hang your party heels like fine art

GET THE LOOK:

PHOTO LEDGES Typically used to display framed pictures, they can also be used to free up closet space and create an easy-access boudoir. To determine how much space to allocate between shelves, use your longest pair of shoes as a gauge. Home Gallery traditional ledges, from $35 each, exposuresonline.com

CUSTOMIZE IT!

Paint the ledges—and even the wall behind them—to define the area. (We used Benjamin Moore Sweet Innocence on the ledges and Misty Lilac on the wall.)

Add a special dress and chair: With these in the mix, a formerly dead space becomes an intimate dressing area.

On wall: Leather “Silvia” heels, $645, Jill Stuart, 212-343-2300. Glitter-trim suede “Kyra” sandals, $145, ivankatrump.com. Swarovski crystal–encrusted leather peep-toe heels, $1,500, Casadei, casadei.com for locations. Pavé ruffled satin pumps, $725, Stuart Weitzman, 212-750-2555. Faux-metallic-patent cork-bottom “Jupiter” sandals, $30 (avail. mid-April), Brash by Payless, payless.com. Satin “Pachita” T-straps, $119, Nina, ninashoes.com. Feather-trim satin sandals, $425, Stuart Weitzman. Select Saks Fifth Avenue, 800-347-9177. Leather “Lisa” heels, $645, Jill Stuart, 212-343-2300. Patent color-block sandals, $398, Stuart Weitzman, 702-369-9222. “Darcy Lace Layover” dress, $396, Alice + Olivia by Stacey Bendet, aliceandolivia.com. baker interiors chair, bakerfurniture.com for locations. In shoe box: Pavé satin pumps, $725, Stuart Weitzman, 212-750-2555