Look what mama's makin': Spice Rack Turned Nail Polish Display Case

My Pinspiration

I came across this particular pin and wondered if this would really serve me well. For those of you who know me, you'll know, I'm not overly "girlie"...I'm actually pretty anti-girl. I don't really wear dresses or typical "girl" clothes. I don't really care how my hair looks and I definitely don't care about makeup. Generally my focus is getting my teeth brushed before I leave the house and my wardrobe worries consist of me throwing on whatever is closest to me (could be dirty, could be clean), usually purchased from Le Village De Value...but that's just me.

There IS, however, one thing that I'm a real tight-ass about, and that's painted toe-nails. Really, you say? Yes. Feet generally gross me out, but naked toes just make me feel weird. Now, it's totally odd, because my fingernails have to be naked, or if I'm really feeling special...they get clear nail polish. I'm not sure why, but when I see painted nails, my mind always goes to fake nails...which makes me thing of Lee Press-Ons, which makes me think of the 80s, which apparently was a bad time for me, because this is why I just can't bring myself to paint my fingernails (vicious circle...?). ANYWAY, weirdo...you might be thinking. So why the eff do I need a nail polish rack if I only paint my toe nails. Good question, because in all honesty, there's only a handful of colours that I like...BUT, I guess I had almost enough to fill a rack, so here we are...

When I saw the above pin, I clicked to get the tutorial, but alas, it was only a picture, so I had only my own personal vision to lean on (or blame...) for this creation. It seemed fairly straight forward, so I didn't worry about it too much. I picked up an ol' used spice rack from VV and threw some tacks in the back to use as "painting feet" (this keeps the rack elevated so that when you spray paint you can get a little along the back lip without having to wait for the first coat to dry and then flip, etc.)

Then I ran into the garage, threw down a garbage bag, laid out the spice rack and sprayed away. I used a black primer/paint in one spray paint, as I'm lazy and didn't want to waste any time cleaning or sanding the rack. (Lazy? That doesn't sound like me...) And the reason I picked black and not some fun colour like the original pin, is because I'm dour and I like black, okay? Sheesh! And maybe a little because the rest of the furniture in my master bath is black, but mostly the first reason.

After the first coat

I committed to three coats (with um, 10 minutes dry time in between coats, cuz I don't have that kinda time to waste (or patience...?), you know...) Then I slapped up two nails (willy nilly, of course) et voila. My own personal nail polish holder! Easy and cute! Hurray!