My new Melmer!

If you weren't aware, a melmer is a storage device that is named after the Ikea Helmer, which is excellent nail polish storage. As it is, it's called a Melmer because it's the Michael's version of it. I was scouring on MakeupAlley's nail board and found out that it was on sale for 40% off AND there was a 4 hour coupon that gave an additional 25% off of the price post-40% off.

Retail price-34.99, I got it for 15.08+tax. Cha ching ching I saved money.

I'm a little miffed about it because the instructions said estimated assembly time:15 minutes.

Yeah right, it took me like 3 hours. I'm not exactly an expert craftsman but come on, 15 minutes? I did have some difficulty with assembling the unit because the screws would be a bit stubborn and not want to go into the little holes. My right hand hurts because of all the little drawer screws which required a smaller screwdriver which was a pain to my palm

Here it is in all its glory, it looks deceivingly easy to put together.


I had originally put it on the storage unit thing without anything underneath, but I realized that it was pretty heavy with my stuff inside and it scratched up the paint on the Ikea unit. I decided to then line the bottom of it and all of the drawers with shelf liner! I got this pattern from Target and it's the nonadhesive one.


If you wanted to get a better idea of how much it fits, here's a picture of my nail polish collection sans Konad supplies