Abstract: An apparatus for the drying of shoes and other items utilizing the exhaust heat from a clothes drying machine. The apparatus is connected to the exhaust of a clothes drying machine. The hot air of the exhaust is vented through the body of the shoe dryer to dry items placed therein. Vents are positioned at the top of the shoe dryer to provide control of the temperature of the drying process. The shoe dryer can be mounted atop the clothes drying machine or it maybe wall mounted. The exhaust from the shoe dryer can be vented to the environment as is customary or it may be used to supplement the heating of a home.