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Leaving shoes by the door also seems to be a big German thing. To my German expat husband one does not put shoes in one's clothes closet. One leaves them at the front door, preferably in a rack. But I am not willing to ruin my funky Arts and Crafts decor with something so prosaic and depressing as a cheaply designed shoe rack. I found a big primitive utility (bakers?) rack on wheels. It has shelves spaced just enough apart for shoes. It is full of nicks, chipped paint, old stenciling I can't make out, in a word, rustic banged-up character- much more interesting, and unexpected, than a console table. The husband is pleased to have 'alles in ordnung'.