OMGGG I can not tell you how much I want to make this right now. That is very cool!!Originally Posted by bonita22 /img/forum/go_quote.gif
I have a DIY nail polish rack. It cost me under $5 to make and it looks very good. Very sturdy.
I followed the instructions from this page:
http://krystalmonique.tumblr.com/post/12792201409/diy-nail-polish-rack
May I ask where he found it? I am hunting something like this, but can't find one with drawers that are deep enough. I figure they need to be at least 3.5 inches deep (I have one crazy tall bottle, but it's an anomaly that can be dealt with separately). I currently have this: http://www.amazon.com/Snapware-Stack-Portable-Organizer-Rectangle/dp/B005PQAITM/ref=sr_1_14?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1372915571&sr=1-14&keywords=Snap+n%27stack This is perfect in theory, except the top section nests down into the bottom section slightly, making it shorter. So when it's full of polish, I can't actually stack the two boxes. So now they sit side by side, driving me nuts because one box is uncovered, and they are taking up twice the space I had allotted. I desperately want them all contained in a covered, stacking system! To answer the original question- short of hanging a rack on the wall, there is no good way to store polish and still maintain visibility. To overcome this, I swatched them all on swatch sticks that are arranged by color and labeled with brand and polish name. The bottles of polish are stored by brand. So once I pick the color(s) I want from the swatches, it's pretty easy to track down the bottle I want.It's funny you started this thread because I literally just bought a new box for storage today! My boyfriend (who supports my nail polish habit lol) Â just got me a three tiered set of drawers. They are like the plastic ones you get from staples for offices but this one is a lot smaller. I would say its 14 inches high and 12 inches wide, has three see through drawers and can easily fit under a bed. It looks like this... http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/202271343/3_layer_Mini_Drawer_plastic_drawer/showimage.html but its not as small
If you don't have a lot of polishes you can use a spice rack like the Bekvam from ikea.Originally Posted by la rubia /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Thanks for the ideas!
I really like the do-it-yourself rack, but I don't think I have enough polishes to fill something like that! They'd look lost.
I could probably fit them all in 1 of those snap boxes.
Wewearpolish- what a nice boyfriend you have! I like those draws but I haven't seen ones those deep.
Originally Posted by bonita22 /img/forum/go_quote.gif
I have a DIY nail polish rack. It cost me under $5 to make and it looks very good. Very sturdy.
I followed the instructions from this page:
http://krystalmonique.tumblr.com/post/12792201409/diy-nail-polish-rack
At the 99 cents only store. I got 3 foam boards and glue sticks for my hot glue gun for $4.40. I already had the Exacto knife and the duct tape.Where did you find three foam boards for under $5?
Originally Posted by Christa W /img/forum/go_quote.gif
I have a massive collection of polish. I have been collecting them since the mid 90's with a recent hoarding obsession since spring. I kept them all in a huge tote or basket but I could never see what I had and didn't tend to wear polish often due to that fact. I now work from home and have them in my home office. These were made out of the foam racks as well. I am currently working on my 4th one. Since I made 3 at once I didn't need as many foam boards. I got everything I needed at the Dollar General with the exception of the duct tape which happened to be on 50% clearance at Home Depot. I went back and bought all they had. I ended up spending closer to 25 I think for everything including the glue gun, extra glue sticks, the knife I used to cut it (Dollar Tree) etc. Only one shelf doesn't hold up so I had to repair it while on my wall and keep only lighter polish bottles on it. The wooden side shelf I put there for the meantime is now overgrown as well. Since this picture was taken I have increased my stash by well over 100. I am currently sitting at 520 (that I have swatched on color wheels) and about another 125 in older and minis. I really like the foam shelves for what they are. I would love something in the clear plastic or acrylic but I just didn't have the money at the time (I spent it all on polish).
Under the desk you see the monitor on I keep all the nail art and nail care supplies. It's just a 3 bin plastic shelf. I keep baskets from the dollar tree in to separate my stickers, nail tape, scotch tape, extra dishes and cups for water marble etc. On the desk I keep the supplies like cotton balls, q tips, toothpicks, and my trusty lint roller for cleaning my stamper. My stamping plates are also in a binder in the plastic shelf unit.
That's awesome. Thanks for making me smile. I would hate to think of how much the bottles alone would weigh! At one point when I had them in a tote/basket I couldn't even lift it up it was full to the max. I am a pretty lucky girl.Originally Posted by DonnaD /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Please send me your entire room. I'll totally pay for shipping!
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