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Build Your Own Shoe Cubby

I am really excited to share some news with you all, and it has to do with this shoe cubby:

My antique mail sorter turned stylish shoe storage was seen last year in my mudroom reveal and in my DIY chalkboard Calendar post.

I receive more emails regarding this project than any of my blog topics.

Earlier this year, I had a reader email me for the shoe cubby dimensions and that same reader (Kristi) shared her DIY shoe cubby with us.

Kristi is pretty amazing, isn’t she? I love that created her own version of the shoe cubby.

Just a few months ago, I was contacted by Remodelaholic. They wanted to feature my cubby, Kristi’s DIY version, AND (here’s where the awesomeness happens for you all) create plans for this piece!

Now you can build your own shoe cubby by clicking HERE. We perfected what was wrong with the original pieces in regards to storing shoes. We made the cubby a little deeper in the plans to accommodate growing feet – which is rapidly happening in our home.

If you make your own shoe cubby using Remodelaholic’s plans, I’d love to see it! Please be sure to tag me on any photos and/or send me an email! Go check it out!

Go create something!

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Reader Spotlight: Kristi’s DIY Shoe Cubby

A few years ago, I found an old mail sorter at a local antique shop. Since then I have used it to store my kids’ shoes in our mudroom area. (To see more, click HERE.) Recently a reader contacted me with a photo of a DIY shoe cubby that was inspired by my antique mail sorter.

Isn’t this pretty impressive?!

Meet Kristi from Texas. She’s a DIY girl who learned the art from her mom. Kristi told me, “my mom used to do woodworking when I was little…She passed away suddenly three years ago. When we bought a used playset soon after (that needed some work), I thought of her and knew I had it in my genes to figure out the power tools! And it’s just been a fun journey from there!

Kristi enlisted her husband to help with this project, and the nail gun they purchased came in really handy.

After building a workbench, this is Kristi and her husband’s first DIY furniture piece. (Just look at that beautiful workbench – don’t you love those red casters?!)

A couple that DIYs together…stays together. Right, Kristi?!

Kristi loves her shoe cubby because “it works perfectly for our 6-yr old twin girls’ shoes that used to pile up in the laundry room because as we all know that taking them to their bedroom closet is too much to ask!”

The problem with my shoe cubby is that my 10-year-old son’s feet are getting too big for the slots. Kristi has a great solution for this: “As their shoes get bigger, I’ll probably just pull it away from the wall about an inch or two and add trim to the top and sides to hide the space! It will definitely be a permanent fixture in our house!”

Not only is Kristi incredibly brilliant, but she’s pretty talented, too! (And a shout-out to Kristi’s husband!)

Thanks for sharing your amazing DIY with us, Kristi!

Would you like me to share other projects done by readers like this Reader Spotlight: Kristi’s DIY Shoe Cubby?

Go create something!

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