Some homeowners have chosen to sacrifice the traditional entranceway for an open-plan way of living, like the owners of this stylishly renovated modern home. As anyone who has thought about how to organize a hallway closet knows, the simplest ideas are often the best. There’s now much less shouting and stress because the kids know exactly where to find and stow their shoes - and it’s super easy for them to do so.

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The units are available in a range of different sizes, complete with an open fronted design for quick and easy access. On top of that, thanks to the many styles and designs we offer, you’re guaranteed to find a cabinet that fits seamlessly into your interior.The photo shows our standard wall mounted pigeon hole shoe rack having 25 storage locations each nominally 300mm W x 300mm D x 150mm H. Vintage post office sorting cabinets, or those that are similar can make a great place for storing shoes, as they tend to be shallow in depth with plenty of pigeon holes. Pull-out shallow shoe drawers are much easier to access than an awkward cupboard under the stairs,' says Caroline Milns, interior designer, Zulufish. Jacky has also written for other publications such as Homes and Gardens, Ideal Home, Red, Grand Designs, Sunday Times Style and AD, Country Homes and Interiors and ELLE Decoration.

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A bonus is that our shoes are nice and warm when we put them on, because we extended the underfloor heating underneath the shoe drawers. We created an extended services cupboard that included hidden shoe storage at the front of it,' says Caroline Milns, interior designer, Zulufish. Panelling is another good way to disguise joinery, either matching other panelling in the hallway or creating a feature panelled wall with hidden cupboards behind. Our pigeon hole shoe storage is constructed from robust and easy to clean, high grade stainless steel.At first I planned the storage to be cupboards, but in the end they were so wide that the doors would have been obstructive when open. Above the cupboard we clad the wall with antique mirror to create a stylish piece of bespoke furniture. It’s transformed the way we leave and enter the house,' says Emily Murray, founder of The Pink House about her super-slick hallway shoe storage. A perfect solution to add into narrow hallway ideas, as in this project by Caroline Milns, interior designer, at Zulufish.