A husband fed-up with his wife's obsession with shoes surprised her by installing two giant ruby slippers in their front garden.
Scrap merchant Andy Walker, 50, ordered the 14ft tall Wizard of Oz-style shoes in response to wife Julie's 'ridiculous obsession' with footwear.
He said: 'She is always asking for this pair and that pair and I just thought this might shut her up.
'We have a laugh with each other and I just thought how funny it would be.
'Like many others she's got this ridiculous obsession with shoes. I just got a phone call off her shouting 'What are these in my garden?'
'I just told her they weren't mine they were Dorothy's.'
The huge heels now sit proudly in his front lawn and have earned bemused looks from neighbours and passers-by.
Mr Walker bought the shoes for £500 from a company which sells old props.
The models were originally made for a promotion in posh store Harrods.
He said: 'After they'd been placed down we had several people walking by just looking and taking photos, which isn't very surprising.
'My wife goes, "What are they stopping outside for?" And I tell her the 14ft pair of shoes you've got out there obviously.'
'It's not something you'll see every day in a quiet neighbourhood.'
Following the reaction to the obscure ornaments, Mr Walker is planning to add more unusual objects to his garden in Latchingdon, Essex.
He has an interest in modern art and said it could be like 'his own Banksy project'.
Mr Walker added: 'This is something that just happened out of the blue and I didn't really plan on it, but now that it's built up a bit of popularity I might carry it on and bring in different things to display every couple of months, depending on what I can find.'
He says most people have reacted positively in the village and love it.
The few who have moaned at all he says he intends to ignore - as he wants to keep himself and others laughing.
Mr Walker said: 'If it makes someone laugh, why not do it? If you can't do something to put a smile on someone's face you might as well give up.'
Scrap merchant Andy Walker, 50, ordered the 14ft tall Wizard of Oz-style shoes in response to wife Julie's 'ridiculous obsession' with footwear.
He said: 'She is always asking for this pair and that pair and I just thought this might shut her up.
'We have a laugh with each other and I just thought how funny it would be.
'Like many others she's got this ridiculous obsession with shoes. I just got a phone call off her shouting 'What are these in my garden?'
'I just told her they weren't mine they were Dorothy's.'
The huge heels now sit proudly in his front lawn and have earned bemused looks from neighbours and passers-by.
Mr Walker bought the shoes for £500 from a company which sells old props.
The models were originally made for a promotion in posh store Harrods.
He said: 'After they'd been placed down we had several people walking by just looking and taking photos, which isn't very surprising.
'My wife goes, "What are they stopping outside for?" And I tell her the 14ft pair of shoes you've got out there obviously.'
'It's not something you'll see every day in a quiet neighbourhood.'
Following the reaction to the obscure ornaments, Mr Walker is planning to add more unusual objects to his garden in Latchingdon, Essex.
He has an interest in modern art and said it could be like 'his own Banksy project'.
Mr Walker added: 'This is something that just happened out of the blue and I didn't really plan on it, but now that it's built up a bit of popularity I might carry it on and bring in different things to display every couple of months, depending on what I can find.'
He says most people have reacted positively in the village and love it.
The few who have moaned at all he says he intends to ignore - as he wants to keep himself and others laughing.
Mr Walker said: 'If it makes someone laugh, why not do it? If you can't do something to put a smile on someone's face you might as well give up.'
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Source: DailyMail
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