Homemade Shoe Rack

Paint both sides of two boards and one side of the remaining three in your favorite stain, color or pattern. Allow paint to dry. Cover the remaining unfinished sides with a complementary contact paper, trimming any excess or overhang.

Lay the two boards that have both sides painted flat. These will be the side boards. Measure 2 inches in from one short edge on one board and lightly sketch a dotted line. Measure 7 inches in from that line and sketch another dotted line and repeat another 7 inches from that line. The final line should be 4 inches from the other short edge of the board. Repeat with the second side board.

Stand one of your shoe shelves with the contact paper side, straight up on a short edge. Place a side board on top, perpendicular, with the first line 2 inches from the edge, lining up with the painted side of the board. The contact paper side should be open to the long part of the side board. Drill in two screws, each 1 inch from the outside of the board. Line up the next shoe shelf with the painted side on the pencil line, in the same orientation as the first board. Screw this to the side board in the same manner. Repeat with the final shelf. You should now have an "M"-like shape, with three shelves facing down and one board across the top.

Flip over the shoe rack so the side board is on the ground. Lay the other side board across the top of the shoe shelves and line up the pencil marks as you did with the first side board. Using two screws per shelf as you did in the previous step, attach the shelves to the second side board.

Paint over the screws and screw holes on the outside of the side boards. Allow the shelf to dry.