Just outside the door to the house in the garage is a perfect place to hang shoes, particularly running shoes and work boots — anything that gets dirty, muddy and wet. And you can build that shoe rack. It’s easy!

All you need is a 1-by-4. Just put some coat hooks on it and space them about four-and-a-half inches apart. The space between each pair of shoes is about five-and-a-half inches apart.

You could store boots on a shelf, but imagine how much more room you would need! That shelf would be sticking out into the garage about a foot or so. This 1-by-4 takes up almost no space at all.

More important, with the dirty shoes hanging here, you won’t drag in sand, dirt and mud into your home.

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Joe Truini

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Joe Truini is a contractor, author, and the host of “Simple Solutions” on Today’s Homeowner TV and the weekly Today’s Homeowner radio show. He has worked on both large commercial projects and residential remodeling, and has written for national publications such as This Old House and Popular Mechanics. He has also written eight books, including three best-selling shed-building books. Joe lives in Connecticut with his family and enjoys hiking, traveling, and baseball in his spare time.

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