How to store shoes correctly

As you know, shoes, like money, can never be too much. Now almost every person has several pairs of shoes - summer, winter, casual, weekend, sports and demi-season. All this wealth needs proper handling and careful storage, otherwise the shoes will quickly become unusable and will have to be thrown away.

How to store shoes

In order for the shoes to serve you for more than one year, you need to adhere to a few simple rules, removing them for storage:

• Be sure to dry your shoes well before storing them. Excessive moisture can ruin even the most expensive and high-quality shoes very quickly.
• Be sure to thoroughly clean and repair all shoes if necessary. This will save yourself from urgent repairs and unpleasant moments when you get things out after storage.

• Store shoe boxes in a dark, well-ventilated area. The sun's rays can ruin the color of your shoes, and high humidity and lack of fresh air can lead to mold or mildew.
• To prevent your shoes from drying out, keep them away from heating appliances.
• Before storing your shoes for storage, be sure to lubricate them with a protective cream or another agent that is suitable for the material from which your shoes are made.
• Do not bend the shoes during storage so that they do not delaminate or crack.
• Stack any pair in your box, don't heap it all up. Thus, unnecessary scratches and abrasions will not appear.

How to clean your shoes

Before as to clean shake off sand, dust and small stones from the shoes so that they do not scratch the surface of the shoes. After that, wash your shoes from dirt and old cream. This can be done with a special tool or with a regular glass cleaner. Just soak a regular piece of cloth in this product and wipe your shoes with it. Do not wash it with plain water. It spoils leather shoes.

Then apply a special shoe polish to the shoes. For new shoes, you can use a colorless compound. If the shoes are already worn, then choose a colored cream, the shade of which matches the shade of your shoes. Spread the cream in a circular motion. Do not forget to lubricate the heel of the shoe and the edges of the sole with it.

After that, the shoes must be polished with a natural bristle brush. Do this with light strokes, do not press too hard on the brush. Then add shine with velvet, a piece of soft velvet fabric.

For cleansing suede shoes, use a special brush, the surface of which consists of rubber eights. Never wash suede shoes with liquid products, much less water. To remove dirt and stains use a special emery rubber. Use suede spray instead of cream.

Where to store shoes

After the shoes are sorted, cleaned and handed over for repair, they must be put in storage. The very first place that comes to mind is, of course, the corridor or hallway. Here, for storage, you can use lockers, a variety of racks and shoe racks, or even ordinary shelves. It's very simple and effective. This is how they usually leave everyday shoes, which they use constantly.

Use mezzanines, closets, dressing rooms and other places to store off-season shoes. The easiest way is to store your shoes in the boxes in which you bought them. They are intended for this. In order not to get confused, in which box what lies, you can simply sign them.

If the boxes have not survived, then use special containers instead. They are sold both individually and in whole sets. You can even find entire chests of drawers from such containers specifically for storing shoes.