Vintage Devotee's Bedroom Tour // It's a Closet With a Bed?

I don't have my own place yet, but I do have my own room, and so all of my decorating dreams and vintage collection gets packed into one rather maximalist bedroom. Ten years of thrifting bargain finds and browsing antique malls have gotten me this far, I just hope one day I can expand into a full haunted house of my own.
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The Paintings I had printed:
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First, a disclaimer: So many of you have kindly offered to send me things, including vintage items you may have inherited, and I am so honored you would think of me and of course I do adore vintage treasures, however, unfortunately I only have so much storage space currently! So there is a chance that if something just wont work for me, or doesn't fit me etc, that I may not be able to keep all of your lovely things. Please only send things if you are okay with the possibility that I may donate items I just cannot keep. If you would prefer I put things that I can't keep into the TCH Etsy shop to help raise funds for me and the channel, please specify this in a note or letter in your parcel. Thank you so much!
Bianca Esposito
PO Box 632177
Highlands Ranch, CO 80163
Thank you for watching!

[@tiffytattoo2450]

It's a silly sentence, but you're truly living "it's not hoarding if your shit is cool". Love this insight into your world ♡

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Ha! Thank you! 🖤✨

[@elisabethmontegna5412]

I love the “glam noir cabinet of curiosities for the maximalist 40s Hollywood starlet” aesthetic you have going in this room. There’s something comforting about being surrounded by all of your favorite things in one room. Moths: I’d think they’d see your collection of preserved moths and butterflies on display and decide messing with your suits just isn’t worth the risk.

[@darcie8560]

I had the exact same thought about the moths!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Elizabeth! I like to be in a jewelry box essentially 😂✨

[@marathorne6821]

The Dutch flower paintings are so lush and jewel-like - totally "you". The whole bedroom seems to me to reflect your personal style very well 😊

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Mara!

[@killamoosdraree730]

Impressive organization for a small space. I highly recommend keeping the shades drawn to prevent sun bleaching of any of those precious handbags. My mother gave me her vintage handbag collection when she moved several years ago. She had previously placed them on display on a wall next to her closet. Sadly, several of them became sun damaged. Thanks for sharing your beautiful room!

[@antonellabassi3466]

This!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you! And no worries my room gets very little sun, is north facing and I've always got the blinds down 😅

[@StephanieCanada]

Sitting here living vicariously through your collection. Once I had my tiny human I knew my days of having nice things on display were over.

[@anniehosking2408]

Not for ever. They grow up and leave home! 😀

[@JenInOz]

@@anniehosking2408 and then you get to repurpose their room into a sewing room.

[@Msmeohmy52]

Shelves up higher than untrained humans can reach🧐 2 of my kids have lived with me into their 30’s and my 28 year old wants to return. It’s hard to figure out this adult stuff! At 62 I still don’t have a clue, except I also love Dutch masters!

[@LarixLyalliiAlpine]

If you train them well they might leave your cool toy-looking things most of the time. 😂 I say this, of course, as someone with two cats and a tiny human and all three of them are menaces with stuff from shelves that aren't plants. ... One of the cats is still a menace with the plants too. Long ramble less long: I feel you on this front

[@caoimhenimhuireadhaigh1303]

Thank you for indulging us nosey folls, you room is beautiful! As a fellow maximillist, it's such a joy to see something that isn't a plain white box!

[@damogranheart5521]

A sterile white room makes me think that the person who lives there has a sterile mind. No imagination. No color to their life. No warmth. That will never be you!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you! Maximalisim forever 😅✨❤

[@waterbitten]

I actually had a dream of you announcing that you found a place and were moving! 🤔 I know it's weird that I'm dreaming about a stranger on the Tube but let's just call it foreshadowing and leave it there. Love the room!!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

I'll take it!! 🔮 Thank you!

[@PolyvoreThea]

My mother and husband call my jewelry my “Dragon Hoard” I currently have them stored in hanging containers in the shape of aa little black dress, with clear pockets on one side and hook and loop to hang my necklaces on the other. All my other accessories are in decorative boxes in my closet. I love the dark Dutch florals. I was going to get wallpaper like that for my Master Bath, that I am calling “decayed mansion” style. I painted my own bathroom vanity an almost black purple, and then hand painted moths and berry vines all over it. Above it is an ornate black mirror, a black crystal chandelier and on the vanity I have crystal accessories I painted black line bugs on, then baked to make permanent. I found off a set of white pottery trash can, soap dish, liquid soap dispenser that have old master black line floral illustrations decorating them. I think we have eerily similar taste in decor Bianca. How fun!! I loved your tour!!!

[@rachellee.9389]

Dragon hoard - I love it. I'm more of a corvid myself.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

decayed mansion is goals, and that's all there is to it ✨ Thanks Thea!

[@PolyvoreThea]

@@rachellee.9389 I respect the Corvids!

[@FromtheMPR]

I love that we got to see The Closet Historians closet. Thank you for sharing

[@carolbarbee5653]

It's a great room. The room of a creater.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Carol!

[@Susanfuzz]

As I said to a friend this morning who was “apologizing” for the fabric she bought on a recent trip… it’s better stress relief to buy fabric (or brooches) than to get blackout drunk and go home with a serial killer…. PS you may be able to get a CD drive that plugs into a USB port on your computer… you only need to bother when when you need it.

[@waterbitten]

Words to live by! 👌🏽

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Exactly, I could buy mysterious substances, but brooches last forever 😂 Sadly I tried buying an external drive and couldn't get it to work/play 😩

[@Msmeohmy52]

Stuff you Love, not drugs or booze! Your so creative how about a flat screen tv hung from the end of your canopy bed that can flip up towards the ceiling when not in use?

[@TheClosetHistorian]

@@Msmeohmy52 Alas I just use my laptop to watch things so a TV is simply not necessary in my life 😅

[@regalrose3365]

​@TheClosetHistorian, you need to download the programme to play it, you dont just plug it in. If you want me to look it up, let me know. You probably got it sorted but i can look it up if you need me too. Love your room

[@loretta_3843]

Getting brooches rather than drinks is a good way of looking at things. I guess the drawer ends up representing a sizeable hangover!

[@RockinTheBassGuitar]

I think one day, I'm going to try to reproduce one of those beaded box bags. They are absolutely gorgeous! All the sparkle of glitter and none of the annoying glitter shedding.

[@ailsadixon408]

Oh nosey me feels so lucky to have been granted a tour! Your room is absolutely beautiful and so very you. I'm glad it brings you so much joy. Every corner is delicious 💚

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Ailsa!

[@johannahayhtio8608]

I love the word maximalist and think I might be one too 😁 I live alone and have 1 bedroom, livingroom and kitchen and bathroom, so when my clothes/handbags/shoes needed more space I moved my bed to livingroom and made my bedroom a big walk in closet or "boudoir" and there I have my vanity, my clothes, shoes, handbags and all accessories stored nicely. I use those IKea Billy bookcases to store my shoes and handbags, I have 4 of those 2meters tall and 40cm wide and if you buy some extra shelfs you can fit 24 pairs of shoes in one Billy bookcase 😊

[@AndromedaCripps]

I relate so much to some of the vibes of living in your childhood home as an adult- it’s certainly… a time, and despite how much time I spend in my room, it’s still largely dictated by the previous occupants and the owners of the house- my parents and family. Decor remains from when it was my mom’s room, and from previously when it was my sister’s, in addition to things from my college days, relics of my childhood, and the few recent purchases and finds from the present. It’s sort of a mélange of different people’s objects, but I still have sone things to it that are my own! And of course, I relate to the amount of space devoted to clothes/accessories, and the things still packed away for years since the last time I had my own space. My closet was recently outfitted with a second rod hanging below half of the first, for more blouse storage, which it desperately needed 😅 That’s even with my winter clothes in storage 😭 And don’t even get me started on how much costume jewelry I accumulated the last few years of high school into college. I went a bit crazy with statement necklaces and all sorts of different styles for a while there before I settled on the more calm and classic jewelry I wear now 😅 All of those things take up space on my vanity 😂 I think the things that most make this room feel like my own are the habits and daily routines though. I know what it feels like to sit in my bed, place my dice on my side table, and open my laptop to play DnD. I know the pathways I travel from underwear drawer to closet to vanity each morning when I get dressed. And so on. Those routines, locked geographically in this space, make me feel like it’s my own! I’m curious if you feel similarly?

[@katherine1202]

I love those Dutch florals...so moody without being black and grey

[@infamoussphere7228]

love a bedroom/wardrobe tour! My fiancee is Finnish and she has never had a single thing eaten by clothes moths. Apparently they're not much of a thing in Finland - not sure why, maybe the -20 c cold just destroys them so thoroughly that they can't keep perpetuating their life cycle. Anyway, I'm so jealous. I've had so many things damaged - from mend-able to utterly destroyed - by moths. I do my best but there's really only so much you can do short of either coating all your clothing in extremely noxious chemicals, having literally one jumper, or storing all your woolens in a chest freezer which is what I intend to do in the future. Either that or just live in Finland, mythical land of no moths (apparently.)

[@ninthroad]

That cat brooch is so sweet 🥺

[@raraavis7782]

Lovely decorations. Your house will be stunning. And I would have bought that golden parrot, too. Or at least eyed it for a while 😉

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Rara! The parrot was inexpensive so I had to have it 😂

[@rinsesshomaru4789]

Love that warm light and all the glittering colours. So relaxing.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you!

[@nataliestanchevski4628]

My bedroom looks like the battle ground after a war between Laundry and Library and there were no survivors. A high shelf houses my collection of wine goblets that I can't drink out of (gifts like a hand painted one that can't get wet and a gag goblet that holds an entire bottle of wine, friends are weird). Bedding is colourful, mismatched, and rumpled. Cat hair covers everything. A giant framed Monet waterlily print leans drunkenly behind the door. Pure chaos, my sanctuary lol.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Cat hair is required and a worthy price to pay for companionship ❤

[@rachelkanode2063]

Can't wait to see your dream house set up one day!! 😍 I imagine those brooches would look lovely displayed in on of those multi-glass-drawer dressers. Also!! I'm in love with that cat brooch!!!! 😻

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Rachel!

[@ZeldasMask]

I loooove the colour scheme

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you!

[@anonymousperson4214]

Yay! I was just thinking "I want to hang out with Bianca for a bit" and was about to hunt up and old video, but no! There is a new one :)

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you!

[@funkypunkypine]

This was so fun! Really loved seeing all your various collections. As for names for the parrot: I'm fond of Desmond, for some reason.

[@gwenwells3699]

Parrot as in Gustave Flaubert's 'Un coeur simple'--'A Simple Heart'--in which an elderly lady, Felicite, believes her parrot Loulou is the Holy Spirit. Your bedroom is delightful!

[@Msmeohmy52]

Love your hint about downloading art work from museums!!👀👀👀

[@kathrynmccarthy]

My inner magpie is satisfied ~ so many pretty, shiny, sparkly things ~ ☺️

[@kaytiej8311]

Thanks for taking us around your private space. I love the gallery walls. What a beautiful way to give your soul some breathing space. I don't have room for fake spider webs, there are too many natural ones to constantly deal with! Your golden parrot has interesting literary connections to Perry (In Cold Blood).

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Kaytie!

[@LarixLyalliiAlpine]

I can't wait to see what you end up doing with whatever historical house you wind up purchasing. I'm envious of your sense of interior decor style!

[@Nineathy]

From someone that hoards DVDs the way you do vintage pins - may I recommend an external disc drive! They're inexpensive and plug and play. Super convenient if you don't have a tv/dvd player setup.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

I need one that works then, sadly I tried one like that and could never get it to play properly 😩

[@swiinka]

From one jewellery enthusiast to another: never EVER feel like you need to explain your passion. Them folks who have 3 pairs of earrings and one silver chain will never understand people like us :D Love the video, the dark and moody vibe is not necessarily what I want in my own home, but I do appreciate seeing it at someone else's, especially done so well. Plus you've given me a lot of inspiration for jewellery storage, which is a bit of a pickle for me because I struggle to make it practical *and* pretty. All the best!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you!

[@Ompe8]

love the dutch floral prints and thanks for the tip re public domain prints!! gonna check that out now...

[@simonecummings9157]

For real! I was thinking the same thing.

[@liddybird3608]

The government actually has a printing office that sells posters for a small amount of money. I bought one of a series of posters created in the 50's (I think) for each state. It cost me $16 and is quite large. And fabulous! I believe you can get prints of vintage photos too. Or that might be the national archives???

[@simonecummings9157]

@@liddybird3608 also good to know.

[@kendal4452]

Thank you, you are generous for letting us see your bedroom, it was cool seeing it. I wish I could move back home. Because really, we all just need room to sleep in to hold our stuff. I'd like to see your sewing room. The designer in me says the dresser should be colored antique gold.

[@cassiesews]

I loved a peek into your life through your bedroom. your closet is CRAZY NEAT AND TIDY! So beautiful! Thanks for the video

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you!

[@grizeldaxxx4568]

Thanks for the Tour of Your Treasures!!!! and Your Mind !!! Gorgeous and love the idea of Black on Black Flock wallpaper ...Your Treasures would look even more DIVINE!!!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you! 🖤

[@MissGiger]

I love the Bladerunner origami unicorn! 😊

[@kendall7041]

I vote Flint for the parrot (in the spirit of treasure island via black sails). Also I have a dvd player usb extension thingy for my laptop and i love it, really pays off when the power goes out.

[@tinasmith9998]

You are my opposite in style, but I always appreciate your style and loved this trip to the dark side.

[@tiffaneycupps1288]

The gold parrot from HomeGoods!!! I bought a gold horse from there, he lives in my bathroom 😄

[@Voirreydirector]

Very nice, my dear. Please do not apologize for your personal prosperity, it has allowed you to preserve and share such lovelies and hone your talents for the benefit of one and all. For that we thank you.

[@akemimediapr8616]

Love the still lifes with skulls!

[@Leanimal]

I love your style. I want to walk through your mind palace and see your vision unleashed fully.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you!

[@deanalovessewn6117]

Hi Bianca!! Very impressive & totally you.. Love your Dutch floral paintings & your gallery wall & how that make you happy.. Totally in love with your flower lamp from your paternal grandmother…. 💜💜💜🧵🧵🧵

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Deana!

[@donnalewis4895]

Lovely room. I like the dark colors and reflections from the glass

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Donna!

[@historiansrevolt4333]

Lovely, and totally your aesthetic. Also, external CD/DVD drives are available and typically pretty cheap ($25-30)! Might be an option for the DVD watching.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you! Sadly I tried one like that and could never get it to work 😩

[@mcwjes]

I love the maximalist glamour! It's like playing I spy, but prettier! The high resolution poster trick is awesome. I'm going to need to check it out.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you! I used to love those I Spy books as a kid 🤩

[@windylysiak7898]

Beautiful collection! I, too, am a maxamalist... so, naturally I sympathize.. but I also do some furniture flipping... and girl you could totally sand down that dresser... it's easy! And so much fun... wait till spring... I imagined it being a deep dark green... 💚 ... and for some extra flare.. and to keep all your pretty things nice and in their drawers as you do it... you could leave the drawers as they are... and just change out the handles... and then boom 💥 POW! You have a beautiful dresser! Absolutely gorgeous bedroom! And thanks for the tip on the hair flowers in glass... I've been keeping them in an old wooden purse... lol the bead work is just spectacular! Thanks for being you, and thanks for sharing! ❤🙏💯💥🙌

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you! The trouble is I hate sanding...I started my bathroom cabinet doors 2 years ago and still haven't finished 😬

[@windylysiak7898]

@TheClosetHistorian lol... that chalk paint in all the rage nowadays... some brands are a no sanding needed... check them out... black or your deep dark emerald green is how I imagined it... last summer I rented a sander and did my livingroom floor... and a gorgeous vanity... I just painted the base.. and left the drawers the natural wood... because they were in such great shape.. I thought the same would be pretty on your dresser there too.... I feel ya.. things always take longer than anticipated... and your talents maybe better suited elsewhere.... love your collection! Thanks so much for sharing. .. and I put my flowers in my glass vases last night! Love the look! ☺❤🙏

[@trudicole3520]

It looks very luxurious and you will have lots of things to put in your room in your own home

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Trudi!

[@IJUSTNEEDASTUPIDUSERNAME]

Your room is so cool. As a nosy person it was nice looking at all your trinkets - truly the museum of your life. You seem like a cool person to know too!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you!

[@tayet6875]

I think you might be a broach dragon! But you don’t just hoard them, you covet them. Love it!

[@TheZeyre]

That was lots of fun! Makes a person want to dress up. Ah... But where to go? Wonderful collections. Ralph Lauren has like 23 cars and likely that many houses! And the wealth in Dubai, Hong Komg, London etc. Enjoy your finds....🌍🌎🌍Princess B. Not everyone can rock a beaded spider broach the way you can!🎆🎭🌏🎇🍒very best, Joanne

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Joanne!

[@ThelmaThrift]

Love your style- all of it.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Thelma!

[@marchellabrahams]

I've tried a couple of times to bring your attention to a gorgeous Danish company called Memery, who make the most beautiful vintage-style shoes. They are expensive, but they can be mended and resoled, so you get much more wear out of them. Also in one of your videos you mention the impossibility of finding silk petticoats. Patra, a British company, make knitted silk petticoats (they call them 'slips') in long and just above the knee, in black, cream, and white; and also a half-petticoat in black and cream. Again, not particularly cheap, but well worth a look. You have been such a help to me in sorting out both my style and my wardrobe: thank you.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you! I like some of Memery's more Victorian styles, but their 40's shoes are just not my style personally for the most part!

[@marchellabrahams]

@@TheClosetHistorian Ha! All the more for me. Seriously, thank you for replying. One day perhaps I'll have to pick and choose among my kind commenters . . .

[@shostakdim]

Ahhh the parrot definitely looks like a Lorenzo 🦜

[@alienatedcreature3017]

your litter corner of the internet is quite possibly my favourite corner i come here and i get all that i love presented calmly and gently. dressmaking, dark aesthetics, a sprinkling of leftist ideology, all wrapped up in a gorgeous roll of fabric. my first of your videos was the lemon dress video and since then ive gone and watched damn near all of them. youve inspired me to have some confidence in my abilities and learn to make my own sloper patterns (my goal for this year is to finally sit down and make them!). you’re just awesome Bianca, thank you for sharing your little corner of the internet with us :))

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you so much!! ❤

[@pamjournalcreate]

Your handbag collection is goals 🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Pamela! A decade of bargain hunting 😂✨

[@sandrameyer5232]

You make my heart sing. I also have lots of treasures.

[@pennyplaysbach]

What a curious room and so tidy! I find it amusing that "vanitas" (still life paintings with skull) means "emptiness" and yet your room is anything but empty. I like the parrot, also your tiny kitty, the tea cups and the little, braided picture frame. You have a nice Rachel Ruysch bunch of roses and also an interesting container on the shelf by your brown shoes. Very nice, Bianca!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Penny! Very full instead yes 😂

[@rachellee.9389]

I'm salivating at your gallery wall!

[@stephaniestreeter4996]

I love how you decorated the space and still shows your personality. I love the posters and the brooches, I have one of my grandmothers that is a big silver snowflake that I would love to wear one day. I can see you having a spare bedroom turned into a closet in your own home.... This is what I would imagine of how I will decorate my very own house one day. I do have an idea if and when you want to up date your dresser; I would paint it an emerald green (or any green you love) with black hardware on the front. Now if you want to add another step or two to it; could use a stencil (maybe one of bats or moth/butterfly) on the outside with black paint and in the drawers find a peel-and-stick wallpaper to put on the inside. Thank you for the updated tour of your room!! :)

[@nightfall3605]

Yup. Definitely your space. It’s neat to see a visual documentation of your development as an adult. I’m curious if during the filming you noticed the negative spaces, the things you left behind as you grew into the next phase. And there’s your bug imagery of the day! ❤️

[@marciam7301]

Thank you for showing your room. Beautiful paintings, great organization, I love it! No judgement from me regarding your brooch drawer; I collect vintage sewing machines. I live in a two-bedroom apartment. One bedroom is a sewing room with three machines in their cabinets, and two portable machines on display. I also have sewing machines in the living room, including a treadle, and a treadle in my bedroom. No judgement from me, lol! All I will say about your brooch collection is, if I were there, I would have a great time looking at all of them!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Marcia! Love some vintage sewing machines 🤩

[@Mysmichelle69]

Thanks for the tour!

[@ruthkirkparick3535]

I am sure your realize that your arrangements and photography of those "random" objects an art until itself. Beautiful & intriguing.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Ruth!

[@danicablue5587]

I love Dutch florals, too.

[@Maellen]

Thanks for sharing, it's quite interesting, to take a peak at the treasures you accumulated. Like the tiny Origami, is it a Blade Runner reference?

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you for spotting that, indeed it is ✨

[@Rotten_Ralph]

I like it… I have no 🖼 in my bedroom yet, because I have more walls in my house. It’s strange but I think I can move past my own strangeness. Someday I will get to decorate the way I prefer, but that time is not quite yet. I am inspired by the Dutch Floral paintings from Kinkos you say. I must find a Kinkos after I get the poster I have printed. 😈

[@flagerdevil]

Please go on another road trip soon, that was so fun! 😁

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Too cold currently 😂 but once it's warm yes!

[@tamssnazzystuff]

Liked the show and tell. Also they make usb plug in dvd drives, my mom uses one to watch movies on her laptop.

[@TheMMFamily9]

The bedroom is beautiful 😍 very cozy

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Abby!

[@SuperPooped]

The full on “OOOOOOOH” I did when you opened the brooch drawer. My aunt used to have a jewellery draw that she’d let me play in as a kid as this took me waaaaay back!

[@ColorwaveCraftsCo]

The lamp you inherited from your grandma is amazing!!

[@maureencullen1008]

Your bedroom is gorgeous.How do you manage to dust all your areas,their so clean.Also how do you keep your wicker clean.Perhaps you could make a vlog on how you care for your vintage collections.

[@ah5721]

I love your display of your goodies and the way you decorate !! I wish I could help you decorate a whole home !!

[@ah5721]

ps I had to watch like 3 times or more to take it all in 💖

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you!

[@katiehettinger7857]

Would love to see what you do with a whole house. Such a deep soulful take on maximalism.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Katie!

[@katiehettinger7857]

@@TheClosetHistorian your welcome.

[@marcco44]

i had to re watch this --- remembered your getting pictures printed out from online photos and i'm doing the same now, only at office depot.... hoping it comes out as nice as yours did!!!

[@BeverleyButterfly]

Your room is so you it really just screams your style I love it xx

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Beverley!

[@nickydeboer661]

Sparkles! 🤩

[@lesleyharris525]

Thank you for sharing your personal space,it's very lush and individual, I've got a terarream but it's tiny just big enough to hold hair clips. 💖

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Lesley!

[@BlackFrostQueen]

Beautiful room!

[@catzkeet4860]

Oooh I love that bedside flower lamp….I used to have a frog lamp, a green and yellow frosted glass frog on a heavy brass lily pad base, that I loved. Unfortunately he was a casualty of one of my many……..MANY moves.

[@MrsFrench74]

The golden parrot has big "Maltese Falcon" film noir vibes. Therefore his name should be Humphrey!

[@kpatterson704]

That lip color is beautiful

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you!

[@SanCarpenter]

My deep sympathies with cramming a single room full of your adult life. 🙃 I am also living that slightly cramped lifestyle.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

It's a Tetris time 😅✨

[@CS-lk2ys]

Thanks for sharing! I love the prints and gallery wall, as well as the lamps. Can’t wait to see what you do when you buy your own house (crossing my fingers for you that it happens soon!)

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you! I dream of wallpapers and epic curtains...

[@narelleworks8448]

I’m reminded of the style of Christine McConnell. I love her work too. When I grow up I want my home to look as spectacular. A little from you, a little from her and a lot from me. ❤️💙💚💜

[@margaretanderson1750]

Fun! Thank you for the tour. I bought an external DVD/USB drive for my computer because CDs.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Margaret! The external drive I tried didn't work so I sorta gave up 😅😩

[@rneliv1544]

Thank you for sharing! So interesting 😀

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you!

[@WindspielArt]

you have beautiful room! Love the gallery wall and the paintings/prints! And unrelated to your room: there are small (and not too expensive) DVD players for laptops out there. they connect with USB. Had one of those when I had a laptop and it worked fine, so maybe that's an option for you.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you! Sadly I tried one like that and could never get it to work 😩

[@margoreynolds8988]

Oh my goodness...that lamp on your bedside table is to die for its so beautiful! You have such a cozy bedroom...thank you for taking us into that private part of your world. Dutch flower paintings are always something that I try to recreate in quilt form I'm so drawn to those particular colors they are so comforting.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Margo! Also a dutch still life quite sounds AMAZING

[@menthalightfoot4948]

Really love the style and all the little personal touches! I’m in the process of giving my own apartment a forest-gothic-art deco makeover, so I take a lot of inspiration from you for decor! One thing you may want to keep an eye out for on Craigslist or other second-hand places is an armoir or chifferobe, which is basically a closet on one side and drawers on the other, and many of the ones from the 1920s, 30s, and 40s were cedar-lined and would be fantastic for storing your vintage suits. They’re really beautiful, often with “Waterfall” style woodwork that is gorgeous, and since today people are often trying to get rid of them from older family members, they can be found for (fairly) cheap. I’ve seen them posted at as low as $50-75. The more expensive ones might be listed for $100-250, but cheaper ones can definitely be had.

[@kimberlydonohoe3427]

I'm not nosy, but curious and searching. ;) Lovely room. My laptop has a CD player, but you can always get an external one. Your handbags and brooches make me green with envy.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Kimberly! Sadly I tried buying an external drive and couldn't get it to work/play 😩

[@randomness99ful]

I didn't think printing my favorite paintings for posters was an option 🤯I've been enlightened.

[@cindycash1772]

Beautiful n unique things... thank you for sharing... I would love to see n hear about your beaded hand bags...

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Cindy!

[@gailcovey6497]

Love your eclectic style@

[@simonecummings9157]

You picked out those green satin accent pillows when you were 13!? Dude you've always had style.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

I wanted a fantasy fairy castle room then, so the pillows were part of that vibe 😂

[@nardagates6143]

This eyeshadow!!!! I must know what is on your eyelids!!!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

It is the shade "The Cosmos" by Terra Moons cosmetics, layered over olive green mattes 😉✨

[@lisascenic]

I highly, highly recommend pheromone sticky traps for moths. I find it’s the only thing that works.