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chewyspaghetti

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I have been reorganizing my closet and finally have a place to stand up my boots. I had heard this idea before, so I tried it out- pool noodles as boot forms! They cut easily with kitchen scissors and I found them at the Dollar Tree. One noodle cut in half fills a tall pair of boots.

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Latest reply was from salt-sea

annagybe

(website)

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And honestly they're probably better than the fancy ones from the Container Store. I've had the metal springs break on those more than once.

Tina

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Rolled up magazines work well too:-)

JAileen

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I use magazines, too, but the noodles look nicer.

cindysmith

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I have so many brightly colored pool noodles holding up my boot shafts it looks like a fruit loops factory threw up in my house

Anonymous

I use flexible plastic cutting boards. Just roll them up and stick one inside each boot.

Gaylene

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I've been using those noodles for almost a decade now. It's a great idea--and super cheap if I buy them at the dollar store. But I had to laugh at Cindy's fruit loops analogy; those bright noodles do stand out in my closet of sober neutrals!

Anonymous

Great idea!

BrieN

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I have never used boot forms - never seen any, actually. I'll have to google that!
I hang my boots with these nifty hangers: https://www.amazon.com/gp/prod.....#038;psc=1

UmmLila (Lisa)

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I like the noodle idea. I use air packing pillows (just save them from Amazon shipments.)

chewyspaghetti

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Lots of great ideas here!

RobinF

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Great idea! I use empty paper towel rolls.

Colette

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I never heard of using pool noodles, brilliant. Really, great ideas here. I try to save the cardboard inserts that come with the boots and use them as a template to make my own from repurposed cardboard and things.

Diana

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I use rolled up magazines. That is, when I actually remember to stuff my boots. Most of the time they just lie in a sad pile where I pulled them off when I walked in the door. Heh. I do stuff them when I put them away for the summer though. Maybe I should get some pool noodles. They look a lot nicer than my old New Yorkers.

Gaylene

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My variation is to bent the noodle in half before shoving it down into my boot. Boots stay solidly upright and the top "handles" just peek above my boots.

harmonica

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Great idea! Thanks for sharing.

JuniperGreen

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Great idea!!! And I'd never heard the rolled magazines suggestions, either! (Will help me put those Real Simple mags to work, I can never seem to part with them!)

jill58

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Empty paper towel rolls work.

Janet

(website)

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I like the pool noodles best -- they're lightweight (unlike magazines and some other things) so they never make the boots fall over.

Adela

I love the idea, and they look much better than magazines.

salt-sea

empty wine bottles work nicely, too.