Nail Polish Storage Solution: Ikea Alex
Ikea’s Alex ($119.00) is my new storage solution for my nail polish. I stopped by Ikea earlier this week to investigate some potential storage solutions. I originally decided to finally grab some Helmers to control my nail polishes, but I just couldn’t bring myself to do it.
See, every time I go to Ikea to buy the Helmer, I am completely put off by how flimsy it feels. Maybe the floor models are absolutely brutalized and feel less sturdy than newly assembled Helmers, but I just can’t convince myself to buy them. (I’m also not keen on the color selection–all of our furniture is black, with the exception of our office desks, which are beech). Enter in Alex, which was this six drawer unit on display next to the Helmer!
The Alex is actually a product series, and there are quite a few variations. I considered the taller versions for makeup storage, but I couldn’t commit because they only come in white–and for $119 a pop, I won’t compromise on color. I reckon that you could probably DIY some kind of paint job, though, if you’re creative enough 🙂 Anyway, the six-drawer Alex that comes with casters does come in black.
There are three shorter drawers and three taller drawers. Since I expected to get Helmers, I didn’t bring any polishes with me for height tests. I crossed my fingers and hoped that some of the shorter bottles would fit.
AND THEY DID! AND ALL THAT WAS POLISH WAS ORGANIZED!
I think this unit would work for the majority of beauty buffs, both as makeup storage and/or nail polish storage. I will caution you that if your collection only consists of taller bottles (think China Glaze and OPI), you will only be able to use the bottom three drawers for storage. The top three drawers are too short (but they fit Chanel, Dior, Illamasqua, RBL, etc.). I was sad to learn that Essie is just a touch too tall to fit in the smaller drawers… like 2 millimeters too tall! Zoyas are also too tall. (Edited: It seems like Essies will fit with a little maneuvering – seems like you can’t have them right against the sides.)
It does seem to hold quite a bit of polish. I only have four drawers with polish, and none of them are completely filled. I didn’t count this time around (I will do more micro-organizing by color when I have more time), but last time I posted, I had 669. I would guesstimate that there are around 700-750 polishes in this at the moment.
For those with modest nail polish collections, this could easily work — the bottom drawers definitely hold enough (the bottom drawer looks like it’ll hold 17 [China Glaze] bottles across x 10 bottles deep for 170 bottles in total). The shorter drawers will work for shorter brands, if you have ’em, but they can also hold makeup, hand creams, nail files, etc.
Ultimately, for me, I really love how sturdy the Alex is. It’s heavy without polish, and the drawers slide in and out with ease. I also love the look of the drawer unit: it’s sleek with clean lines and matches the rest of my furniture. It holds a good amount of nail polish, and there is some room for me to grow!
See more photos!
Shorter drawer: Chanel, NARS, Dior, Lippmann, Butter London, Illamasqua, RBL, Lancome, MAC
Taller drawer: Zoya & Essie
Taller drawer: Orly, SpaRitual, Barielle, Milani, Nubar
China Glaze
WOW! I need one!
TOTAL. GENIUS. I love this! I hope they sell it in the UK ikea!
Wow, Christine, this is awesome!!!!!
OMG!!!I’m speechless……
WOW!!!
So this how nail polish heaven looks like 🙂
:-Q_____ drowling…
I wish I had that many nail polishes to actually need a special storage for them.But I don’t. I only have 40-50 nailpolishes so I can put them just anywhere.
Nice review though, I can see it being very helpfull for girls with a lot of polishes.
It would also work well for makeup storage, too – I think for makeup storage, if color isn’t a problem, the taller drawer set may be more practical.
Hey Christine,
would you like to do a house tour?:) I am so curious:)
Aw, I wouldn’t – there are a lot of people out there that seem to just… stalk and try to find out every detail of your life. It’s a bit TOO much exposure for me, I suppose. I’m happy to share my storage solutions, but not a tour quite yet 🙂
Would you by any chance show us your storage for your lipsticks & makeup collection? 🙂
Hey Aqua,
If you look through the category “Temptalia’s Collection,” you’ll see past posts on that 🙂
OMG! This is the perfect solution for me. I am going to put it on my Christmas wish list, thank you!
I’m waiting everyday for the blog sale! hahaha you’ve got to get tired of it all sooner or later! and my china glaze drawer is nowhere near as big 😛 x
I don’t hold blog sales as I believe they would be unethical 🙂 I donate products to local shelters and organizations when I have them to donate instead!
I commend you for this! There are plenty of women in need and what a better way than to give back.
Exactly 🙂
Christine, you just made my day! 🙂
If anyone is interested in donating products to their local homeless and/or battered women’s shelters, there’s always a need for toiletries and towels.
Yes, especially shampoo/conditioners!!
Wow! I totally commend you for this. Thank you for helping these women.
You organized it so pretty so far 8] 700-750 bottles of polish?! Wow! I have significantly less amount 😀 but I store mine using a nail polish rack (like the salon ones) that holds 90. The storage unit looks nice as well.
I completely dislike it. I organize polish by colour and mix brands, so the drawer must be ok for any polish. Besides most of my polishes are tall…
Totally understand 🙂 If you have under 500 or so, I would expect them to all fit within the bottem three drawers. (China Glaze seem among the tallest and biggest, and max capacity for me was 170 per drawer!)
Wow that is a lot of nailpolish! What an amazing collection you have there.
i use the same but taller one for my makeup! in white. its sososososososo nice and keeps me so organized. i love it!
!!!!
*grabby hands*
I need one YESTERDAY!
I am IN LOVE with your China Glaze drawer… All the colours, so nicely organised. *melts*
I have to admit, my jaw dropped at “I would guesstimate that there are around 700-750 polishes”.
My boyfriend has NO right to complain about my measly 65 now! XD
All the NARS and Deborah Lippman and Butter London… -swoons-
That looks great! My biggest challenge is lipsticks- how do you store yours?
I keep them in containers and just pack them in 🙂
OMG! That is fabulous! If my stash ever overflows my measly little plastic storage box on top of my dresser (I’m new to the whole nail polish obsession), I will consider this.
OMG, it’s so easy to rack up the bottles!! So many great brands for $4 or less!
What are your favorite cheap brands, and where can they be found?
China Glaze is my fave – $3 or 4 a pop!
Really? I always see them for $8 each. Do you buy them at a store? Online? Where?
I buy a lot of polish from etailers like transdesign.com & 8ty8beauty.com!
I have on single traditional shoe box style clear pastic storage container that holds ALL of my nailpolishes. Last night, I actually told my mom I can’t believe how many I have. Today, I can’t believe how many YOU have! wowzer! nice! sleep over party at christine’s!
LOL! If your mom ever gives you guff, you know where to point her 😛
that is EPIC! good job Christine. OH and, you got me at ‘Ikea’ 😉
Ikea is [email protected]
WOW! That’s a lot of polish!
nail polish goodness!
I wish we had ikea over in Brazil, they have some great looking furniture and very good prices.
Woweeeee, you have so much NP…it looks great in the ‘Alex’ lol
Christine, thank you SO much for posting and writing about this! I have these cute little “toolboxes” that I use for my MAC polishes that are the perfect fit but I’ve struggled finding something for the OPIs and China Glazes so this is perfect! And it’s in BLACK, yaaaaay. It looks so yummy, lol.
It looks so good with all the pretty colors! I have the tall white one in my closet for nail polish, hair accessories, etc. I love it! I was thinking of buying the one you bought so I can use it for makeup storage. I’m glad they made in black because this one would be outside the close and all our furniture is black too!
It’s weird how OCD I am about having furniture match! I think if it was brown.. I could deal, but white is such a contrast. But I do really like the look and feel of the Alex series – very sturdy to me. I actually LOVE that they’re heavy units, because I find they hold up better over time.
ooohh myyyyyy god!!!i am sooo jealous!!!!!i want them all!!:PP
This is really nice and the black makes it so sleek! But just wondering…where do you keep your O.P.I nailpolish??
I don’t have any to store 😉
Do you not like OPI nail polishes? If so, why not?
I’m just no longer posting about them on the blog, but their quality was good when I was.
this is a thing of beauty Christine!!!
Is it bad I can tell what almost all these brands are just by looking at the cap?
LOL ..me too:-)
I’ve just realized how paradise looks like O_O
You should challenge yourself to wear a different color everyday until you go through your whole nail polish collection 1 time!
Wow, wow! The colors look so pretty all in the drawers! Nice job. Where do you keep the unit?
I keep it in our living room!
What is are the dimensions of one of the drawers (l x w)? Thanks!
Check Ikea – they have the info!
OMG, the collection is amazing!
WOW!Now you only need littel stickers with the name of the polish to put on the caps so you can see what’s what at a glance.
I want to do a plastic placard with the bottle “colors” and names and have it line up with what’s in there, haha. Too ambitious, but I can dream!
Wow! Nailpolish heaven! Love the new storage as well. I guess it’s about time for a little trip to Ikea…hehe
I love it! I was looking at it, but they were sold out in my Ikea
ohmygosh.. this is insane! i’m in utter envy!
No OPI’s?
Nope.
your collection never fails to amaze me ^^ now please excuse me while i daze off in wonder
This is gorgeous! I would put inserts in the top drawers and use them to organize jewelry, and then put all of my nail polish in the lower ones. I like having my makeup in my bathroom, whereas my nail polish and jewelry live in my bedroom.
Good idea! 🙂 I think this is SUPER practical for those with small to moderate polish stashes. If you’re going on 1,000 bottles – maybe not so much, because of those shorter drawers – but the shorter drawers are absolutely great for other beauty storage or jewelry storage as you suggested!
I want it!!
WOW how envious i am of all your polish!
I felt the same way that you did. the helmer does seem a tad flimsy on the bottom, but i figured if ppl were storing that much polish in them, and not experiencing sagging, then it must be alright…but i just couldn’t do it. so i had been thinking of the taller alex…but this might be better in terms of price.
But wow XD love the action shots!
If the taller Alex would accommodate more of the taller polish bottles, I’d probably opt for that if color isn’t an issue for you! 🙂
WOW! Looks great!
I have an alex too but the tall one in white. I keep all my nail polishes and make-up in the top “short” drawers and my LUSH items in the deeper ones.
No OPI for you?
Oh also, if you get fed up of the polishes sliding around when you open/close the drawers, kitchen lining is great for that!
No OPI for me due to the drama from a few months ago!
Surprisingly, the bottles don’t slide a lot. I have lining in my makeup storage solution to keep everything in place, and I figured I’d have to do it here… but so far, so good! I do admit I don’t heave the drawer out, though ;P
hahah maybe I should open them more carefully too 🙂 I do have to say that my unit was defective. I had 2 screws missing and the metal rod parts are not aligning correctly in some drawers. But it was such a pain to assemble it that there’s no way I am going back lol.
and gotcha about the drama
OMG, if you have missing screws/items, yeah 🙁 I bought a dresser (Kullen, I think) for $40… and it was missing a couple of parts. It never worked out really well – was falling apart more often than not, lol.
Like you, I didn’t want to deal with disassembling it and transporting it BACK to Ikea.
°-° you have a ton of nail polish!!! congratulations!! =) I love your collection!!
Wow! Ikea does great basic storage
Love it! I hate the idea of flimsy storage. This looks very clean, simple but sturdy as well! And as a self-confessed nail polish junkie, looking at all your polishes is like a being in a candy store! Hahah.
Yeah – the Ikea Helmers were just tough to pull out, wobbled, and yeah 🙁 I was like, ughhh! I know everyone says they’re great, though.
I’ve been thinking about getting an Alex, too! :o) I’m stuck on which to get, though — I’d be going with white, so I could go with this one or with the slightly taller, skinnier version. I prefer this one, but at the same time… the price difference is pretty large ($70) in Canada :/
I like the taller version, too – if I had all white furniture, it’d totally work, but most of my furniture is from Ikea and is “black-brown” and I am matchy matchy, y’know! LOL!
If the taller one would fit more taller bottles, I’d probably opt for that.
If you ever have a daughter, she is going to be the luckiest kid in the world! : D
OMG YES! She’s gonna be so happy to have a mum to teach her how to apply make up and with all those collections!!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂
LOL this….looks crazily fun
Whoa! I probably have like 10 nail polishes…so sad.
Same here.. and my parents think I have a lot! Haha.
love your collection christine! 😉
This is beautiful (*sniff*) It definitely looks prettier than a Helmer. I love how all the polishes are arrange in rows and the colors, the china glaze and the zoya & essie drawers are my favorite just because of how the colors look. I wish we had an IKEA here, all my polish are currently in plastic bins.
I hope Ikea comes to your area soon! 🙂
I’m so jealous…I have about 300 nail polishes and I store them in nail racks mounted on my wall but I think I want The ALex from Ikea now that I see how lovely yours looks…
I like the racks but since I live in an apartment, I avoid trying to put anything on the wall, lol!
I like the tall Alex from IKEA. Am considering puting three of them i a raw in my hallway (where I also have my vanity). That would give A LOT of organization potential, both for makeup and for other stuff like gloves and scarfs and hats. Great tip!
Me too! I love the way the Alex series looks. I’m crossing fingers they’ll roll out the other styles in black, too 🙂
How long do nail polishes typically last for after you’ve opened them?
If you store them well (cooler temperatures, no humidity, etc.), they should last quite awhile (years). Just depends on the quality of the polish, whether you regularly roll them (to keep it from separating), etc.
I wouldn’t ever use my experience as an absolute guideline, but I recently found one of my favorite polishes from when I was in high school–I graduated ten years ago–and after rolling it a bit to mix everything back up, it applied perfectly. It didn’t even seem overly thick. I was very surprised.
My house is kept very cool, which is the only thing that might be out of the ordinary about how I stored it. 😛
Love it! I see a trip to Ikea in my future.
ohh I need something like this!
Sooooo very organized. And the Alex looks so sleek!!! I’ve been considering buying it for my workspace for over a year now, but maybe it can double duty as polish storage too. Absolute genius. 🙂
It totally could 🙂 It’s designed to hold A2 paper, LOL!
I love this idea, I just don’t have the space for another piece of furniture, so I’m stacking Melmers… I need a bigger house! 😉
Oooh, girl, do I understand!! I tell my boyfriend we need another room… the Temptalia room, LOL.
Holy Cow! You have more polish than my nail place! LOL Great storage drawers, I’ll have to check them out next time I am at IKEA.
How sturdy are the bottoms of the drawers once they’re filled with polishes? I looked on the product page on Ikea to see what the unit is made of and I thought there might be a sagging issue with the drawers once they were full. (Which is why I dont like shoe boxes for polishes — since they sag under the weight) Thanks Christine! Great idea!
Hey Laura,
Everything has been fine so far. The China Glaze drawer (bottom) is the only one that’s 100% full, but I haven’t seen any sagging yet!
I did think about that, but there should be enough room underneath each drawer to slip in a piece of plywood for reinforcement, if necessary.
Cool! That’s good news! I’m glad they are holding up to all that China Glaze loveliness! 🙂
You’ll certainly hear about if it I hear a big collapse in the middle of the night, LOL!
Fabulous!
My problem would be wanting to fill it up!
I love it! Thanks for the idea! If I get that many nail polishes I will look into this haha.
Have you ever thought of doing a storage/room tour video on Youtube Christine?
No room tours, sorry!
That’s amazing!
Would the short drawers work for pigments?
Yes.
Hi Christine! I actually own this for my makeup storage and it works out great. I just have to say I love what you do I think it is great. Whatever new products come out I always check to see if you have reviewed it because I trust what you have to say. Keep it up the good work? Thanks
What is the bottom of the drawers made of? Is it that flimsy fiber board that most Ikea drawer sets use or solid particle board?
Here’s the link to the Ikea page, which lists all materials: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50167158
now i just need this to go on sale lol. i already spend way too much on polishes and makeup, i would feel way too guilty if I spend like $120 on the HOLDER for them…
The one thing I will say is that over the years, I have gone through many different storage systems. I wish I would have just gone for the best solution, rather than routinely going cheaper… hating it or outgrowing it, and then buying something totally different.
I DO totally understand, because storage is so expensive!! It’s so painful every time I change!
I don’t know what i’m loving more… the amount of nail polishes you have, or the Alex storage!!! =) The amount of nail polishes you have is insane!!! I love it!!!
if i was your loving sister i so steal this from you.. hhhahahaha
HOLY GUACAMOLE, u have a lot!!!
This looks great! I have 2 Helmers but I agree that they aren’t the most attractive. My boyfriend is moving across the street from an Ikea next month and I think my Helmers might need to be replaced… 🙂
Across the street from Ikea?!? That sounds like trouble, LOL!
Even though you have no OPIs, do you know if they will fit in these or will they be too tall?
Yes, they would fit in the bottom three drawers 🙂
I NEED THIS.
I think I will use it for other storage though… I don’t have nearly as much nail polish as you do!
Holy moly! There’s so much nail polish in there!!
Btw, I went to Ikea this week too! Random. =P
The real question is did you buy anything? 😉
Love this! All your NP look so organized. I own the taller version, which houses my stash. The very bottom drawer houses all my nail polishes. Although I was sad about the fact that it only comes in white, it still coordinates well enough with the rest of my house, so it doesn’t look too out of place 🙂
Ack! I was just at Ikea over the weekend for some kitchen and bedroom items. I really like your organization tips. I have about 50 bottles at the moment so a few clear shoeboxes stacked on top of each other is working well for me. But wow I am so drooling over your collection.
I used the clear shoebox method, too – and that definitely works well! 🙂 Especially at a more manageable number like yours!
LOVE! lots of china glaze. I don’t see OPI. Do you like OPI?
Since I no longer review OPI, I don’t keep it in my stash any more!
BTW I super voted for you! =]
Thanks!
never mind this answered my question?
but may i ask why you dont review OPI any longer ?
Due to issues in the past, I feel no need to give them any promotion if they do not understand or respect blogging culture.
Ooh, I’ve been looking for a polish/makeup cabinet, but I could really use something tall and skinny to fit in my bathroom.
The Alex comes in a tall, skinny white drawer set, too 🙂
omg I need this
So jealous!! all those beautiful colours
That looks very nice!
I have to keep my polishes in closed plastic containers, then in the cabinet in the bathroom- If they’re not in a closed container, I can smell them and it gives me a headache.
Wow. That’s a beautiful thing. Totally jealous of your collection. My OCD wants to turn all the little Chanel Cs and Dior Ds the same way, lol!
I had been looking at the larger Alex for makeup storage and as my bedroom is actually white I wouldn’t have the color-problem you have. Black would be much more problematic.
A trip to Ikea is already planned so I will definitely take a look at them. Your comment about sturdiness convinced me to put the larger version on my ‘definitely-look-at’-list. Thank you 🙂
Definitely look into them! All of the Alex variations come in white, so you should be good!! 🙂 I like the way the white ones look–don’t get me wrong–but I am a nut about matching furniture!
I know what you mean about matching furniture :-). I’m the same.
I’m totally getting one! I’ve tried to figure out a good storage solution for my nail polish for months now (currently they’re all just jammed together in my closet). This will also match the rest of my furniture (all black and most of it from ikea).
Whoa lol, that’s more nail polishes than any nail shop I’ve ever gone to has had! Seeing how many China Glaze polishes u have shows me that they must be pretty good quality so I’m definately gonna look into buying some for myself =D
Your collection… WOW! 🙂
Would foundation bottles (usual size) be able to go in the shorter drawers or would they have to go in the taller ones?
I think they would be too tall for any of the drawers.
Wow! I think you have more nail polishes than any nail salon I’ve ever been to!!
Christine, how do you keep all these polishes from going bad? Even if you changed your polish everyday, you still wouldn’t use them all within a year!!
I have polishes that are 3-4 years and apply the same now as they did then. If a polish thickens, you can use a bit of thinner to help make the formula easier to work with. I routinely go through and roll all the bottles so that the colors don’t separate.
My husband and I were at IKEA one day and I happened to see the Alex 9 drawer unit. We returned a few days later so that I could buy the unit. I absolutely love the Alex 9 drawer unit!!! It is perfect for storing all of my makeup. I highly recommend it.
Wow, they really do have storage for everything at Ikea, do they? :p
That’s a really nice idea, thanks!
Do you know if IKEA has a good storage alternative that is maybe half the size and less expensive than the Alex?
Hey Amanda,
I think Ikea has a smaller Alex that’s about $40 or $60.
Did the Orly fit okay? I’ve been leaning towards the Helmer just to get those taller polishes in there. And Misa has very tall bottles, so I’d be afraid those wouldn’t fit either.
Orly’s fit fine in the larger drawers! 🙂
Hey Christine, I don’t know if you’ve done this or if someone has suggested it already, but I would suggest that you get the kitchen liners? They’re rubbery in texture and they do come in black and if you line the bottom, it’ll keep your polishes from sliding in the drawers every time you open/close the drawer. Hope this helps! 🙂
I was planning to, but the polishes really don’t slide much at all in the drawers 🙂 I have liner in my makeup drawers for that reason!
What a gorgeous collection! Especially the China Glazes look so nice all lined up like that. 😀 And I’m actually happy you don’t have any OPIs either, sometimes I feel so alone for not oohing and aahing over them anymore. I got so bitter from the drama. 😛
you dont have any opis?
Not any more!
excuse me while i pick my jaw up off the floor.
I love how you said “AND THEY DID! AND ALL THAT POLISH WAS ORGANIZED!” It made me laugh so much, like the end of a fairytale or something! Hahaha.
But it looks amazing! I love that successful feeling of being (mostly) organized :]
Hello! this year my makeup and polish collections increased, and I decided to buy helmer to accommodate all in it because I read about it in many blogs that was so great, but I was really disappointed, the drawers are long and when you open all to the end, they fall if you don’t hold them… so my next investment will be vika alexa! thanks for your great blog!! kisses
Oh, my, God!!! I need one for my makeup! It’s driving me insane either not knowing where things are or knowing where they are but having to sort through piles of the things!
That is a cool organizer… and that is a TON of nail polish. Do you ever throw anything out?
If it’s bad, I will throw it out (well, properly dispose of it – since it’s nail polish), but generally, I do what I can to pass along items I no longer need to local shelters or organizations that can put them to better use.
you have enough nail polish to last 100 lifetimes. i envy you for that.
Want! I want this SO VERY MUCH!
wow that is a ton of nail polishes!!
OMG, so many nail polish. = HEAVEN
Looks great! I don’t have nearly as many as you but mine are always a mess. I think I’ll go to Ikea this weekend 🙂
Cool!
That is A LOT of nail polish, lol.
I have the white alex and made a desk/vanity out of it. Tons of storage! alburn10 on makeupalley for pics.
love it:) how tall and wide is this thing?
Hey! If you click the link, it’ll take you to the Ikea product page with all of the details, including height, width, etc.!
Christine, Love your collection!
I have the helmer (in ivory) for my makeup organization and actually works quite good, I have inserts from IKEA antonius that fits ok, not perfect but better than anything else I tried. I have another helmer (in red) in the desk and that cabinet is really convinient. It’s a pain to ensamble but once you do one the second one is easier (and I bought them 1 year apart from each other).
For my polishes I have just a Antonius basket with a handle and works perfect for me, I just have only like 50 polishes, not that I will ever 700 polishes. but beautiful collection!
OMG Your collection is gorgeous!! I love the little branded symbols on top of some of the nail polishes (specifically chanel & dior)
Ouufff I think I’d be obsessed with filling out the drawers~!
Great !
WOW! Thank you so much for sharing.. This is a perfect way to organize Nail Polish. :))
Awesome. Oh can I borrow some polish? Lol I have less then 2 dozen
Wow, nice collection! 🙂
Great post!! I have been looking for something similar for my nail polish storage that also matches my dark furniture. I bought a train case for easy transportation but its already full:-) Can you tell me how tall this one is? I’m really interested in getting it!
Hey! If you click the link, it’ll take you to the Ikea product page with all of the details, including height, width, etc.! 🙂
I don’t have much polish yet, but I buy like 8 every other week…haha my obsession. I wonder if you can order this online?
Fantastic … the drawer set and your polishes!!
WOW! But you only have 2 hands… ^^
OH MY GOSH!
Omg! !! That’s alot of nail Polishes!!
I like the looks of this one, but I really wish it came in dark brown! I ended up getting a red Helmer even though it’s not my favorite shade of red. It fits perfectly under my desk though. It does seems flimsy, but it’s not too bad, and it holds nearly all my polish quite well.
Besides ChG For Audrey, what are some other colors you like to wear?
I’ve been wearing my RBLs a lot lately!
holy jeebus that is quite a collection of nail polish you have there! im loving the drawers too. i think i need to meet this alex!
wow… thats a beautiful rainbow of nail polishes! what do you do with the colors you don’t use? wow!!! im so amazed…lol… i want i think i’ll be picking up that drawere at ikea too!
If they have no use, then I give them away.
Wow, so impressive!
Maybe you could get dividers as well so the bottles in the drawers don’t shift around when you pull it out, or use a rubber mat on the bottom…if you have this problem. If not, fab! It looks really nice!
I am drooling over the colours =)’
So far, they don’t shift much! Normally, I use liner on the bottom of my drawers (like I do for my makeup), but dividers are a good idea 🙂
Are you serious? You’ve got more nail polish than a department store…lol. I love it!!!
I bought the same “Alex” + the tall one both in white and I adore them there perfect to house my crazy collection of makeup, and make it look neat =)
OMG that’s so awesome!
That is a seriously amazing collection of polish. My little plastic drawers from Staples look so tiny by comparison. Thanks for the great photos and review!
i hope my little army of nail polishes grows to be as big as yours!!!
though it looks like you can’t acquire any more china glaze polishes, cos then they’ll have to invade the other brands’ drawers :p
qhy dont you have any opis anymore?
I have chosen not to support the brand at this time.
O_O’
omg…your collection is fenomenal! You should have a couple more hands to make it justice andwear alittle bit more ahahaha
Got love Ikea. I have the malm 6 drawer unit for makeup and jewelry (built in mirror on the top). The malm dressing table wasn’t sturdy. I agree with you, the Helmer unit is flimsy and would not have storage as much. Good choice with the Alex unit.
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/60127973
I was also let down by the Helmer, although I did purchase it because it was inexpensive. It is flimsy, but on the plus side it has wheels and is easily moveable
do opi’s fit in this?
Yes, I believe so.
Holy crap thats so freaking gorgeous!
Wow, it’s beautiful! 😀
I know I am late, but this is absolutely FABULOUS!
Where is the video if your 2010 makeup collection? With the chrome drawers? I can’t find it. And, I am sooo showing my cousin this, she has so much nail polish!
We removed it, sorry!
Hi
How many Chanels will one drawer hold?
Thanks 🙂
xoxo
Trine
Maybe 20-24 per row, and then maybe 10-15 rows?
wow i need one where can i buy one
hello (:
so how many polishes in total are there?
did it fully fill up the alex storage?
hmm, are u gonna buy 1 more of that alex storage if there are more and more polishes coming?
do u think this would be a better option? –> http://www.ikea.com/sg/en/catalog/products/90214558
thanks!
That is a MASSIVE nailpolish collection. haa ill be there very soon.
Loved this post. I linked to it with photos and full credit at my Storage Geek blog.
Hope that is ok, cheers, Melissa aka The Storage Geek
Ohmygoodness! I just had to shop my sister this post. She thinks my collection in massive (pushing 80 bottles) but this is amazing. Seriously envious right now. I was trying to decide wether or not to get a Helmer myself, but I have all black furniture too. This would definitely do the job.