Nail Polish Storage

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Jan 7, 2012

Melissa M.

How do you all store, and organize your polish? I need to do something with my drawer full nail polish. 

Shoe boxes. My collection of polishes is now over 400 and so I can't have it all out unless I had this display from OPI.

Jan 7, 2012

Nina H.

Mine is not full but it can hold up to 100 I believe. I made this display using foam boards , hot glue gun, exacto knife, and decorative ribbon. Here the link to the video I watched.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-QmkFhLfHg

Jan 7, 2012

Melissa M.

wow, i'm totally gonna try to make that! thanks:)

Jan 8, 2012

Angie B.

I have 2 of these, and need a third, I've got just over 500, it's a bit crazy.

@Nina that is a GREAT idea! I'm gonna use that, thanks!!

Right now mine are in a drawer, standing inside an open case that used to fit all my polishes... but that didn't last very long.

Jan 8, 2012

Shelley W.

I have mine lined up in my guest bathroom on the vanity and its getting it tad too crowded. I'm really feeling Nina H. idea. 

Jan 9, 2012

Melissa M.

If you guys make one, share pics! :)

@Angie B. That looks like it would be a great way for me to store my polishes. I have just over 200. Where did you get it?

@Nina i love your nail polish shelf. Cant wait to make my own.
Right now all of my polishes are in a travel bag. Doesn't take up much space but digging through the bag to find the polish i want is such a pain.

Jan 12, 2012

Viola H.

Helmer from IKEA!

Jan 14, 2012

Angie B.

@Victoria - You can get them at Michaels.

Jan 15, 2012

Brittany N.

I have a shelf on my bookshelf, with three plastic containers. two are pink, one's blue. I have around 80 polishes. it probably isn't the most effiecient method, but I can see the colours nicely and it means I can show off my hobby/collection. see them there on my middle shelf?

The helmer looks awesome, but I have mine in stackable plastic storage. I saw that tiffanyd uses these and I needed something I could keep out or put away. I don't have enough room for a helmer. I've got a picture attached. And, because i'm a nerd, i organize mine by the colors of the rainbow - ROYGBIV :-)

Jan 16, 2012

Melissa M.

I was inspired and made my own shelf. I seriously thought however that I would only fill it about half way and then have an excuse to go shopping for more colors, sadly I filled the entire shelf. So I will have to make a second one!!

I made one too. I have no idea where i want to put it yet but i still really like it. Haha, i really underestimated how many nail polishes i had until i started putting them on the shelf.

@Angie B. Thanks so much! 

ahhhh! Nina H. THANK YOU SO MUCH! My nail polishes live in a shoe box! :( I'll be correcting that soon! 

Jan 18, 2012

Caitlin M.

Nina H this is amazing! Thanks for linking! I'm definitely gonna see if I can find the stuff here in the UK to make one (or two) haha. I counted the other day and I'm at 61 polishes, which isn't a lot by any means but my drawers are filling up and no room for anymore drawers! This will be perfect if I can do it!

Jan 19, 2012

Emily B.

I have a shelf (and an identical one waiting when that one is full)

Melissa M your shelf is too cute! Good job :)

Jan 20, 2012

Breanna J.

the idea isnt origianlly mine but i have an easy dyi way to get the look
http://berrypolished.com/

u'll need to visit a home improvement store like homedepot and maybe a craft store

u need
- wooden trim pieces between 1.5" to 2" wide... and if u ask most stores will cut the pieces to the length u need, get something cute.
- paint... u can do a solid color or get funky with it... or u can use spray paint.
- wooden braces- ( 2 for each shelf) the pieces on the bottom that will actually hold it to the wall u can find then at a home improvement store or craft store.
- hangers- u'll find them at home improvement stores... they're the tings u see on the back of mirrors of anything u hang on a wall.
- glue/ nails- depending on how i wan to attach the top(trim) piece to the braces. make sure u nails wont go through the brace or if u use glue get something heavy duty like liquid nails... its a type of construction glue. get a small amount u won't be needing much but i recommend using both.
- tape measure
- pen/pencil
- level (most smartphones will have an app u can use)
- hammer for nails
OR
- 3M command strips- make sure they are heavy duty to hold the shelf to the wall I'd only use these if u can't put nails in the wall


OK lets start...
first
- u're going to attach the braces to the trim so figure out a distance from the end of the top (trim) piece that looks good.
- take a measurement to make sure both side match, make marks to refer to when u attach the brace.
- put a small line of glue on the brace and place it on the trim. do the same for the second one.
- allow it to dry per the instruction on the glue.
second
- with 2 nails for each brace use the hammer and drive a nail through the top into the wooden brace. one nail towards
the front and one towards the back. repeat for the other brace.
Third
- PAINT! have fun with it. if u go with one color get a semi gloss interior paint, either spray paint or get a quart of paint while u're at the home improvement store. if u gonna do something a lil bit funky get paint from a craft store, u can get small amounts of a bunch of different colors, but when ur done seal it in i would use a can of spray paint, u can get a clear semi gloss. the semi gloss will be shiny but it makes it easier to clean and protects better.
- Let it dry between coats. and completely before the next step.

fourth
- attach ur hangers to the back of the wooden braces... this step is kinda hard to explain since it depends on what kind u got and how u're gonna attach it to the wall.

Fifth and Final
- hang it up, use the tape measure to get the distance between the hangers and make marks on the wall eyeball it to make them level. use the level app after u get the shelf up to make sure it is fairly level.


*TEST IT FIRST*
-put some pressure on the shelf to make sure it will hold the weight of u polish collection... u dont wanna have it collapse under the wieght and possible break the bottles from ur entire collection

Jan 20, 2012

Brittany N.

Are there any specific tutorials for the ones here that Nicole and Melissa made? They look so freaking cool Id love to do that for my favourite polishes!

Jan 20, 2012

Alexis W.

i made one too a few months ago and that's not even all the polish i have

Jan 21, 2012

Melissa M.

Thanks guys! I will be making another one for sure, the youtube video I used is all the way at the top posted by Nina. 

Jan 25, 2012

Elizabeth T.

Like Viola H. I use a Helmer from Ikea, which is really the only way to go once you reach a certain number of polishes (and supplies)!