fondue_ 1 Report post Posted April 27, 2009 i told htb about how my gal friends do the thing of sticking photos of shoes in front of box he couldnt believe it and said "only girls will do such organised stuffs"...heee Now I'm thinking of customising the shoe cabinet. we need a sliding door type to minimise space. not sure if it worth doing Zig Zag (cant fit a shoe box but must fit htb's shoes) or stay with the old school style zigzag can fit more shoes right? hmm, think u've to see if you and hubby has a lot of shoes, if a lot then zigzag better? btw, ur handover on monday? do show us pics soon ok? happy for u :D :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
XiaoBinBin 0 Report post Posted April 27, 2009 zigzag can fit more shoes right? hmm, think u've to see if you and hubby has a lot of shoes, if a lot then zigzag better? btw, ur handover on monday? do show us pics soon ok? happy for u :D :D but it feels weird to EXPOSE all my shoes...haa which some I seldom wear lol both of us has more than 30 pairs of shoes combined...not many but a headache too not to mention Clothes @_@ I dunno how to plan my wardrobe! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
preciousjam 0 Report post Posted April 27, 2009 talking about shoes, everytime we tell the contractor/ID to quote the shoe cabinet and they ask how big? hubby always tell them, "ask her how big she needs" hai~~ what to do? so now told Yeak to make a full height shoe cabinet for me.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fondue_ 1 Report post Posted April 27, 2009 but it feels weird to EXPOSE all my shoes...haa which some I seldom wear lol both of us has more than 30 pairs of shoes combined...not many but a headache too not to mention Clothes @_@ I dunno how to plan my wardrobe! haha shoes and clothes are never enough for women. maybe u can try ikea's software to try out the layout of your wardrobe? talking about shoes, everytime we tell the contractor/ID to quote the shoe cabinet and they ask how big? hubby always tell them, "ask her how big she needs" hai~~ what to do? so now told Yeak to make a full height shoe cabinet for me.... precious, my jaw is dropping A FULL HT SHOE CABINET! I want too!!! Regret not doing shoe cabinet now don't know where to place the shoes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
preciousjam 0 Report post Posted April 27, 2009 haha shoes and clothes are never enough for women. maybe u can try ikea's software to try out the layout of your wardrobe? precious, my jaw is dropping A FULL HT SHOE CABINET! I want too!!! Regret not doing shoe cabinet now don't know where to place the shoes. haha!!how true!! i'm thinking the boxes is quite a good ides to keep shoes which are seldom wore. Maybe i should do the top shelfs to fit shoe boxes and the below normal shoes racks....Juz the right excuse to buy more shoes!!!YEAH!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fondue_ 1 Report post Posted April 27, 2009 haha!!how true!! i'm thinking the boxes is quite a good ides to keep shoes which are seldom wore. Maybe i should do the top shelfs to fit shoe boxes and the below normal shoes racks....Juz the right excuse to buy more shoes!!!YEAH!! GOOD idea! full height shld be 2.5m, imagine how many shoes u can put in there! wow wow wow Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
XiaoBinBin 0 Report post Posted April 27, 2009 i'm too short for a full ht shoe cabinet. actually if u can keep the store room w the min rubbish....probably can make space for seldom-wear-shoes for me...i only have 1.8m width and below window area to build a shoe cabinet...sad so SMALL! i have to start throwing shoes man =( Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fondue_ 1 Report post Posted April 27, 2009 i'm too short for a full ht shoe cabinet. actually if u can keep the store room w the min rubbish....probably can make space for seldom-wear-shoes for me...i only have 1.8m width and below window area to build a shoe cabinet...sad so SMALL! i have to start throwing shoes man =( 1.8m length is too short it's quite lengthy isn't it? my bt panjang (my folks house) place has abt 2m length below window and it house shoes for a family of 4. u must have a lot of shoes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pinkpetter 0 Report post Posted April 27, 2009 mmm Xiaobinbin... if you can manage the inside of your shoe cabinet better you might be able to store more. Don't go for standard heights between your shelves. eg. try to make 2 low height ones for your slippers and pumps, then medium height ones for low heels and your hubby's shoes and then 1 or 2 slightly higher ones for yourself. Like that you can squeeze more shelves to put your shoes. I didn't do that in my house and i ended up stacking the shoes. So silly of me. I intend to do that when I'm constructing the shoe cabinet in my recess area. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adrian_john 1 Report post Posted April 28, 2009 XiaoBB, Fondue, PreciousJam and Pet, Its been really informative reading your views and suggestions about the shoe cabinet and keeping them in order. Thanks to your female-perspective inputs, I can probably score some brownie points with wifey by sharing your suggestions. I think we're gonna need a full height shoe cabinet to house all her shoes because I think the number of shoes she has can probably put her in the running to match those of Imelda Marcos. And she complains when I leave 3 shoes and 1 pair of sandals on the open shoe rack .... *Sighz* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
preciousjam 0 Report post Posted April 28, 2009 XiaoBB, Fondue, PreciousJam and Pet, Its been really informative reading your views and suggestions about the shoe cabinet and keeping them in order. Thanks to your female-perspective inputs, I can probably score some brownie points with wifey by sharing your suggestions. I think we're gonna need a full height shoe cabinet to house all her shoes because I think the number of shoes she has can probably put her in the running to match those of Imelda Marcos. And she complains when I leave 3 shoes and 1 pair of sandals on the open shoe rack .... *Sighz* haha!! my hubby was actually having a headache what kind of shoe rack to get....coz we were worried custom made one will be too expensive but in the end the one that Yeak quote me was quite alright considering its a full height...Now all are happy...Hubby becoz all the shoes should be outasight, me becoz I can buy more shoes!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
XiaoBinBin 0 Report post Posted April 28, 2009 1.8m length is too short it's quite lengthy isn't it? my bt panjang (my folks house) place has abt 2m length below window and it house shoes for a family of 4. u must have a lot of shoes. @fondue ehhhh seriously I dunno how many shoes can fit into less than 1.8m width mmm Xiaobinbin... if you can manage the inside of your shoe cabinet better you might be able to store more. Don't go for standard heights between your shelves. eg. try to make 2 low height ones for your slippers and pumps, then medium height ones for low heels and your hubby's shoes and then 1 or 2 slightly higher ones for yourself. Like that you can squeeze more shelves to put your shoes. I didn't do that in my house and i ended up stacking the shoes. So silly of me. I intend to do that when I'm constructing the shoe cabinet in my recess area. @pinkpetter this is very very informative! thanks for the tips! though I like to keep those unfrequently used shoes in boxes. typical types of shoes - slippers / sandals - sports shoes - low heel - high heel (rare for me...so I shall box them!) - hubby's shoes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
XiaoBinBin 0 Report post Posted April 28, 2009 haha!! my hubby was actually having a headache what kind of shoe rack to get....coz we were worried custom made one will be too expensive but in the end the one that Yeak quote me was quite alright considering its a full height...Now all are happy...Hubby becoz all the shoes should be outasight, me becoz I can buy more shoes!!!! My negative opinions on full ht shoe cabinets 1) Some areas may be too high to reach 2) May not be able to spot shoe colour/design at high ground 3) Supertitious MIL may tell u, shoe rack cannot be higher than your height else u kena "stepped". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ivy 0 Report post Posted April 28, 2009 My negative opinions on full ht shoe cabinets 1) Some areas may be too high to reach 2) May not be able to spot shoe colour/design at high ground 3) Supertitious MIL may tell u, shoe rack cannot be higher than your height else u kena "stepped". i read about no. 3 in some fengshui article.. but I guess due to practicality, many of us will need higher shoe cabinets, esp ladies. I will also be doing a full height cabinets. The top rows will assign to the man of the house since he is tall enough to reach, the lower shelves will be for me of course :x Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
XiaoBinBin 0 Report post Posted May 1, 2009 (edited) Fellow RTians I need some advice / feedback 1) Can share Ah Soon's quote for laminate flooring? Dekor / Supreme ; Low/Med/High density aka grade? 2) L-box with spotlights + covelights - is this overdo? How practical are covelights? 3) 10 ft Closet: Closet Design vs Closet Robe vs Ah Soon - which one is gd enough? i cant decide!!! Closet Design offers 6 drawers, flexible pole system @ 2500 Closet Robe offers any no of drawers @ waist level, US cabinet system, free accessory eg mirror @ 2500 Ah soon? - Typically a partition to separate wall and shelving unlike the above Edited May 1, 2009 by XiaoBinBin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
