Every home has a spot where shoes pile up by the door. Apto set out to bring order to that spot without sacrificing style and Apartment Therapy agreed, naming the Obround Shoe Rack Best Shoe Rack in the 2026 Apartment Therapy Organization Awards.
A Shape Built for Function
The Obround takes its name from its distinctive silhouette, a shape that softens the utilitarian feel most shoe racks default to. It holds its own as a piece of furniture, not just a place to stash sneakers — with a tiered design that keeps pairs organized and a compact footprint that fits entryways, mudrooms, and closets alike.
As Apartment Therapy Senior Lifestyle Editor Quinn Fish put it, "It's definitely the sleekest, prettiest shoe rack I've ever seen."
Why It Matters
The entryway is one of the toughest spaces in a home to get right: the first impression, and the first thing to fall into disarray. A shoe rack that actually gets used, because it looks good enough to leave out and works well enough to rely on, solves a problem most storage products only pretend to.
Congratulations to all of this year's honorees and to everyone who's already made the Obround Shoe Rack part of their entryway.