Shoe cupboard and high skirting board

[markyyyyyy]

I have the tall skirting board (180mm) and I’m looking to get a new shoe cabinet

Unfortunately the ones I like, the maximum height of the legs is 130mm, and I want it to sit flush to the wall rather than having a gap, because it’ll bug me every time I walk in my door and see a 18-20mm gap between cabinet and wall

Has anyone overcome this issue?

Done a quick search but can’t find any longer cabinet legs

Cheers

 

[Wayners]

Put some 55mm blocks under the the legs

 

[big-all]

as its specifically for shoes i would be looking at what material the unit is made from and replicate the shape and material in the form off 2 matching sides off at least 190mm to replace the legs to attach to the base and short at the back to clear the rear skirting and iff the unit is in a corner the new sides would be say skirting thickness plus 5mm in from the sides to allow for deviation and matched on both sides for uniformity

 

[simplesteve]

Take a multi tool to the skirting and take the 50 mm out ?

 

[thomp1983]

Pictures of the shoe rack you want would help

 

[JohnD]

You could make a plinth for the cabinet out of matching skirting.

Plinth would look better than legs.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Has anyone overcome this issue?

Done a quick search but can’t find any longer cabinet legs

Buy some L brackets, and wall mount it above the skirting.