How to Color the Soles of Your Shoes

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How to Color the Soles of Your Shoes

Looking to spruce up your worn in pumps! This easy DIY will give your favorite, yet boring, pumps just the makeover they need!

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Step 1 of 9
Get all your supplies ready and accessible.

Get all your supplies ready and accessible.

Step 2 of 9
Clean the soles of your shoes using rubbing alcohol.

Clean the soles of your shoes using rubbing alcohol.

Step 3 of 9
Get ready to paint your shoes white, this will be the primer for the color.

Get ready to paint your shoes white, this will be the primer for the color.

Step 4 of 9
Paint one coat of white, just enough to cover the entire sole.

Paint one coat of white, just enough to cover the entire sole.

Step 5 of 9
Let your primer coat dry fully. Should take about 10 minutes.

Let your primer coat dry fully. Should take about 10 minutes.

Step 6 of 9
Get your color of choice ready, be sure to clean your brush with nail polish remover between colors.

Get your color of choice ready, be sure to clean your brush with nail polish remover between colors.

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Paint two coats, or three, of your color. You will want it to be solid without any white peeking through.

Paint two coats, or three, of your color. You will want it to be solid without any white peeking through.

Step 8 of 9
Tadah! You now have a great pair of bright soled pumps! Cute, right?

Tadah! You now have a great pair of bright soled pumps! Cute, right?

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You can also do this with other shoes you own :)! Have fun!

You can also do this with other shoes you own :)! Have fun!

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Supplies

Black pumps

White nail polish

Color of your choice nail polish

Small paint brush

Rubbing alcohol

Nail polish remover

Paper towels

Natalie C.

I. LOVE. THIS. SO. MUCH.

Natalie C. 9 months ago

Ariel Evelyn

@Maxine, yeah it's pretty funny!

Ariel Evelyn 10 months ago

Maxine Sparrow✌

@ariel haha!!

Maxine Sparrow✌ 10 months ago

Trinity Susanne Collier

So cute

Trinity Susanne Collier last year

Afran Cummins

this wont work on rubber soles will it haha

Afran Cummins last year

Ariel Evelyn

Wow gr8 idea. I showed my friend and now she has French swear words all over her shoes top AND bottom!!

Ariel Evelyn last year

Fi G

Cute but will it fall off??

Fi G last year

Cerahf C.

Once you use your pumps, won't the color be scraped off against the ground? Meaning, the soles will be having two colors with time, one being the native color of the sole and the other being the nail polish (where the sole

Cerahf C. last year

Erica Stolman

Paste pics on my fb!!! I wanna see :)

(author) last year

Erica Stolman

That's so great! I'd love for you to post the photos of the finished result to my Facebook page! Www.facebook.com/fashionlushxx

(author) last year

Kayla Jayne

Just did this they turned out awsomeee !!!!

Kayla Jayne last year

San Ng

I will show you. Thanks for the inspiration.

San Ng last year

Erica Stolman

Great!!

(author) last year

San Ng

I can do this on my Vans.

San Ng last year

Caroline Murphy

I used it on my old bball shoes and it looks awsome

Caroline Murphy last year

Tairalyn Ciulla

Great Idea! I'm Going to do that!

Tairalyn Ciulla last year

Kimberly Daniels

Cute idea

Kimberly Daniels last year

Erica Stolman

Your something blue!!

(author) last year

Nicole Stephens

I am so using this for my wedding shoes!! 😄

Nicole Stephens last year

Erica Stolman

Yes it could! It would look great on a men's pair of oxfords and of you paint the sides of the sole a well itd be really great! When walking it will obviously come off as time goes on- but on spots that don't hit the ground it'll look rad!

(author) last year

Rahul Patel

Could this work with men's soles?

Rahul Patel last year

Lilly Jamieson

Totally gonna do that

Lilly Jamieson last year

Traci B

Awesome idea!! Thanks!

Traci B last year

Erica Stolman

That'll be adorable!

(author) last year

Erica Stolman

Thanks! Have fun :)

(author) last year

Taylor M

That's really cute!

Taylor M last year

Cassie Menday

Brilliant!!! My entire shoe collection is about to get a make over haha

Cassie Menday last year

Erica Stolman

You're welcome!

(author) last year

Babala Knighton

Love it! Thx :)

Babala Knighton last year

Erica Stolman

It really is :)

(author) last year

Myra Paul

What a great idea to spruce up old shoes.

Myra Paul last year

Erica Stolman

So glad! Send my blog her way! www.fashionlushxx.com

(author) last year

Barb Carter

Thanks! My fashionista daughter will love this idea.

Barb Carter last year

Erica Stolman

You use nail polish and it lasts pretty fabulously! As for the brush just a paint brush from michaels should work fine :)

(author) last year

Barb Carter

What kind of paint do you use? And brush? How well does this last? Thanks

Barb Carter last year

Csir Em

Nice work

Csir Em last year

Cristal Perez

I will try this

Cristal Perez last year

Dana Mason

So cool! I can't wait to try it!!!

Dana Mason last year

Erica Stolman

So easy and so cute!

(author) last year

Can Duruk

Oh wow. I didn't even know that this was a thing. Looks pretty awesome.

Can Duruk last year

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Ashley Clickner

What is the color name of the blue polish? It's soo cute!

Ashley Clickner last year

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