The VAULT

Here it is. I call it the vault. Now, before you send me an application to appear on hoarders, (I totally watch that btw) I get it. saying I border on hoarder would mean I didn't understand what border means lol. I could start with a bunch of excuses, but that would be disingenuous. I love every inch of this room. If I'm going to have an addiction, then you can bet I'm going to own it, name it, and bedazzled it. Excessive? OTT? Yep. That has my style written all over it.

This was originally a workout room off the master bath when we moved in. I designed it and Mr. Big aka hubs built it.

Side note… I knew he was the one when he looked at my collection for the first time and didn't run but said "well,  I know you can seriously commit to something". It was true love right there lol. He got me. How I love that man!!

The vault usually draws strong reactions from the people who see it.  Women elbowing husbands for saying THEY have too many shoes. Husbands threatening divorce if their wife ever... Awww, look at the vault bringing people together. Just one more service other than sarcasm that I’m happy to offer.

Obviously,you can see that I have a serious love for shoes. They can make an outfit really pop. They are like little art pieces to me and I so love my gallery. The more unique the better.

How many pairs of shoes does one person really need? I don't know. I'll let you know when I find out. (Cough... things hoarders say) I never tire of them.

Obviously, I also love scarves and purses. Pops of color. Having accessory shelves was a must in the design.

You can also see that vault is very organized. Everything is sorted by color, even my jewelry so when I am looking for something I can go right to it, and it will remind me what else might go with what I have in mind to put together.

I bought a cute rolling rack and painted it gold to hold outfits I will be wearing soon or ones I need to photograph.

I am into details. No one would probably even notice them but it’s the small things like wood appliques on the trim, the gold frame around the built-in, using unconventional items, such as my makeup brush holder is actually a champagne glass. A cake stand holds my perfumes. I made the window cornice, added mirrors to the dresser, and recovered the chair to add my personal touch.

Now that you have seen it, you can understand that taking pix of my outfits is not a small challenge. Creating this lookbook will be time consuming, but something I will enjoy when I am finally old, whenever that is lol.

I do periodic closet cleanouts to make room for new finds. I’ll be starting one soon and will put up a lot for sale. If you like my clothes, keep checking back. 

Thanks for looking!

Eden