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My shoe rotation and handmade bespoke Burmese teak wood shoe cabinet

Jay Gatsby

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You may have OCD. Consult your physician. Also I would like to point out that there are children starving in the world.

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that wooden cabinet is more alpha than most of the dudes on this forum
 

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Not to snark, but I'm going to, the plastic magnetic catches at the top of the cabinet are really jarring for me. This is a painstakingly crafted cabinet nearly ruined by 2 dollar walmart catches (or at least it looks that way). Wasn't there a more elegant way of holding the doors shut? Lots of Tansu hardware available that would have fit in better, in my opinion.
 

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Originally Posted by black_umbrella
Not to snark, but I'm going to, the plastic magnetic catches at the top of the cabinet are really jarring for me. This is a painstakingly crafted cabinet nearly ruined by 2 dollar walmart catches (or at least it looks that way). Wasn't there a more elegant way of holding the doors shut? Lots of Tansu hardware available that would have fit in better, in my opinion.

didnt notice that until now. is it really such a concern though?
 

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Originally Posted by Laer Surtep
50 pairs of boring old fashioned lace ups?
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Would you rather he jazzed it up with a few Kenneth Cole's and Stacey Addams'?
 

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Originally Posted by ThinkDerm
didnt notice that until now. is it really such a concern though?
Of course not, but if you're going to do it then do it right. The simple solution would have been to hollow out a piece of teak and place the magnets in that. That way you would have had a nicely shaped block of matching wood rather than metal or plastic catches. Much more elegant.
 

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Originally Posted by Laer Surtep
50 pairs of boring old fashioned lace ups?
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Yep. Sorry no AE here
 

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Originally Posted by black_umbrella
Of course not, but if you're going to do it then do it right. The simple solution would have been to hollow out a piece of teak and place the magnets in that. That way you would have had a nicely shaped block of matching wood rather than metal or plastic catches. Much more elegant.

any examples of great armoires?
 

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Originally Posted by SpooPoker
There are no known images of Metro. If not, Mr. Sam Im sure would be on it.
Au contraire. To wit:
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Originally Posted by Jay Gatsby
You may have OCD. Consult your physician. Also I would like to point out that there are children starving in the world.

That is all.


What if he has donated 90% of his fortune?

Originally Posted by Laer Surtep
50 pairs of boring old fashioned lace ups?
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Originally Posted by Laer Surtep
Looks like this guy cleaned out the Salvation Army and ebay
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Newb.
 

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