#boot savers

If you are like me, you own at least one pair of boots that are over ankle height.  These boots are great, but when it comes to storing them they can easily be ruined or misshapen because they flop over or start to get scrunched.

Enter life hackers and I discovered the easiest way to keep my boots from getting destroyed between seasons without having to try and store then laying down.

This DIY takes less than 5 minutes (once you have the supplies gathered)

All you need are: - Boots - A pool noodle - a sharpie, marker or pen (optional) - an exacto knife, or other serrated knife

Step 1: Fit the pool noodle into one of your boots. Depending on your boots, your size and the size of the pool noodle you have you may need to sculpt your pool noodle to fit in the ankle (do this carefully with your knife, like whittling wood) The pool noodle I got fit perfectly.

Step 2: Mark off where you need to cut your pool noodle.  If you don't want it to show above the boot you can mark the line a little lower.

Step 3: Use your knife to carefully cut through the pool noodle. *Repeat for the other boot

You now have two pieces of pool noodle cut to the height required. Yay!

Step 4: Place your new boot savers into your boots, zip up the zippers, tie up the laces and your boots are ready for storage in the closet, safe from being misshapen until you want to wear them next.

My boots are good to go, they stand nicely all on their own and will no longer take up space being stored flat and in the way in the closet.

The pool noodle I bought was long enough to make two sets of boot savers, which is pretty good for the $2-3 it cost me.  Considering my boots cost considerably more than $2, it was a worthwhile investment to keep them looking good longer.

Cheap and easy, what's not to love?  If you want to save your boots and your money, a $2 pool noodle is a way better investment than the $16-30 boot inserts I've come across in stores.

If you don't like the look of the pool noodles they could be easily covered in fabric, but that's a project for another day.  Today I am happy with my 5 minute fix to a problem that was taking up valuable closet space.