What is your climate?

It might be insulated, but if you park a wet car or a snow covered car in the garage, you will have a lot of humidity. I wouldn't want to store good shoes in the garage.

I’d go to the container store and look up Elfa Classic Mesh Pull out Shoe Rack. They are mounted on brackets and you can customize the height between shelves. If suddenly

You need to change it up, it’s easy. Just raise or lower the shelves.

Opposite to Chispa we have low humidity, I think, and our shoes left in garage fail to dry ajd are uncomfortable so we swapped to storing all but rubber boots inside the house, maybe the odd lawn mowing pair of shoes but almost all inside now

No snow. Occasional rain. We have been storing them in the garage for 5 months now without issues, on a mish mash of shoe cubbies and shelves. When it does rain I have a wet boot mat for boots to stay out on floor. So storage location isn't new, we are just finally getting the organization & storage system in.

Anyone have any inspiration photos?

There are tons of ideas via Google or Houzz. Hunker comes up a lot.

We placed shelves adjacent to the door where several pair of shoes can sit. They are Zelda from the Container Store. Convenient, sturdy and adjustable.

Elfa - not Zelda. Thanks word substitution.

Cool floor! I hadn't thought about the idea of open wire shelving. I guess that would probably be better for airflow.

Agree, the wire shelving offers ventilation. Believe Elfa only offers 4 foot sections but separate ones can be be placed adjacent as well as with less spacing between.

Here’s a more complete view of garage arrangement.

To maximize the space you have to work with, I agree with using the Elfa system, from The Container Store. Easy to install, quality wire racking and easy to adjust shelves as needed. They also have shelf liners if you prefer to use to keep any debris contained on each shelf. You'll want to maximize wall height for shelves needed and just keep a step ladder nearby. Not sure if your wall space is open, but here's how it measures out using the Container Store website.

I love my shoes but really no way would I have 50 airs in the garage . Be reasonable about how many are really needing storage in the garage. The shelves need to be reachable for kids for sure but really 4 pairs per person at one time is pretty normal and can be handled in that space . I would get a nice storage rack with solid shelves maybe metal. so stuff does not fall down from the upper shelves Lets face it sadals and boots do not need to be there all year. LIke anythig else it needs to clearened up often and shoes not worn taken to bedrooms . Our kids were limited to 2 pairs each in a tiny entry and an Ikea shoe storage unit we had 3 kids

This one isnt bad.

Before buying or building any shelves- I like the ones above at about 1/2 capacity - measure the length and width and height of the larger shoe/boot as you will be putting there. Use the largest hiking or snow boot. We keep seasonal footwear on shelf in our garage, out of season are cleaned and stored inside house. When family visits in summer there are large baskets outside of each door for sandals and sneaks. We live in a lake area so lots of sand to contend with.

We don't keep shoes in the garage except crappy lawn mowing shoes, and sometimes muddy boots. But we do have several pairs of shoes in the closet just inside, by the garage door. I use wire shelves, but put carpet remnants on the shelves, to wet shoes in the top shelf don't drip onto the ones below.

For any kind of storage, the most efficient use of space has like-sized items on the same shelf, so there isn't a lot of wasted space between shelves. That's the nice things about the Elfa shelves (big box stores carry similar items), which are easily adjustable, both in height and width.

Perfect Joe provides a sound, logical solution. Building upon those recommendations, IF you have an IKEA nearby give consideration to purchasing their 36” base cabinet “boxes” and drawer inserts. Would make it quick and easy to install.

@perfect jor Thank you for some more ideas. I actually haven't installer coming over today to do some measurement I'm going to see what they offer in terms of pullouts as well. I'm thinking maybe I will do some fixed shelves up high for seasonal, then pull outs for the heights that will be using frequently.

My husband made a four shelf unit for the garage, like a deep bookcase where we keep our dry outdoor shoes and boots. In front of it is an LLBean waterhog mat where wet shoes and boots sit until they can be placed on a shelf. Frequently used footwear might reside on the mat for much of the winter. I prefer solid shelves so dirt and pebbles from the soles don't drop down into the shoes below them.

We live in a snowy climate and park our cars in the garage. The idea that humidity might be a problem is a non issue.

Do your shoes dry with it being so cold? We had to stop storing most of our shoes in garage as they never dried in the wet and cold of winter

The garage is surrounded on all sides but 2 (door and one side) by the house, so fairly well insulated. Our climate is coastal and very temperate, and thus far not been that wet. Though if our shoes were wet I definitely wouldn't want them in the house. You make a good point though if we were to get a decent amount of wet weather I'll definitely want to check to make sure things are drying well.

I have a wet boot tray from when we used to just have all of our shoes basically inside the front door and if it was rainy I wouldn't want the floor to get wet. I'll still keep that out so if we do have wet shoes they'll probably sit in this little tray for a brief amount of time.

Our wet shoes go on n trays in the mudroom. We have lots. We live in vancouver

WestCoast Hopeful - our gas boiler is located in the garage so the temp never goes below freezing in there, even during those below zero degrees stretches.

I keep mine in a closed locker in the garage; I have the Gladiator cabinets from Home Depot. I live on a dirt road, there's dust everywhere, gotta keep them behind closed doors. Even behind closed doors, they still sometimes get dusty.

Gladiator cabinet link: Storage cabinet

I have a couple of Husky cabinets in the barn. Link: Husky locker

ETA: I keep the shoes in their boxes in the storage locker.

I will be curious to see what you end up doing. We have a small shoe rack/shelf in the garage and also a tray by the front door. It works but I'd like a better solution as well. Ours is kind of random and the rack thing in the garage ( not sure how long we've had it or where it came from... I know it moved with us lol) is ony about 24 inches wide, 2 tiers and overflowing.

I''ve also been thinking about the Ikea Hemnes Shoes Cabinets and all the amazon and wayfair clones which coulld work in our entryway.

As I type this, I'm sure if the one in the garage were a bit taller that would probably be all we'd need.

I'll still follow along here. And @fnmroberts how cool is that floor! Can you provide any details on that? ( sorry to hijack)

I was also going to say that behind closed doors is important just for the dust build up. I also like the Elfa system (the metal finish is practical for your situation) and this can be mounted within your cabinet makers enclosure.

@salonva - the floor is 12x12 interlocking vinyl garage floor tile which “float” upon the concrete. Brand is RaceDeck. This is the second garage where I’ve installed them. Some people like epoxy however I’ve not had problems while others have experienced bonding issues with epoxy. Colors were selected specifically for our fun car whose tires aren’t compatible resting long-term upon concrete. Happy to help if you wish further information.

fnmroberts - can water from the car during a heavy rain get under the floor mats? Cool garage!

@Indigo Rose - This floor is assembled using a combination of solid and flow-thru tiles. Very little water goes through the seams of solid
tile. The flow thru lets moisture escape keeping the surface dry. I use a pressure washer periodically to clean the tile and water channels underneath and outdoors atop the concrete.

Well our garage organization company no longer does pull outs. :( And I did not have the energy to find a new one so we're doing shelves over some lower drawers (I didn't want to have to be squatting down or kneeling down to see what was in the back of the bottom shelves). I'm concerned about a lack of airflow but we'll see how it goes. It's ordered but not installed yet. I'll update with a pic once we get it done!