or you enjoy indulging in snacks, it’s not unusual to have a dedicated drawer or cupboard for the goodies. And, at times rummaging for snacks leaves the dedicated area on the messy side.  

Using a see-through shoe organizer is the perfect solution. It could solve a couple of issues. One is, of course, you can see what you’re looking for without creating a mess. The other is, if your kids prefer different snacks, you can keep them separate, to cut down on the bickering.

5. Cords & Chargers

When we look at other hanging shoe organizer ideas, this one strikes a chord – no pun intended.

With multiple cords and chargers for our various electronic devices, it can be a challenge to keep track of them all. 

Furthermore, at times when you need a specific one, you can’t seem to find it. 

With a shoe organizer, there are no more tangled cables and lost chargers. You can even label the pockets for easier identification.  Simple.

6. Car Organizer

As much as we’d like cars to come with infinite amounts of storage space, that’s not the usual case. Yes, there is the glove compartment but you can’t reach it from the back seat. A lot of cars have a little extra space on the door for a water bottle, but it is nice to have quick and easy access to a few supplies when you are traveling.

Putting a small hanging shoe organizer on the back of the seat works wonderfully. It is great for snacks, juice boxes, toys for the younger kids, and of course, pockets for the cell phones and chargers. 

7. Gardening Supplies & Tools

If your spouse wants to build a workbench in the garage to store gardening supplies and tools, consider using hanging shoe door organizers. The simplest way to do it is to install some hooks or a rod, so it has something to hang from, and voila! 

You can now get rid of those old wooden crates you used to keep everything in and take advantage of that newly created storage space, for your small tools and gardening gloves.

8. Winter gear – hats, gloves/mittens, scarves

When it comes to storing our winter gear, we don’t always want to store it all. We still might use some things before we need to break out our heavy-duty winter clothes. The air can have a little chill in the early spring or fall, but all you need is a hat, scarf, and gloves.

What do you do with these items after the rest is already in storage? Hang them with your already set up scarf and belt shoe hanger. And when winter rolls around again, you can pack away the light scarves and replace them with the winter ones. This can be especially useful if you have a small closet.

9. Stuffed Animals

If your kids are like mine, they love their stuffed animals. But didn’t we all when we were little? But sometimes there is just not enough space for all of them in the toybox, so what do you do? Hang them up, of course. You can even have a little fun with your little ones, telling them, “That’s where they sleep,” and so they will help put them to bed. 

Furthermore, there are some larger hanging shoe organizers, which work well for bigger stuffed animals.  

And don’t limit yourself to the stuffed animals; hanging shoe organizers also work for toys, crayons, books, and other small items.

10. Knitting Yarn

Perhaps you’ve seen the classic wicker basket with two balls of yarn and needles sitting in it. It looks so lovely in pictures. In reality, though we actually have about ten to twenty balls of yarn that would never fit in that little basket. Enter the door organizer.

It will allow you to keep your different colors separate, making it so much easier to find the colors you are looking for. And that is not all! You will be able to see which color you are running out of, so you don’t end up finishing that Christmas sweater with the wrong color.

Recap

These hanging shoe organizer ideas will help you take advantage of unused space such as the back of a door or closet. 

Using your hanging shoe organizer can be a creative way to help get your home, garage, or car organized.

Go ahead and use one or more of these ideas, or have it inspire you to try new ways to repurpose items on your organization journey.