All the things I could do if I had a little money...

I'm sure every fashion loving girl has day-dreamed about having the perfect wardrobe and dressing table more than once in their adult lives.

I for one would be lying if I said I haven't felt the slightest bit of lust and envy every time I've seen an incredible walk in wardrobe that belongs to the rich, famous or fictional. I always look at the beautiful wardrobes with adoration and think: 'if I win the lottery, I will build a walk in wardrobe just like that!'

But, alas, I'm not rich, famous, or fictional. I will probably never have the perfect walk in wardrobe. In reality, my storage solutions are a world apart from the perfect, organised, colour-coordinated wonders seen on TV and in the heavenly photos we pin for inspiration. Though that doesn't stop me from daydreaming and looking for storage and display inspiration around every corner. I think that comes from the visual merchandiser in me. I love to keep things tidy and organised, and am a sucker for pretty storage containers.

These are just a handful of images that I've come across recently and have been inspired by. Just for the hell of it, I've added photos from my reality to compare! The photos under the heading 'My Reality' are the only photos in this post which are my own. Credit to the owners of the rest.

Amazing wardrobes...

My reality...

A crammed little wardrobe with no more room.

Fantastic accessory displays...

My reality...

 Accessories draped over dressing table mirrors; hair clips and earrings hung from a mannequin; and bracelets occupying a glass vase.

Belts, a few bags, and my dressing gown hang on the back of the door.

Necklaces hang on the wall.

Hair dryer, straighteners, scarves, and Winter accessories (in the bag) under the dressing table.

 A pretty gift bag holds my Winter hats and gloves.

Rainbow nail polish collections...

My reality...

 Nail polishes stored in an old vanity case in a drawer.

Amazingly organised make up drawers...

My reality...

 My make up and nail polish drawer

This one stores bits and bobs like cotton wool, contact lenses, plasters, travel pots, cosmetic freebies (top right), ugly toiletries I don't want on show, and so on.

Until recently I used this drawer to store my winter scarves, gloves, and hats, but I moved them intending to put my bracelets back in here. It currently holds wash bags and cases.


My current bug bear is the disarray of my dressing table drawers. I generally like to keep everything tidy and organised, but the make up drawers are far from it.

So, I took to browsing online for inspiration a few nights ago. I spent several hours (yeah, seriously, my life is so rock 'n' roll...) searching just about every possible website for drawer tidies. Everything I found was either too small for my needs, way too expensive, or ugly. Why is it so hard to find pots of trays like in the drawers above? I expected to come across some glass organisers, but everything was generally acrylic. I don't particularly want to use a cutlery holder, either.

1. Godmorgon Box With Lid, Set of 5, transparent- £9.00

2. Godmorgon Box With Compartments, transparent- £14.00

3. Godmorgon Storage With Compartments, transparent- £4.50

Then I found the three designs above on the Ikea website. They're the perfect size for my dressing table drawers and inexpensive... They seemed like the perfect solution... then I discovered delivery would be £7.50, and was put off buying them for now. I expect I'll commit to purchasing the make up tidy and the drawer divider when I have some spare pennies, unless I find something better in the meantime.

1. China Glaze Empty 36 Pc Nail Polish Rack- £23.44

2. Avonstar Classic Range Cosmetic Storage Rack- £25.00

3. Nail Polish Rack 6 Tier Black- £27.99

4. Nail Polish Display Stand Holds Approx 30 Bottles Black- £9.90

While I was searching, I also found nail polish holders on Amazon starting from about ten pounds. I like the idea of having my nail polish collection on show again, but in an organised fashion, as it would probably encourage me to use different shades more often.

How do you store and display your clothes, accessories, and cosmetics?

Is everything tidy and organised, or is it all a bit of a shambles like mine?

If you have drawer tidies, where did you find them, or what do you use to keep everything organised?

I hope you've enjoyed getting something a little bit different from me today. Let me know if you'd like to see more posts like this one in the future!