Organizing the Stash part 1
A long time ago, after reading about Helmer on the Nailboard, I took a trip to IKEA and got one for myself. As many of you probably know, a Helmer can contain up to 500 polishes so I had no problem to fit my collection. However, I found myself frustrated because I couldn’t get a good overview of my collection – I just saw a lot of bottle caps. Like most Swedes I visit IKEA quite often and during another visit, I found the basket insert Antonius.
Link to Antonius on the Swedish IKEA site
Link to Antonius on the American IKEA site
This is Helmer with Antonius:
I bought another Helmer and one Antonius for each drawer.
Antonius fits perfectly if you cut off a small strip along the long side, see the picture above (the left side).
Swedish word of the day:Lådinsats -noun basket insert
Because I love mine
Ooo! So does one basket fit a drawer and does it increase the amount of polish a drawer can hold? Man I may need to go to Ikea. Again!
ReplyDeleteI meant - does it descrease the amount of polish. Ugh, it's early!
ReplyDeleteBra ide, men i mine Helmer står lakkene presset inn med kun millimeters avstand, så med disse i måtte jeg ha hatt 7-8 Helmere. :P
ReplyDeleteOh clever! :)Looks like it'll fit less polishes though?
ReplyDeleteKrisInPhilly - Yes, that's why I had to buy another Helmer :) One basket fits a drawer!
ReplyDeleteKarianne - Ja, det är ju nackdelen. Eftersom jag bara har runt 300 lacker så klarar jag mig på 2 Helmer men snart behövs det en tredje. Ett alternativ är ju att bara ha Antonius i några av lådorna.
Anne - Yes, I think I have to count when I get home (yes, I'm posting from work)
ReplyDeleteI'm confused. Who wrote this post? Feline or Cammi?
ReplyDeletenihrida - I wrote it!
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ReplyDeleteOooh, I just got a Melmer. I was torn between the two, but as I see more Helmer picks, I kind of wish I got one of those instead!!
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Thanks!
Shel
Ah I still haven't plunged into getting a Helmer but I will and I will get inserts at the same time! Great tip!
ReplyDeletei have been looking for this, i use a ton of little dollar tree baskets but they can be annoying.
ReplyDeletenihrida: The blogger format is acting up on me. There are like fifteen million different things that just won't show up in this blog no matter how I do it, and specifying the user who posted is one of them. :/ It's visible if you read via RSS though, but not in the blog itself.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like it definitely decreases the amount you can store in a drawer, but what a FABULOUS Idea, thanks for sharing!
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