Wednesday, January 11, 2012

DIY Nail Polish Rack


A while ago I saw an idea on pinterest to turn an old spice rack into a rack for nail polish - brilliant, right?  So for about eight months whenever I went thrifting I looked for an old spice rack.  FINALLY I found one!  When we were at my parents' house over Christmas, we took it apart, sanded it, and painted it.  (This was a joint effort of my sister Kristin and her husband Matt, Caleb, and myself.  But honestly Caleb did most of the work.)  I am so happy with how it turned out! 

To make your own nail polish rack, you will need:
- a spice rack (I got mine for $2.50 at Goodwill)
- sand paper
- primer
- spray paint 

Hello ugly spice rack!

Sand the entire spice rack.  

Spray on primer & spray paint, following directions on cans.  
And try not to stand as awkwardly as I am.

Finished product!

29 comments:

  1. Sherri, this looks so good!!! And I think it's impossible not to stand awkwardly when you're spray painting!

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  2. Wow the comparison is night and day!!! The new results are awesome! Such a good job!

    - Sarah
    http://agirlintransit.blogspot.com

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  3. oh my gosh sherri you are so creative. what a great idea and i love goodwill for fantastic finds like the old spice rack!

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  4. Look at you! Amazing work...I need you to come to my place and liven up some old pieces!

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  5. Um... you should see how I stand/squat when I spray paint. Love how this turned out. That is one of those amazing before and after photos :) I'm going to pin this!

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  6. What a great idea! Love how it turned out!! I like you awkward stance for spray painting! ;)

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  7. Oh that is a great idea but unfortunately I don't have that much nail polish. But I could use it for my cork collection :D
    Xoxo

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  8. wow, that's ingenious! Look's great

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  9. wow, that is awesome! i am tucking this idea away for future use.

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  10. Wow Sherri! This looks great; I want one now too hehe

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  11. Awesome job! It's just like they have in the nail salons. Legit!

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  12. How cool! This turned out fabulous! Have you ever seen those cool things that you attach to the top of a spray paint can that has a handle for spraying? They are really cool!

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  13. I'am seriously loving this!!! I'm a nail polish junkie!!

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  14. What a cute idea, it looks great! I only have two colors of polish so it's not so necessary for me :)

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  15. That is such a cute idea! Did you hang it in your bathroom?

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  16. Laura - I actually hung it in my closet because for some reason my walk-in closet is bigger than our bathroom!

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  17. Wow, at first I didn't even think the after was the same rack as the before pic! I really, really need to do this.

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  18. This looks great! Standing awkwardly while spray painting is the only way to get it done right!

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  19. Fabulous!!!! I am now on the lookout for a similar shelf while thrifting/yard sale-ing. :-)

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  20. That's so cute! I need to find myself an old spice rack pronto.

    -Kayle
    www.roadtoraleigh.blogspot.com

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  21. Great job! It looks like it belongs in a pretty salon!

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  22. This looks so great, Sherri Lynn! I love how organized your polish is in this cute polish rack! You did a great job!

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  23. Hey, nice! It looks even better with all the nail polish on it.

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  24. WAHOO this is awesome!! I also LOVE all your nail polishes that you have! WAy to go girl

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  25. Super cute! I'll be on the lookout for an old spice rack!

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  26. You did a wonderful job! Now you'll have to buy more nail polish since you have such a cute place to store it!

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  27. I love this! I googled "DIY Nail Polish Rack" and stumbled across this. Awesome post and kudos on your creativity. I am going to visit a Goodwill and see what I find! :)

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