Vanity and storage solution (updated 13/07/12, with video tour and pic heavy)

mae13

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UPDATED: This what my vanity looks like now that my man has built me a whole separate makeup room/boudoir.




As I mention in the video, this is in a separate room in the basement. It's nice because it does get a lot of light for a basement, but I do have strong 'daylight' bulbs in the light fixture above the vanity, and just recently found two tiny table top lamps to put on either side of the tabletop to add even more light from the side (to eliminate shadows on the face).



If you don't care to watch the video, these pictures are how each drawer is organized.

The tabletop:







Dior, Guerlain, Lancome, Nars, Lorac, Stila, Too Faced, The Balm, UD, Hourglass, Smashbox, Tarte and other mid to higher-end palettes. Stored in plastic bins from the dollar store and Container Store, Ferrero Rocher plastic boxes, and the cut-down and taped boxes the items came in.














Eye pencils, liquid liners and cream eyeshadows. And mascara and fake lashes. Stored in box lids and Godiva truffles boxes.





Single eyeshadows, and primers. In ice cube trays, plastic bins and the cut-dow and taped boxes.





Blushes, bronzers, face powders, foundations, concealers, primers. In plastic bins and random boxes.









Lipsticks and lipglosses. In candle boxes with dividers made from the cut-down boxes the lipsticks came in. Also random containers.





Low-end and drugstore palettes.





Samples, stored in a box from Homesense.



And then about 9 drawers of nail polish, which are stored more or less like this, in cut-down polish boxes.



I also collect BPAL perfumes, and the BF recently made me this gorgeous storage cabinet. It basically looks like a nice little piece of wall art, but....



....it opens up to reveal awesomeness. (The rest of my perfumes are in the boxes on the dresser, and in the shelving unit on the side.)



The bottom part of the shelving unit (behind the door) is where I store my indie BnB stuff.



And then the rest of the bath and face stuff not being currently used in the bathroom is in a teeny little linen closet just off the bathroom.



So yeah. Always a work in progress.
 

..kels*

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Wow! Great collection.. I love how organized it is!
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nunu

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Wow your vanity looks amazing!! I love how everything is so organised!
 

Hypathya

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OMG!!! Your vanity area is wonderful, beautiful, organized and neat!

Thanks for sharing!! I hope you're enjoying it!
 

bgajon

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Gorgeous. The set up is awesome and you are very organized. This made my day.
 

Kragey

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So organized! And the ice cube tray idea is so perfect; it may be a space gobbler, but it looks very neat and tidy. I may have to steal that one from you!
 

Susanne

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Love it! I have the white Helmer as well. Thanks for sharing!
 

mae13

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Thank you!

I"m actually starting to outgrow this system a bit, in terms of storage space (especially as my nail polish collection expands). I think I need to invest in a second Alex unit and find some way of squeezing it in, and moving my Helmer unit off to side and using it only for the nail stuff.

I also really want to find a dvd rack to use to hold my MAC palettes. I have nothing locally that works, but I've seen these metal ones at Target and the plastic once from the Container store.

I'll update once I have things a wee bit more organized to my liking.

Should I do a collection post as well?
 

Miss Ava Marie

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Great collection and set up.. I am working on a new set up for my makeup and that gave me some ideas
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nursee81

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i am really liking this set up thinking about making a trip to Ikea this wkend!
 

xAngiex

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As someone who is extremely organized, I love how you have everything set up.
 
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