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Posts tagged “shoes”

Organizing Shoes By The Door

The debate over whether shoes are permitted in the home or not is a heated and passionate one that raises good arguments on both sides. Lately, we've been taking our shoes off in an effort to keep t...

Tapistrongs Rug by Lise El Sayed

For a number of reasons, we always take our shoes off when we walk in the door. And we like our guests too as well, but we don't make a big stink about it if they don't catch on. With a rug like Lisa ...

37 Reasons to Take Your Shoes Off
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We started practicing this years ago not so much as a green move, but because we lived in a ski town. We didn't want our boots to track dirt and mud inside, or get the carpet wet. Now that we live in ...

How To: Recycle Your Shoes

When we start seriously cleaning our apartment, we always end up with a bag of clothing we plan to take to our local thrift store, and a bag of shoes that we don't know what to do with. For us, shoes ...

Survey: What's Your Shoe Policy?

We've pretty consistent about this one: We don't wear our shoes in the house. There are plenty of reasons why, the No. 1 being that shoes track in dirt, toxins, and allergens. But we're pretty lax wh...

100% Recycled Shoebox by Newton Running
Plus Socks as Packaging!

I loved Jonathan's shoebox surprise (mostly because I owned the same shoes, had kept the box as an organizer in my closet, but hadn't yet discovered the surprise). This shoe box from Newton Running is...

Soles4Souls: Purge Those Shoes

As the Fall Cure progresses on the AT city sites, we're pretty sure those of you who are involved have been doing your fair share of purging. Hopefully as you go through your closets, all the unwanted...