We recently moved into a new apartment, and it is much smaller than our previous rental – so cue all of the DIY organization projects! Starting with this easy Ikea Shoe Cabinet Hack.
I absolutely love our new place, but there are still a few pain points, and the first thing I wanted to tackle was the lack of an entryway. I know that this is relatively common these days, especially for new builds, but I feel like some semblance of an entryway is pretty necessary. Thankfully, we do have a nicely sized coat closet at the end of our entry-hallway, but we wanted some kind of storage cabinet/table close to the door as well – and we’re working with limited space!
So after some pinterest searching for entryway inspiration, I came across the infamous Ikea Shoe Cabinets! I feel like most people have seen or heard of them these days, because they are just really awesome and practical! After a fun visit to Ikea, we decided to go with the Hemnes cabinet, as we liked this style the best, and it was the perfect height to go with the round mirror we have (also from ikea!) I should clarify that I fell in love with the Hemnes cabinet because of its practicality – not its knob placement! I knew even before leaving the store that we would definitely be changing the knobs. They were pretty simple and boring, but also in a weird place (a quarter of the way down the drawer). So thankfully I found this post by House Tweaking, which involved replacing the regular Ikea Hemnes knobs with DIY leather pulls from a belt!
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Once we built the cabinet according to the Ikea directions (minus the knobs), I decided that it was just a little too white for my liking. So we ended up replacing the top board of the cabinet with a stained pine board to tie it in with our other wooden elements we had purchased for the entryway. Plus it made it more of a homey + welcoming space with some modern bohemian vibes.
The first step of this DIY was to build the hemnes cabinet according to the instructions, but to ignore the step where you fasten the top board to the rest of the structure. You can still rest the top on the cabinet if you don’t quite have the new board sanded and stained.
The next step is to decide where your shoe cabinet will go, and fasten the cabinet to the wall according to the instructions.
MackapÄr Shoe Cabinet/storage, White, 80x35x102 Cm
I wanted the leather pulls to pop out slightly more, so I decided to screw them in at the top of the drawer, rather than at the front.
The belt and the drawers were slightly hard to drill through at the same time, so I decided to pre-drill the pull holes into a scrap piece of wood first.
This part is really fun, because you get to smear pink goop over your white cabinet doors! Using a scraper, apply a small amount of the plaster over the knob hole and smooth out until you have a flat surface. Once you’re happy with the coat, leave it to dry for about 15-20 minutes.
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This may take a few coats to ensure everything is evenly spread. If some plaster dries on the area around the hole, that’s totally ok! It sands or scrapes off very easily. Once it looks like a flat surface, then it’s ready to paint!
We had a bunch of cans of wall paint that our landlord left in our garage, and the colour was very similar to the cabinet colour, so we did a quick thin coat over where we applied the plaster. I recommend doing a few coats so that it really covers the holes and blends into the cabinet colour.
Cut the wooden board to fit the top of the cabinet. We decided to have the board be slightly larger than the width of the cabinet, so it ended up being 8.5″. We used a table saw to cut it down to the size we wanted.
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Sand the board and clean it off before you stain. Using a foam brush, stain the board in your preferred stain. Depending on how dark you want your board, this might take two coats of stain.
I really like Minwax Special Walnut stain, so I started with a coat of that, but it didn’t really match the tone of our ikea mirror, which has a red tinge to it, so we mixed special walnut with a little early american! I’m really happy with the colour we ended up with!
Once the stain is dry, you can attach the top using wood glue, or L brackets from the inside. I found that the new top was heavy enough to just sit on top of the unit without needing to be fully attached.
The Tidy Entrance: Get Your Shoes In Order
Now fill your cabinet and style your space to your heart’s content! We added the Ikea round mirror, a runner, some hooks, and a small stool. I also love the look of this little plant with my DIY abstract face sculpture!
We’re so happy with the end result! I absolutely love how practical the space is. We can fit quite a few of our go-to shoes in three of the drawers, and then we use one of them to keep dog treats, bags, and other goodies in! I also love that I have another surface to style, so I’ll probably be switching up what sits on the board very often!
Need to spice up your own entryway? Pin for later, and make sure to tag @lavender_julep on insta with your own hemnes hacks!If your kitchen cabinets are a mess, or you’ve ever wished you had more cabinet space, this IKEA shoe cabinet post is for you!
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BUT, before I could organize the regular cabinets, I realized step one was reallyfiguring out the best things to store in the IKEA Hemnes Shoe Organizer we added to the hallway by the kitchen.
With those two sections working well for us, I still have two more to fill. The good news/bad news is that I came up with way more than two options.
Important note: These cabinets must be fastened to the wall as they only have legs on the front. This saves floor space, but may not be ideal if you have rental restrictions.
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Altogether, I thought of 14 things you can store in one of these shoe cabinets, freeing up space in your main cabinets.
8. Cutting Boards– We currently have space for cutting boards over the wall oven, but in our previous homes, there was never a good spot to store them.
10. Cookbooks & Recipes – If you have a library-sized cookbook collection, this isn’t the solution for you. But, if you just have a few favorites and nowhere to display them nearthekitchen, it could work out well.
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12. Pet Supplies –The dog leash, treats, and medicines could all be combined together in one easy-to-access pet station. I already keep Maddie’s stuff in a laundry room cabinet, but if we didn’t have that, I’d be keeping this set up for sure.
I know I showed you those two at the beginning, but I wanted to add them to the nice numbered list too.
14.ReusableBags – These makes grocery shoppingmuch easier because they hold so much more than plastic bags, but they used to be a big pain to store. I love how I can file them right in this drawer after I put up the groceries.
Shoe Cabinet/storage, Trones, White, 52x18x39 Cm
The Hemnes cabinets are great in more than the kitchen – my friend Angela from Blue i Style came up with TWENTY more great ideas forthe slightly larger version of this cabinet. Click here to pop over to her post!
In 2013, Melissa founded Polished Habitat to share her passion for intersecting style and function to make everyday life more beautiful and less stressful. She does this by sharing easy home organization tips, home decor tutorials, and creative ideas to help readers think outside the box, no matter their budget. Her work has been featured in print in Better Homes & Gardens and Room to Create Magazine, and online by HGTV, House Beautiful, Buzzfeed, & more. In 2018 & 2019, Melissa was named as a Style Maker by Better Homes & Gardens. In 2019, Polished Habitat was shortlisted for the Amara Blog Awards Best Interior Styling Blog - International. Read more...I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone who said they have too much storage in their home. Quite the opposite! No matter the size of your home, I am willing to bet you have at least a few problem items that are a constant source of clutter or that you just can’t find a good place to store.
We recently bought an IKEA shoe cabinet to organize the piles of shoes that are constantly piling up in our kitchen. But after assembling the cabinet for our entry way, it occurred to me that it could also provide a perfect storage solution for tons of other items as well.
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