You might check Okabashis, & focus on the ones with thick soles. I loved "Cleo", but they discontinued it.

Thanks for that beautiful & thoughtful post, Magnaverde. Somehow some day I'll get there but in the interim, while I'm waiting for those perfect pieces to enter my life, my house is a mess. :-) When a designer said, buy what you love, and it works for them, it seems to me because they somehow have a very specific idea of what they love. There is a common thread a/b the things they like. Everytime I sees a piece that I totally see as potential, my brother would tell me - "not in your house", or "very 80-ish, not for your house". Sometimes I would regret for not listening to my instinct and sometimes I regret that I do listen. :-D Some people have very distinct & strong sense of their style. Everything my brother picked may have different pedigree or origin, but somehow all the pieces will fit in the big puzzle that is his house. Not me. :-) Maybe style is irrelevant, what makes a room beautiful is good design. And good design is about scale, composition, relationship between all the elements in the room. I supposed that's why it's so hard to create an eclectic room that works. "buy what you love" only works, if you already got great style. :-D

I have to agree with @A D. It's my home not my friends/family's. I take pride in the cleanliness of my home and part of that is the floor and rugs. While I love my friends and family, and want to have them visit, I don't think it's too much to ask to take off shoes when you come in the door. I guess if a friend or family member is going to cause a ruckus about it, they don't have to visit, but I'd hope they would and would respect the rules of our home.

Summary of the beginning....... Mom of two asks: Is there a furniture piece that can store about 30 pair of shoes and backpacks , jackets? Picture and condition rewind, created by two kids, below: Having lived in the golden olden days of inconvenient but charming home, an extra third child and a loving but rules oriented set of parents? " Very Sorry to announce dinner has been delayed until further notice. The kitchen and dining area is closed until the floor mess is removed to your bedrooms, the laundry , and the inconvenient closet. Anyone hungry?" Call me dense. But it seems fact, that one pair of feet can don only one pair of shoes at one time. I have never seen a child at a bus stop with two backpacks. The op mentions no physical handicaps, nor learning disabilities that would preclude reaching the inconvenient closet or a bedroom. Therefore, I see no need for the mess, I see instead a family grabbing a meal at the table before the insanity of sports or homework ensues. Clearly, I am the pathetic victim of earlier times and the silent glare of dad's blue eyes. The silence and scary eye vaporizes this clutter in less than two minutes. That is the same dad btw, who used to joke..... Dr, Dr Dr !!! My head hurts when I do this! Answer : Don't DO "this" if it hurts. In a season of giving, choice is a gift you give to yourself. Happy whatever you celebrate: )