I Own Nearly 100 Pairs of Shoes - Here's the Genius System That Finally Made Them Fit in My Small Space

"Over the years, I've adopted more of a Carrie Bradshaw than Marie Kondo attitude towards shoes. I've amassed stilettos, boots, and tennis shoes into a hefty collection that I realized now boasts nearly 100 pairs. Hear me out: I tend to lean toward "team anti-declutter" with shoes and clothes because I think the purging of stuff, while satisfying, can also be a gateway to overconsumption and inadvertently have you spending more money in the long term."

"That being said, finding a way to organize and store my shoes in a one-bedroom city apartment hasn't been easy. At my last apartment, I bought a 55-pair shoe tower from Amazon that I jokingly refer to as my "wall of shoes" to my friends. I was able to stuff and stack all my shoes onto the organizer on the far side of my bedroom, and the chaotic display worked for me - even if it wasn't the most aesthetic option."

"However, ahead of moving in with my boyfriend in a few months and an increasingly haphazard display due to some additional shoe purchases, I decided it was time to upgrade my shoe organization and find a more aesthetic way to display my collection. I reached out to Courtney Cummings, the owner of The Stylish Organizer, to help me find the right solution for my space that'd work for my budget of $75 and was rental-friendly. Here's what she suggested."

A collector amassed nearly 100 pairs of shoes and prefers an anti-decluttering approach, worrying that purging can trigger overconsumption. Storing shoes in a one-bedroom city apartment proved difficult; a 55-pair shoe tower allowed stuffing and stacking but looked chaotic. Facing an upcoming move and increased clutter, the collector decided to upgrade shoe organization within a $75 budget and rental-friendly constraints. A professional organizer recommended first taking inventory and editing the collection by donating or selling unused pairs. After deliberation, several pairs were removed to free space. The focus emphasized practical, aesthetic storage solutions suitable for small, rented spaces.

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