After 30 years in the family home The Diva’s mum and dad have finally decided to up roots and move to somewhere a little more manageable now that she’s flown the nest and they’re rattling around in a house far too big for two people.

As you can imagine, moving from a four bedroom detached house to a two bedroom bungalow meant there was some thinning out to be done, but that was nothing compared to the task that faced her mum when she tried fitting the collection of shoes she had amassed throughout the years into a much smaller wardrobe space. Something had to be done.

So, The Diva decided to go through each pair individually, ditching any that were looking shabby, had broken heels or that were never going to come back into fashion…that didn’t work and so she was left with a conundrum as to where this assortment of shoes and boots was going to live.

That’s when The Diva remembered seeing some really useful clear shoe storage boxes on the Viva la Diva website that would let her mum keep all the shoes she wanted without taking up wardrobe space. And at just £10 for a pack of three shoe boxes, they’re great value for money! With shoe storage boxes in different sizes for boots, high heels and flat shoes, she simply slipped them under the bed. And while they were at it The Diva also spruced up some forgotten shoes with shoe care kits and brought boots back to life with boot shapers.