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Closet Design Lab

Tool 03

Shoe storage calculator

Editorial planning coefficients, shown on the page. A designer will confirm against your actual shoes.

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Total pairs
Of those, boots
Of those, heels
Of those, sneakers

Estimated shelf space

216 in of shelf width in total

21 regular pairs + 3 boots at 9" per pair, on 14"-deep shelves.

Shelves needed by section width
Section widthShelves (regular)Shelves (boots)Approx. height
24 in112131 in
30 in7179 in
36 in6170 in

Boots need taller openings (about 16 in) — plan them on a separate section or the bottom shelf.

Heels need about 9 in of clearance per shelf.

Editorial planning coefficients (veditorial-0.1); a designer will confirm against your actual shoes. If the height exceeds your closet, split across two sections.

Plan a closet around these shoes

Read how much shoe storage do you need? for layouts.

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