How To Store Leather Shoes: 9 Best Methods

If you have one or two pairs of leather shoes, then I know you must have been worried about taking care of them. Because every day due to fungus or cutting or tearing, the shoe gets destroyed if not taken care of properly.

You May Also Read: How to Protect Shoes from Fungus

It is not a big deal to buy leather shoes, big deal to take care of them.

Today we will discuss the issue and know better all the ways by which you can take care of your shoes. All the methods have been tried by me and also you do not have to invest a lot of money in this.

What is the Best way to store Leather shoes?

You must think about storing the shoe, such as in which you will store the shoe, will the shoe get damaged?

First, you must note which shoe is to be used daily and which shoe is to be used occasionally. The one who has one pair of shoes will have to use them more carefully. The thing is that whether you have one pair of shoes or more than that, you must store them.

Keep these 2 points in mind!

1. How to store the shoe inside the home.
2. How to store it while traveling.

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How To Store Leather Shoes To Prevent Mold

It is important to understand the science behind it. It is necessary to have the right climate to protect the shoe from every danger that harms the shoe.

Because most of the shoe spoilage is caused by the fungus, which thrives more in moist weather.

How to Store Shoes Indoors

Before storing, clean the shoe gently with a damp cloth so that all the dust on the shoe is removed. After removing the dust well, you can use a good leather conditioner on the shoe. after that, you can store the shoes.

Shoe Rack

This furniture is made of engineered wood with a walnut finish. It is available in different sizes, you can store a maximum of 18 pairs in it. This shoe rack also consumes less space to store shoes.

This is a great way to store shoes indoors. The outside climate does not directly affect the shoe kept inside it. Because the humidity inside the house is lower than outside, mold growth is not risky.

You can keep this anywhere in the house near the hall or in the drawing room. But keep in mind that the shoe rack should not be kept outside the house.

You can buy it at a minimal price from any offline or online stores.

According to a Researchgate report, there are many usability issues in existing shoe racks, that’s why the designers trying to focus more on ergonomic/automated shoe racks for better usability and less effort.

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Transparent Sneaker Box

Don’t think from the name that we can only keep sneakers in this. You can keep all types of shoes.

It is made of PVC material, or you can just say it’s made of solid plastic. You can only keep one pair of shoes in this box. If you keep the shoe inside it then it will be protected from dust, humidity, etc.

Most people keep their two or three pairs of shoes in sneaker boxes and decorate them in the hall, which is also pleasing to see. You can also try it.

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Shoe Crate Box

This product is made of Premium grade Polymer and five-sided UV protection panels. You can install these panels completely open. It has two doors to keep leather shoes.

Any size shoe can be kept comfortably. It is also good for looking at shoe storage. It can bear weight up to 80 kg. Comes in 3 premium colors mainly, white, red, and black.

The only difference between the shoe crate box and the transparent sneaker box is that the transparent sneaker box is found according to the specific sizes of the shoes whereas the shoes of every size fit in the shoe crate box.

This may be a reason, the price of shoe crate box is more than transparent sneaker box.

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SKUBB Shoe Box

This product is made from recycled polyester and mesh fabric products. Too light in use. Placing the shoe inside it will provide air ventilation.

These are mostly not found in one piece. You have to get stacks of three or four and that’s fine too as you can keep three or four shoes at once.

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Cardboard Box

You have to spend on all the methods I told above, but if you want, you can use them by making it yourself without spending money. And if you want, you can even buy a set of 50 at a Time for about the same amount as a sneaker box or a shoe crate box.

Quality wise it’s pretty tough, just depends on how it’s made.

But at the same time it has some disadvantages like this box gets damaged when water falls on it. Also, it cannot be used for the long term.

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How to Store Shoes while Travelling

It is quite a difficult task to store shoes when you are out because you can’t carry a shoe crate box or sneaker box with you. But still, you can do it, let’s see how?

Inside Your Bags (Corner of Bag)

When you travel, you carry a lot of stuff with you, but how to carry shoes with the same stuff, First you have to pay attention whenever you travel don’t take more than one or two pairs of shoes.

If you have one pair of shoes, you can travel wearing them yourself, if you want to carry more shoes than that, they must be cleaned thoroughly, the shoe must be kept in a plastic cover in the entire corner of the Bag.

You can’t use the shoe box in a trolley bag because your original box will take up a lot of space in the bag, if you are carrying very less stuff then you can carry shoes in your original box.

If you have to take two pairs of shoes, then before placing any item in the bag, first pay attention that there are four corners in your trolley bag, first, you have to keep the shoe in it, not bare, with the plastic cover or any cloth cover.

You can place the shoes first inside the bag and then put all your goods on top of it. You must have seen that there will be a separate net compartment in your bag, in which you can keep the shoe.

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How to Store Shoes in a Small Space

Wooden Shoe Storage Stand

A wooden shoe storage stand is now available in the market, You can keep 15 pairs of shoes in this. One thing has to be done the shoe has to be kept in a plastic bag or a cloth bag so that the dust does not go inside.

The stand looks slim and takes up very less space.

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Door Shoe Pocket Rack

This product will be very useful for you, it is a mesh type product, which will be hanging above your door. You can also call it a pocket rack. You came from the office, took out the shoe, and put it inside the pocket, on top of the door. Just how much time and space you have saved.

No matter how much furniture or product name I mentioned, there will be no effect on your shoe, or it will get damaged, just the shoe will have to be maintained. The basic thing is how to clean the shoe, that’s all you have to pay attention to.

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Final Thoughts on How To Store Leather Shoes To Prevent Mold

Leather shoes will have to be cleaned once a week by taking out the shoe and applying leather conditioner, then your shoe will work long-lasting.

To protect the shoe from moisture and dust, it is not enough just to keep it inside a box. That box also needs to be protected from dust, dirt, and water as well.

There are different types of materials, and furniture available in the market, you can use shoe storage according to your convenience, buy any shoe storage, there will be no problem with your leather shoe.

All the methods I told you in this article are not pocket friendly, you need to invest some to store the shoe. And this is not wrong according to me because this small investment can give a long life to your costly shoe.

If you like our efforts then let me know your thoughts in the comment section.

Thanks for reading……

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