HOW TO ORGANIZE FLATS

If your flats are flopping all over your closet, it’s time to set up the right system for you. Here are the best ways to organize and store your flats to prevent damage, maximize space, and make them easy to find. And, did you know, you can also organize your spaces according to your organizing style? You can find out what your organizing style is here.

Before organizing your flats, you must purge the ones that you do not like and no longer use. Be ruthless and purge the excess so you can more easily store what you do need and use.

In my freebie library here, I include guides which help walk you through the organizing process and help you decide what to purge and keep. I also include my declutter and organizing challenge calendars and guides to help direct you through each area of your home. These guides ensure you get through every nook and cranny and finally get to the other side of clutter … an organized and functional space!

In this post, we focus on how to organize your flats. Below, I share ideas on how to organize your flats with different types of organizing solutions that will work for your organizing styles and spaces. I also share how to organize the rest of your shoes including sneakers, heels, and sandals (including flip flops and slippers).

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Flats Organization

Before you start organizing your flats, I highly suggest editing your collection. You don’t want to purchase a bunch of organizing solutions to contain flats you’re not going to wear.

The Best Style Shoe Organizer for Flats

Flats can easily become mishapen when stored improperly. To prevent your flats from getting crushed or warped, storing them upright by hanging them from the inside of the shoe is super helpful. And, the great thing is, this style shoe organizer comes in different forms so you are likely to find an organizing solution that works for your spaces. Here is an example of one that can be stored on the floor of your closet (found here):

This spinning tree-style rack is a great space-saver (found here):

And, you can utilize the back of a door when closet space is limited, the back of your coat closet door, or a wall in your garage (found here):

Storage Solutions to Keep Your Flats from Losing Their Shape

If you find that the style of shoe organizer above won’t work for some of your flats, it is best to store them flat on a rack (found here):

When storing flats flat, however, you may still need some reinforcement to keep your flats from losing shape due to gravity if they are not made of a firm material. Shoe shapers like these help prevent your shoes from falling flat when not in use (found here):

Space-Saving Storage Solutions

Since flats are, well … flat, they are already quite space-saving. You can save even more space by storing them in low profile containers.

These containers are not only low profile, they are also great for storing and displaying your favorite high-end brand name flats, dust-free, that you wear on rare occassions (found here):

To maximize storage, you can use a shoe organizer under your bed (found here):

I actually store my own shoes vetically in a cube bin at the base of my closet in my tiny studio aparment which I share here. There are actually bins available with adjustable dividers which can easily contain each pair of flats in a compact spot within the bin (found here):

A neat, compact solution which can be installed on a wall in your closet or entryway is this unique organizing solution (found here):

I hope you found some ideas for how to organize your flats for your organizing style and/or the space that you have! In my next post, I share how to organize sandals, including flip-flops and slippers. Don’t forget to grab my free resources from my freebie library here. Let’s get to the other side of clutter … an organized and functional space!

Happy Organizing!