DIY Nail Rack

Growing up we were DIY enthusiasts in my house. I loved watching Art Attack and having a go at doing things myself, although my Sister was always the more creative one. She also loved her nail polishes, and so we grew quite a big collection (it's still growing!). I remember she had seen these DIY nail racks on youtube and wanted to have a go herself. I honestly didn't expect it to come out looking this good, but it did. It's also worth keeping in mind that we made it over five years ago, and it's still doing well (as you can see in the pictures). If one of the shelves does fall off, you can always hot glue it back together.

We also made this without any fancy tools, apart from a crafting knife and hot glue gun (although we did get someone to drill it onto a wall with two screws in the centre holding it together after we had finished). I really wish I could show you step by step pictures but this was way before I even set up my blog, so I never thought to take any images.

However, I will point you in the way of a few pages and let you know the materials we used.

Materials:

• Foam Board (you could also use wood, or a similar durable material). We ordered ours from ebay and the main thing you need to have in mind is that the measurements need to be exact when cutting the various pieces.
• Hot Glue Gun
• Craft Knife
• Ribbon (the choice is yours! You can find them on ebay, Tiger, Poundshops or any craft shops)

Some useful links:

• This is quite similar to how we made ours (here).
• These two are also similar (here) and (here).
• This youtube video also uses the foam board technique (here).
• This one's a bit more complex as it uses wood you so you have more steps and you have to use screws (here).

As you can see, there's a lot of Nails Inc (sorry that you can't see the shades well) - quite a few of them are the freebies that Glamour mag did over the years and a few gift sets I got. A few were also from a Poundland Haul (see here). Then I have some Essie polishes in the top right hand corner, it's a bit cramped there so some are at the back. The second row is our (huge) Rimmel 60 second collection. Generally, I find OPI, Essie and Nails Inc to be really good quality, and the Rimmel range is up there too with them. The third row is some nail art pens my Sister brought (she used to be so good at doing fancy designs!). Then there's some Revlon polishes, I love their glitters. Lastly, there's my OPI collection, and some Barry M.

In addition, there's various others on the bottom shelf (including Hema), and some dotted around the room because there's no space left on the rack! It's also a nice way to showcase your small perfume bottles, and other little bits and bobs.

Even though it's been years since we made it, it still looks as good as new and it doesn't look cheap in the slightest. Infact, I think it adds quite a cool look to the room. As you can tell, there is a slight pink and magnolia theme going on!

I hope you enjoyed this post!

What has been your best DIY success?

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