How to make your own make-up holder

• Wood – 300mm of 65mm x 42mm untreated pine
• Electric drill and a variety of drill bit sizes
• Sandpaper
• Wood glue
• Compass
• Paint
• Small artist paintbrush
• Resene testpots in your choice of colour, Fleur used Resene Coral Tree, Resene Highland and Resene Undercurrent

Instructions

Step 1:  Cut your wood into two lengths of 150mm. Mark where you want your holes to go along the thin edge of one piece of wood and along the thick edge of the other piece. (Photo 1).

Step 2:  Use a variety of different sized drill bits to drill your holes. Match the sizes of drill bits to the sizes of the make-up that you wish to store – big drill bits for lipstick and mascara; small drill bits for brushes and eye line pencils. (Photo 2). Use sandpaper to remove any rough bits.

Step 3:  Use wood glue to join the two pieces of wood together. (Photo 3).  

Step 4:  Use a compass to draw on circles. If you don’t have a compass, you can use jar lids or small round vessels / containers. (Photo 4).

Step 5:  With a small artist paintbrush, fill in the circles using Resene Coral Tree, Resene Highland, Resene Undercurrent. (Photo 5).  

Step 6:  Use the end of the paintbrush to make dots with Resene Undercurrent. (Photo 6).

Top tip: Choose hues to brighten up your room or get inspired by the favourite coloured clothing in your wardrobe and use Resene testpots of those colours to decorate your make-up station.

Styling and images by Fleur Thorpe. August 2020.