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Post by panda on Mar 9, 2016 20:23:56 GMT
I have approximately 150 bottles, and I know there are some peas with more than that! Right now I use trays similar to cutlery trays, but they are both full and overflowing. I have seen nice acrylic wall shelving units, but not ones that fit a lot. If it only fits 40, I would need at least four, and that is too much for my bedroom wall!
How do others here store their large collections of polish?
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Post by disneypal on Mar 9, 2016 20:58:27 GMT
It sounds like you need something like this - Nail Polish Rack This one holds 102 bottles but maybe you can de-stash some bottles or buy 2 of these.
You may find them cheaper on e-Bay - here is one that holds 128 bottles - Nail Polish Rack on e-Bay |
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Post by jacquesym on Mar 9, 2016 21:14:51 GMT
I have a Helmer from Ikea.
It is perfect for large nail polish collections. Each drawer hold 40-50 bottles of polish.
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Post by Zee on Mar 9, 2016 21:54:31 GMT
I have about 1000 polishes and I store them in 3 Ikea Helmers.
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Post by Zee on Mar 9, 2016 21:58:11 GMT
 Here is how I have them. It was annoying that they changed the color of white in between my buying #2 & #3, but I don't much notice it anymore. I got the bird decals at Ikea too. |
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Post by panda on Mar 9, 2016 22:08:37 GMT
I built a rack for mine.   Gorgeous rack, I'm so jealous!! |
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Post by panda on Mar 9, 2016 22:09:24 GMT
It sounds like you need something like this - Nail Polish Rack This one holds 102 bottles but maybe you can de-stash some bottles or buy 2 of these.
You may find them cheaper on e-Bay - here is one that holds 128 bottles - Nail Polish Rack on e-Bay Good idea to go on ebay. That link was only for US and I'm in Canada, but I'll check Canadian eBay. |
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Post by elaine on Mar 9, 2016 22:10:29 GMT
I have a Helmer from Ikea. It is perfect for large nail polish collections. Each drawer hold 40-50 bottles of polish.  |
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Post by panda on Mar 9, 2016 22:11:48 GMT
Here is how I have them. It was annoying that they changed the color of white in between my buying #2 & #3, but I don't much notice it anymore. I got the bird decals at Ikea too. That looks really nice! Do you think you could post a picture of one of the drawers open, so I can see how they fit in there? Also, the decals: it looks like they cover more than one drawer, so how do you open the drawer? And thank you for having 1000 polishes, I don't feel guilty buying new bottles now lol. I was starting to feel like maybe I am a hoarder, and why do I need to buy new ones when I should use up the ones I have. |
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Post by maryland on Mar 9, 2016 22:13:19 GMT
It sounds like you need something like this - Nail Polish Rack This one holds 102 bottles but maybe you can de-stash some bottles or buy 2 of these.
You may find them cheaper on e-Bay - here is one that holds 128 bottles - Nail Polish Rack on e-Bay I love the first one you linked! Problem is, I would have no where to put it. Our closets are bifold doors, so I couldn't even hang it on the back of the door. |
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Post by maryland on Mar 9, 2016 22:26:30 GMT
I built a rack for mine. I love that! Is this in your bathroom? I see you have a lot of Zoya. What base and top coat do you use with Zoya? |
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Post by flutterbymom on Mar 9, 2016 22:58:40 GMT
I have two of these racks mounted on my closet wall. DH surprised me with the first one for Christmas a couple years ago. Nail Polish Rack They hold about 100 bottles each and I'm outgrowing them. |
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Post by Zee on Mar 9, 2016 23:21:11 GMT
 Here's an open drawer panda Once I got the stickers in place where I wanted them on the drawers, I sliced with an exacto knife along the drawer seams do they'd open easily. Hope that helps! I love gennifer's display but I don't have a good place to put that and with thus many polishes, I prefer them tucked away. I organize by brand/collection/color so I know where everything is. I also have swatch wheels of every polish, organized by color, so I can cross reference. And I have a spreadsheet. Lol |
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Post by Zee on Mar 9, 2016 23:22:49 GMT
I also lined the drawers with non-slip drawer liners so they don't fall over when I open the drawer, some drawers have more room than this one.
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Post by alexa11 on Mar 10, 2016 0:30:15 GMT
I just have 1 question. With so many bottles, does it not go bad before you use it? I have maybe 10 bottles and still have to throw some out.
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Post by Zee on Mar 10, 2016 0:47:36 GMT
I just have 1 question. With so many bottles, does it not go bad before you use it? I have maybe 10 bottles and still have to throw some out. No. I found some in the back of a closet when I was moving that had been in there for over ten years, and some of them were five or more years old then. None of them were even gloopy, though I've had a few get that way after a couple years. Just buy nail polish thinner (don't use remover, it has to be actual polish thinner). Though to be honest, with this many, it really doesn't matter if I lose a few bottles. What can I say, they're a cheap thrill! I really don't care if I wear them more than once or not. And my buying has slowed considerably in the past year. |
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Post by pjaye on Mar 10, 2016 1:07:52 GMT
I have a giant men's toolbox that holds most of them...and lives under the bed. Then I have a smaller box that holds my most commonly used ones, such as base coat and top coat which is in a cupboard in the lounge then I have a drawer in my wall unit that has all of my nail art supplies. Each individual section is well organised and it's functional but not ideal. All in one place would be better.
When I looked into this in the past, one idea I liked was using the Ikea picture ledges (I think it's called Mosslanda) attached to the wall, apparently those work well and are cheap:
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Post by panda on Mar 10, 2016 1:30:33 GMT
Here's an open drawer panda Once I got the stickers in place where I wanted them on the drawers, I sliced with an exacto knife along the drawer seams do they'd open easily. Hope that helps! I love gennifer's display but I don't have a good place to put that and with thus many polishes, I prefer them tucked away. I organize by brand/collection/color so I know where everything is. I also have swatch wheels of every polish, organized by color, so I can cross reference. And I have a spreadsheet. Lol Thanks for posting that. I like you can still see the colours. And great tip about using shelf liner. And you sound very organized with your swatch wheels and spreadsheet lol! I do have a nail polish inventory app I use, partly because I worry about buying a duplicate. And it allows for photos so I can see if I already have something similar. |
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Post by jacquesym on Mar 10, 2016 1:30:44 GMT
Nail polish does not "go bad". It may thicken up, but that is what nail polish thinner is for. Do not use remover, it is not the same.
I've been collecting for about 5 years. I have about 300 bottles. Yes, I have slowed down a lot in the past year or so. There are only so many colors. But I am always looking for unique shades. I'm a sucker for holos and duochromes.
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Post by myshelly on Mar 10, 2016 1:38:31 GMT
I bought a door rack from Container Store (it's in the kitchen area - the kind you would put inside your pantry door for spices). Mine goes from almost to the top to almost to the bottom. It holds about 200 bottles plus a basket of Jamberry, a basket of mini bottles, and a basket of nail tools.
I think I paid $27.99.
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Post by blue tulip on Mar 10, 2016 2:09:49 GMT
It sounds like you need something like this - Nail Polish Rack This one holds 102 bottles but maybe you can de-stash some bottles or buy 2 of these.
You may find them cheaper on e-Bay - here is one that holds 128 bottles - Nail Polish Rack on e-Bay I love the first one you linked! Problem is, I would have no where to put it. Our closets are bifold doors, so I couldn't even hang it on the back of the door. what if you hang them on the back of your closet? behind the clothes. you'd have to part the clothes to see them, but you also don't have to have 150 bottles staring you in the face whenever you go in the room. since they are low profile rack, you should never notice them interfering with the clothes hangers as long as you don't hang them directly across from the widest part. |
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Post by pjaye on Mar 10, 2016 2:10:17 GMT
I do have a nail polish inventory app I hadn't thought of that yet - which app do you have? Is it Apple or Android? Thanks! |
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Post by maryland on Mar 10, 2016 2:17:18 GMT
I love the first one you linked! Problem is, I would have no where to put it. Our closets are bifold doors, so I couldn't even hang it on the back of the door. what if you hang them on the back of your closet? behind the clothes. you'd have to part the clothes to see them, but you also don't have to have 150 bottles staring you in the face whenever you go in the room. since they are low profile rack, you should never notice them interfering with the clothes hangers as long as you don't hang them directly across from the widest part. That's a great idea! We have a small walk in closet and I have the larger side, my husband the smaller side. But he has most of the basement for his train collection, his own study in what was our living room, and most of the garage. Anyways, I keep a short dresser on my side of the closet, so I could hang it above the dresser! I hate clutter, so I like the open space a dresser (meaning no clothes hung above the dresser). I would have easy access to the nail organizer. Thanks so much! |
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Post by Gennifer on Mar 10, 2016 2:42:33 GMT
I do have a nail polish inventory app I hadn't thought of that yet - which app do you have? Is it Apple or Android? Thanks! I use an app called MyStuff2 for mine. I can pull them up by brand, color, special type (glitter, holo, etc) or name. It's great for keeping track, and I don't duplicate purchases anymore! |
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Post by Gennifer on Mar 10, 2016 2:45:34 GMT
I love that! Is this in your bathroom? I see you have a lot of Zoya. What base and top coat do you use with Zoya? I don't use a base coat. My favorite top coat is a quick dry called Glisten & Glow (by HK Girl, an indie brand), but I will use Seche Vite in a pinch. |
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Post by pjaye on Mar 10, 2016 2:52:42 GMT
I use an app called MyStuff2 for mine. I can pull them up by brand, color, special type (glitter, holo, etc) or name. It's great for keeping track, and I don't duplicate purchases anymore!
Thanks, I'd like one with the nail polish already in, it, just did a search in the google play store and found one called Nail Polish Rack.
Might give that a try it says it has 40,000 polishes in the database!
ETA: Just installed Nail Polish Rack (android) and it's just what I want, you can even scan in barcodes! There's 74,000 polishes already in the data base, now I just have to go through and add all of mine. |
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Post by stampnscrap1128 on Mar 10, 2016 3:19:06 GMT
I use one of my Pinterest boards to keep track of my stash of nail polish.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Mar 10, 2016 3:26:49 GMT
Ha. I have a plastic shoebox that sits on my closet shelf and it's "almost" full of polishes. The collections y'all have amaze me.
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Post by panda on Mar 12, 2016 18:29:04 GMT
I use an app called MyStuff2 for mine. I can pull them up by brand, color, special type (glitter, holo, etc) or name. It's great for keeping track, and I don't duplicate purchases anymore!
Thanks, I'd like one with the nail polish already in, it, just did a search in the google play store and found one called Nail Polish Rack.
Might give that a try it says it has 40,000 polishes in the database!
ETA: Just installed Nail Polish Rack (android) and it's just what I want, you can even scan in barcodes! There's 74,000 polishes already in the data base, now I just have to go through and add all of mine. Mine is for iPhone and it's called Nail Polish Book. It's just ok (they haven't released any updates in almost a year). You just make a record for each of your polishes, including name, brand, shade, collection. And you take a photo and can write notes. The Nail Polish Rack app sounds awesome but I didn't find that in the iTunes App Store. |
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