I’m endlessly fascinated by people’s collections. I understand the psychology of collecting, because I do it myself!
I recently visited a friend of a friend who is crazy about shoes. She throws out words like “dazzling!,” “gorgeous!,” “true works of art!” at the mere mention of shoes. And once she showed me her shoe collection, I was pretty gaga myself. Apparently, she’s had a love for shoes since college, when she would save all her money for that next great pair. She confessed that she spent more on shoes than clothes, because, for her, shoes make the outfit.
When she and her husband decided to renovate two years ago, she painstakingly video taped her old closet , counted her shoes, created plans and drawings for at least a year, then doubled the space. She credits Eiseland Builders of Glenview with achieving every one of her closet desires. 
They include back to front double spaces for her beloved shoes, a built- in velvet seat where she could put her shoes on, a major purse nook (they’re organized by color), and a secret jewelry closet that doubles as a full-length mirror.
