If you have a lot of palettes

[ElizabethBennet]

How do you store them? We recently moved and in my previous house I had a vanity in the bathroom with three good sized drawers on either side so I had a a ton of storage, I don't have that here. 

I bought a writing desk to use as a vanity in my bedroom, but it doesn't offer a ton of storage either. The main problem is my palettes, I have about 30 :/. So, does anyone have any storage solutions? I'm trying to avoid the Alex drawers because I don't like the look, but it may be my best option. 

[jaycee]

I have this organizer that I put flat in a drawer. It holds them all up nicely. I do only have 10-ish palettes, though.

www.amazon.com/gp/product/B015IHU77U/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[nursewife]

I used to have the Ikea cabinet a lot of people use, but since moving, don't really have room for it. I think I have 60+ palettes though now.... I have no idea how to store them either.

[nsl]

I keep a plastic 4-drawer organizer from Target in my bedroom closet similar to this: www.target.com/p/iris-3-drawer-rolling-storage-cart/-/A-51146790. I keep singles and duos in the top drawer, quads and small palettes with more than 4 colors in the middle drawer, and my largest palettes in the bottom one.

[litebright]

I have a couple of the three-drawer plastic Sterilite sets that are in my closet, but that set-up only works for about 95% of mine -- there are a couple that are sitting on the shelf about the drawer sets. I should really get a third, but I just don't have room for another.

[secretlyevil]

I store my make up in an old fashioned wooden tool chest. The top is large and holds all my palettes.

[calico]

I have my "palettes of the month" in a letter organizer that sits on top of my chest of drawers like this: www.containerstore.com/s/office/desktop-collections/clear-collection/letter-sorter/123d?productId=10001509

The rest of them live in the bottom of my train case.

[majesty318]

I have the same as jaycee but I am basically out of room ...

[followyourarrow]

I use Ikea pictures ledges www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40291766/. They are all set up on the ledges are are sort of usable art.

[jaycee]

May 8, 2017 10:40:18 GMT -5 followyourarrow said:

I use Ikea pictures ledges www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40291766/. They are all set up on the ledges are are sort of usable art.

I think this is an awesome idea if you have the room.  My palettes are like art to me and I love to look at them.  Great idea!

[Laura Palmer]

May 8, 2017 10:40:18 GMT -5 followyourarrow said:

I use Ikea pictures ledges www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40291766/. They are all set up on the ledges are are sort of usable art.

I love this idea, but can I ask a logistical question? Do you sit when doing your makeup or stand? I sit at a desk of sort and think it would be a pain to stand up and reach for the palette I want. Call me lazy, but once I'm seated to do my makeup, I'm seated!

But I love this idea to showcase what you have as art and also so you can see it all!


I just put mine in the bottom drawer of an acrylic 5-drawer container. I have about 20, so not too many I don't know what I have. I can stand the Naked palettes on their side, the others are still somewhat visible and all easily accessible.

[followyourarrow]

May 8, 2017 13:51:39 GMT -5 Laura Palmer said:

May 8, 2017 10:40:18 GMT -5 followyourarrow said:

I use Ikea pictures ledges www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40291766/. They are all set up on the ledges are are sort of usable art.

I love this idea, but can I ask a logistical question? Do you sit when doing your makeup or stand? I sit at a desk of sort and think it would be a pain to stand up and reach for the palette I want. Call me lazy, but once I'm seated to do my makeup, I'm seated!

But I love this idea to showcase what you have as art and also so you can see it all!


I just put mine in the bottom drawer of an acrylic 5-drawer container. I have about 20, so not too many I don't know what I have. I can stand the Naked palettes on their side, the others are still somewhat visible and all easily accessible.

I stand to do my makeup, so I can see the feasibility of that.