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seen it before. It was empty space down there and we stockpiled a lot of stuff in there so I was like 'Man, I wanna clean it out and turn it into a shoe closet' because my shoes were just built up all over the house. I didn't know where to put them. I just came up with that idea and just kinda ran with it. Dime: I see you have your sneakers all out of their boxes. Do you have to do anything to keep them in nice condition? JJ: I just keep the little tissue cushion stuff in the shoe but other than that the room has a great temperature. It's not too hot, not too cold. I guess that has something to do with the condition of the shoes. But nah, I don't have to do nothing. I just sit them over there. I get shoes and put them in place. Dime: There's no set temperature you keep it at? JJ: It depends. If I go in there and take a nap, I might have it a little cooler than normal. I like it to be a little cool. It just depends on the weather outside I guess. Dime: Are the sneakers organized in any way? JJ: Not really. I just kinda put them in. I didn't really want to organize them to the point where you're going the 1s, 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s. I just thought the different color would be a lot better. 63 Dime: How long did it take for you to put this whole thing together? JJ: Probably a few months. I think it was probably about four months to get every- thing done. Dime: Do you keep all your sneakers here? JJ: Yeah just about. I've got my closet in my room that has a gang of sneakers. I've got sneakers all through the house, but that main room right there holds the majority of them. Dime: Are the ceilings mirrors? JJ: Yeah the ceilings are mirrors. They make it look bigger than it really is.