DIY: shoe box

so! for about a year now ive been searching for shoe boxes! transparent ones to be exact! but the ones i find, i just didnt think it was worth it to spend about RM 9 each, minimum (without shipping) on a shoe box! i rather save up those little RM 9 and buy another pair of shoe! see, the limit i set for shoe boxes- id go a little over RM 5 but thats IT! u knoww...

 

i mean, it will be so much easier to look for your shoes when they are in a transparent box! and i want to store my shoes in boxes! cause if not the shoes will just gather dust!

ive considered getting,

Tupperware kinds that are transparent! but i cant find one...whats the word..nice looking enough?! LOL

after much searching, i came across like pretty cool shoe storage units! like a chest of transparent drawers for shoes!

 

so cool! like just pull out the drawer and get your shoes!

but of course price wise, its not cheap! and i dont have a big space in my room for a chest of drawers anyways!

IKEA has shoe boxes also! the lid is transparent so u can see in!

4 for RM 49.90

i did consider getting this, but u see i dont think its worth it! so i didnt!

so then i decided, SCREW THIS! im just going to use the shoe box it came in! cause for one, my shoes were seriously gathering dust!

i dont remember how i came to this idea, and i know im not the first person to think of this! but yea..

what i did was:

1. took pictures of all my shoes with a white background!

2. i resized it to (H) 2."1 X (W) 2.8" and arrange it in Words. one A4 fits 8 pictures.

3. next i just print it in colour!
4. cut!
5. and stuck them to my shoe box! with tape!

this way, i can SEE what shoes i have without having to open each box! nor do i have to buy boxes to store my shoes in! n by doing this hardly cost me anything!

just colour printing RM1.80 (1 sheet) and those fat tape! heck! printing might even be free if u have colour printing at home!

i chose fat tape cause it can cover over the paper thus protecting the paper/picture! i think it will work better than using glue and just sticking it to the box!

total i spent RM 1.80 + RM 2.50= RM 4.30 and some of my time..which really, didnt take long! shorter than having to look/shop for shoe boxes!
and if i were to buy the cheap plastic transparent shoe box on Ebay..its about at least RM67.90 (without shipping) for 10 boxes! heck! i can get another pair of shoes with that!

im pretty pleased! my shoes are all organized now!

top: heels
bottom: flats

 these are my shoes that are not worn out! LOL i have quite a number of worn out heels in the shoe cupboard downstairs! :/

shoes that are not worn out that are in my shoe cupboard downstairs

OH! right! the transparent shoe boxes i used for my flats are from Diaso (RM5 each)! cause most of my flats..actually all of my flats didnt come in a shoe box! and like i said! i prefer my shoes in boxes!
incase ure wondering why didnt i just go ahead and use those for my heels! its cause its too SMALL! it fits flats and flipflops only!

:) just thought i'd share! my mum might want me to do this for all her shoes as well! and she has more shoes that ME! =_= there goes my weekend! LOL!

a cheap, easy way to store and organize your shoes! :)