Shoe Rack

Looking around the house, I had some supplies and materials that were lying around. I also needed a place to put my shoes, so why not use those materials and supplies to make my own shoe rack?

• Wood
• 16 - 1/2 inch flat head Screws
• 8 - Corner Braces
• Ruler
• Tape Measure
• Saw
• Sandpaper
• Electric screwdriver
• Pencil

First, I had to get all the materials I would need to complete this task. There were two pieces of wood in our garage. When I saw them, I got the idea to make this. I went to the tool box to think about what I could use for this. I picked out the corner braces and screws that I'd use to put the pieces of wood together. I grabbed the rest of the necessary tools for this project.

After gathering all the materials, it was time to figure out how the wood would be converted into pieces to build the shoe rack. I chose demsions for each of the pieces, but you can choose how to dimension your own shoe rack. I made the base 19.25 inches by 11.75 inches. The supports holding up the top are each 7.5 inches by 9 inches. The top of the rack is 36 inches by 11.75 inches. The height for all the pieces was the same since they came from the same wood.

Once the dimensions were decided and the lines were marked on the wood, I used a saw to cut the three different pieces and left one alone, the top. Once the wood was cut, I measured again to make sure it was the size that I wanted. There was once piece that I didn't cut enough, so I fixed it.

After cutting the wood, the sides were rought and had little splinters sticking out, so I sanded the sides of the wood to make sure they were as flat and smooth as they could be.

After cutting and fixing the wood, it was time to figure out where the support pieces were going to go. After moving the pieces around, I decided that I'd place the support pieces 2 inches from the sides of the base. I marked lines where the supports would go on the base, so I could figure out placement for the corner braces. The corner braces would end up being 0.25 inches from the sides of the support pieces. I marked them with pencil through the holes to know where each would go when I screw them in.

Once it was set and ready to go, I got the electric screwdriver and screws. I placed the corner braces on the circular marks(from when I marked the holes) and put the screws in. I put two corner braces on each side, so four corner braces in total connecting the base and the two support pieces.

Similar to putting the base and support pieces together, I adjusted the base with the support pieces, so that it was central to the top piece. Once I found the center spot, I marked the line of where the support pieces should be. I then also marked the holes, which were also 0.25 inches from the sides of the support pieces, where the corner braces would go as I did when connecting the base to the support pieces.

Once everything was drawn out and how I wanted, I got four more corner braces, placed them over the lines and holes that I drew, and used the electric screwdrive to connect the base with the two support pieces to the top rack.

The shoe rack is now complete. There can be additions to it. There could be more rows added depending on how many pair of shoes you want to put on it. Size can also vary on how much space you have to put it. In the end, it was a great use of materials I already had at home.

If you'd like, you could also add some designs and art to the finished product. This is something I may do over time, when I get ideas of things I'd like to paint or draw on the top of the rack to give it come color.