How to Care for Shoes

Elizabeth DeHoff

Love shoes? Chances are you’ve got a fair amount of money sitting in the bottom of your closet. Cleaning and polishing shoes is the best thing you can do to protect your investment and extend the life of your footwear.

Informative article about how to clean men's suede shoes and boots. Including one big tip!

Want to know how to clean your canvas sneakers? Check out these step-by-step pictorial instructions for cleaning canvas sneakers.

Treating your suede or nubuck shoes with a protective spray or finish will help to repel water and prevent stains. But if it's too late for that, here are some great tips for cleaning suede.

Whether you spend a lot, or don't have much to spend, it's important to take care of your leather shoes. Cleaning, conditioning, polishing and protecting your leather shoes can make them last for years, and will insure that they always look their best. This step by step guide to Caring for Leather Shoes will help you protect your investment.

Remove scuffs from shoes easily at home, with readily available household items.

Ideal way to store an extra pair of shoes.

The sneaker obsessed folks at sneaker-nation.com included a link on their site for cleaning your sneakers. Click on "sneaker care" at the top of the page, and find the best ways to care for your sneakers.

This article from AskMen.com will walk you through the materials you'll need and the proper steps for shining your shoes. Though the article is written about men's shoes, there's no reason the same information can't be applied to women's shoes.

Whether you're looking for shoe polish, shoe horns, or shoe brushes, you're bound to find the right shoe care accessories at One Cedar Lane. From leather protectors to shoe valets, they have everything you need to take care of your shoes.