how do you organize and store your nail polish?

#361
My mom has agreed to buy me an Alex drawer unit! :yahoo: I wish it Cale in black though :/ but hey, at least I'm getting one. I was considering getting the 6 drawer unit just because it comes in black, but I figured I would need that room to grow in the 9 drawer unit for my polish and makeup.
 
#363
Rissalicious said:
My mom has agreed to buy me an Alex drawer unit! :yahoo: I wish it Cale in black though :/ but hey, at least I'm getting one. I was considering getting the 6 drawer unit just because it comes in black, but I figured I would need that room to grow in the 9 drawer unit for my polish and makeup.
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I love this style of this too.... I have a helmer but I've long outgrown this. I think the Alex would make the perfect organizer. I don't mind that it comes in white, but you're right, black would be so much better. Definitely get the 9 drawer unit - there's never too much storage!
 
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thithi said:
I love this style of this too.... I have a helmer but I've long outgrown this. I think the Alex would make the perfect organizer. I don't mind that it comes in white, but you're right, black would be so much better. Definitely get the 9 drawer unit - there's never too much storage!
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I considered getting 2 Helmers for like 2 minutes until I opened one of the drawers of the display in Ikea and didn't like how it didn't come out smoothly. It could've just been that one since I didn't try the others, but I wasn't too fond of the metal anyway. I'm pretty darn excited to get the Alex now, even though it won't be for a while, but at least I have her word that she'll get me one haha :P
 
#366
Most of my stash is just kept in a huge leopard box, but my DF made me a special little shelf for my Chanels from an IKEA Ribba picture frame:

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PS: Shout out to a lovely tPF Angel! You know who you are! :kiss:
 
#367
Malaan said:
I store them on a bookcase. 5 rows, 23 columns and 4 deep:

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Then I swatch them on a 60 nail polish per page scrapbook:

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Finally, I catalogue them in a spreadsheet so they are easily searchable by name:

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I also keep a shared document that has the list of ones I don't already own so when my husband is feeling generous and sweet...he knows which ones to get me ;)
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Wow, that's organization!

I got this drawer set from Ikea about a month ago. It's cute and working well for me for the most part - I just underestimated how HEAVY nail polish bottles can be! The drawers are a kind of mesh, bendable aluminum and I had to put a piece of cardboard on the bottom of each drawer to keep it from buckling from the weight. I think I'm going to grow out of it soon (oi!), so I'll be saving up for a helmer.
 
#369
Right now they are in a side table next to my side of the couch (that's where I put on my polish), in a plastic box (food container, but without the lid on so the drawer closes.

Those of you who have dozens - do they dry out or separate before you can use them all up? I usually only have 4 or 5 at a time and end up throwing away a lot - what am I doing wrong?
 
#370
tiggycat said:
Right now they are in a side table next to my side of the couch (that's where I put on my polish), in a plastic box (food container, but without the lid on so the drawer closes.

Those of you who have dozens - do they dry out or separate before you can use them all up? I usually only have 4 or 5 at a time and end up throwing away a lot - what am I doing wrong?
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Usually I get some separating but shaking solves that. Never throw out a polish again! You just need to buy some nail polish thinner - Seche Restore gets great reviews, personally I use an Orly one. You just add a few drops to old polish and it restores the chemical that evaporates over time. Good as new!
 
#371
OPI makes a nail polish thinner. It takes just a drop or two and they are as good as new!

tiggycat said:
Right now they are in a side table next to my side of the couch (that's where I put on my polish), in a plastic box (food container, but without the lid on so the drawer closes.

Those of you who have dozens - do they dry out or separate before you can use them all up? I usually only have 4 or 5 at a time and end up throwing away a lot - what am I doing wrong?
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#372
I have a question for anyone who has the Ikea Alex 9 drawer unit. Would it bee too much work to paint the wood pieces black before assembling? I really want to get the unit, but in black. What do you ladies think? Would it be worth trying to paint it black?
 
#373
Rissalicious said:
I have a question for anyone who has the Ikea Alex 9 drawer unit. Would it bee too much work to paint the wood pieces black before assembling? I really want to get the unit, but in black. What do you ladies think? Would it be worth trying to paint it black?
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I have a couple, and I wouldn't even consider painting them. The paint they come with is really smooth, and it seems to repel a ton of substances, including ink and NP. I suspect to get the paint to stick, you'd have to sand them, prime them, THEN paint them. If you've never taken on a project like that...

*shudder*

I did once. I learned my lesson.

Alexes come in a long, unwieldy, super-heavy box, unassembled. Mr.GGA is great at building things and taking them apart, and it took him roughly 3 hours per unit to get them together. Plus cursing. Lots and lots of cursing.
 
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gga said:
I have a couple, and I wouldn't even consider painting them. The paint they come with is really smooth, and it seems to repel a ton of substances, including ink and NP. I suspect to get the paint to stick, you'd have to sand them, prime them, THEN paint them. If you've never taken on a project like that...

*shudder*

I did once. I learned my lesson.

Alexes come in a long, unwieldy, super-heavy box, unassembled. Mr.GGA is great at building things and taking them apart, and it took him roughly 3 hours per unit to get them together. Plus cursing. Lots and lots of cursing.
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poor, mr gga. does he know your debating getting one more?
 
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