DIY 2 Tier Hallway Shoe Rack

by Crafty Lumberjacks

We love to host and have friends over but we have one rule…no shoes in our apartment! We live in NYC, we don’t want that city dirt tracked into our apartment.


DIY 2 Tier Hallway Shoe Rack - Keep your shoes organized in your apartment with this easy homemade shoe rack using wooden dowels and copper pipe fittings.  #homedecor #doityourself #shoerack #shoes #sneakers #storagesolutions #homeorganization #woodendowel #hallway #mudroom #messykids #pipefittings #copperpipes #mudroom #entryway

We’ve always alined our shoes on the floor by the door but it was time for an upgrade! We built an easy 2 tiered shoe rack using wooden dowels and copper pipe fittings.


DIY 2 Tier Hallway Shoe Rack - Keep your shoes organized in your apartment with this easy homemade shoe rack using wooden dowels and copper pipe fittings.  #homedecor #doityourself #shoerack #shoes #sneakers #storagesolutions #homeorganization #woodendowel #hallway #mudroom #messykids #pipefittings #copperpipes #mudroom #entryway

It’s a simple process and can easily be made into any size to fit your space.

First we stained and polyurethaned five 4′ x 7/8” dowels.

Once dry, we then cut them down into pieces: 

8 – 3″

4 – 6″

4 – 7″

4 – 3′


DIY 2 Tier Hallway Shoe Rack - Keep your shoes organized in your apartment with this easy homemade shoe rack using wooden dowels and copper pipe fittings.  #homedecor #doityourself #shoerack #shoes #sneakers #storagesolutions #homeorganization #woodendowel #hallway #mudroom #messykids #pipefittings #copperpipes #mudroom #entryway

We attached all the dowels together with 3/4’’ copper pipe fittings, we needed:

8 x T fittings 

8 x 90˚ elbow fittings


DIY 2 Tier Hallway Shoe Rack - Keep your shoes organized in your apartment with this easy homemade shoe rack using wooden dowels and copper pipe fittings.  #homedecor #doityourself #shoerack #shoes #sneakers #storagesolutions #homeorganization #woodendowel #hallway #mudroom #messykids #pipefittings #copperpipes #mudroom #entryway

We built the sides first, then added the four long center dowels.

Once built we added glue in the pipe fittings to keep it nice and study. 


DIY 2 Tier Hallway Shoe Rack - Keep your shoes organized in your apartment with this easy homemade shoe rack using wooden dowels and copper pipe fittings.  #homedecor #doityourself #shoerack #shoes #sneakers #storagesolutions #homeorganization #woodendowel #hallway #mudroom #messykids #pipefittings #copperpipes #mudroom #entryway

Don’t forget to wear cute socks when you come visit!

13 comments

Steven August 15, 2018 - 12:52 am

A fantabulous creation! So easy, but not simplistic in design!

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John Campos August 15, 2018 - 1:14 am

What glue did you use that works on copper and wood?

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Crafty Lumberjacks August 15, 2018 - 2:58 pm

Hi John! We used gorilla glue! Seems to be working fine for our purposes!

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Kari August 15, 2018 - 12:39 pm

Maybe I missed it, but what color stain did you use? (I don’t watch tutorial videos, not sure if it was in there).

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Crafty Lumberjacks August 15, 2018 - 2:56 pm

Hey! It’s called Worn Navy! We got it at Home Depot!

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Beverly August 19, 2018 - 6:24 pm

Hey Guys,
Love this idea. So useful and looks awesome. Stop by Over The Moon Linky Party since you are one of my features.
Hugs,
Bev

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Crafty Lumberjacks August 20, 2018 - 6:59 pm

Hi Beverly!! Woooohoo!! Gonna stop on by! Thank you!

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Shirley Wood August 20, 2018 - 1:42 pm

We love your creativity! This post is a Feature at the Merry Monday party! Sharing on our channels.

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Crafty Lumberjacks August 20, 2018 - 6:58 pm

Hi Shirley! Yay! Thank you!!!

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Amber March 7, 2019 - 3:20 am

Ok my dears! I’m trying to convince my husband that we need to make this over the weekend. I can not find a 4’x8” dowel anywhere. Heeeeelp!

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Crafty Lumberjacks March 7, 2019 - 5:44 am

Hi Amber! Ahh! It was a typo! It’s really 4’x7/8th”. We found our dowels and pipe fittings at Home Depot, which was great because we could check to make sure they fit together. We are so sorry, we corrected the post! Thanks for the heads up!

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Nicole August 27, 2020 - 3:54 am

Hi guys! I’m new with building/staining my own furniture. I saw your other post about which stain you used but would like to know what you used pre and post stain? Let me know If possible as I am going to make this my next project!

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Crafty Lumberjacks September 4, 2020 - 2:27 pm

Hi! Hmmm we didn’t use a pre-stain. When we finish our wood projects we like to use a polyurethane, depending on what we’re doing we either use the wipe on or the thicker sanding the coats in between. Hope this helps a bit!! We know there are a ton of options out there, so it can be confusing.

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