Make your own gifts with these DIY makeup organizer ideas! From makeup brush holders to actual furniture, you'll find simple and easy-to-make DIY makeup organizer varieties in this roundup.
21 DIY Makeup Organizer Ideas You Can Easily Make
A DIY makeup organizer makes a good, personalized gift to your loved ones. Why? Well, you made it with your own hands and put a lot of thought into it—how is it not a good gift? Before you venture on your own and come up with a DIY makeup organizer idea yourself, take a look at our list first. This roundup of DIY makeup organizer ideas might just inspire you to make the best present ever!
1. Repurposed Candle Jars
Got some old candle jars lying around the house? Turn them into these chic repurposed candle jars makeup organizers! Learn how to make this at Life Ann Style.
2. Magnetic DIY Makeup Organizer Board
An organizer has to be functional as well as aesthetically pleasing! This magnetic DIY makeup organizer board by Crafts Unleashed has both traits—it effectively keeps makeup in place and works like an art piece, too.
3. Beauty Box Storage
You can use old beauty boxes, shoe boxes, or even cereal boxes to create your own makeup organizer, just like what this beauty box storage tutorial from Peach Fizzz suggests. There are so many ways you can do to glam it up! You can paint it with whatever color you want or add glitter, laces, and ribbons. The options are practically endless.
4. Hanging Shelves
can serve well as makeup organizers as you can see in this project idea by A Walk Through. It's a very doable DIY gift as you only need a few materials to make it. The author of this tutorial used brackets to stabilize the bottom-most shelf. But you can skip this part of course so you can put the gift in a box.
5. Wooden Lipstick Holder
Lipsticks can accentuate the room when you line them up using a minimalist wooden lipstick holder like this one from The Merrythought. You can make plenty of these so you'll have presents on-the-go to give to your girlfriends for any occasion.
6. Stenciled Watercolor Makeup Pouch
Giving a DIY makeup pouch to a friend or a loved one is a sweet, personal gesture in itself, more so if you stencil cute quotes and short personal messages on it. Learn how to make a stenciled watercolor pouch from Pitter and Glink.
7. Labeled Storage Bins and Buckets
Free up space on the makeup table with storage bins and hanging buckets. Just like what the Orchard Girls did, you can use a cheap curtain rod to hang the buckets and place cute, chalkboard labels on them. They're functional with a pleasant touch of industrial and quaint.
8. Mini Chest of Drawers
You can order mini drawers made of wood online at very reasonable prices. Once you get the item, add a more personal touch to your gift by giving it a fancy makeover. Get tips on how to flip a small piece of furniture in this post by Delicious and DIY.
9. A-Frame Organizer
Making an A-frame makeup organizer sure is easy if you follow this tutorial by Haberdashery Fun. What's great about this organizer is it can be used in three ways—prop it up like a frame on top of your vanity, fold it as a travel makeup bag, or as a gift to a friend on her birthday.
10. Repurposed Shoe Organizer
A shoe organizer is not just for shoes, apparently, according to this makeup organizer idea from One Creative Housewife. Use the one with clear pockets so you can easily see where your makeup and tools are tucked away. It's the perfect space saver hack for your girls with small spaces!
11. Sushi Mat Makeup Brush Organizer
If you're looking for a unique and easy DIY gift, you might want to check out this sushi mat makeup brush organizer by Irina's Cute Box. It's really simple, pretty unconventional, moreover, does not require many materials.
12. DIY Aluminum Vase Utensil Holders
Turn a couple of old vases or glass jars into chic and fancy makeup organizers! This Sugar & Cloth DIY idea is quite simple, requiring only a few materials and little time. The star of this project is the decorative aluminum sheet, which you can easily order online.
13. Hanging Makeup Organizer
This hanging makeup organizer from A Girl and A Glue Gun is much like a shoe organizer in terms of function, only you make it all from scratch. There's more love when you do it all yourself, right? A simple sewing project like this is doable even for beginners. But you must pay attention to details like the neatness of the seams and the quality of the fabric. Simple details like these can make a DIY project elegant and chic.
14. Silver Tray and Candlesticks Makeup Holder
If you're planning to give a makeover to your mom's or your sister's vanity, add a little touch to your work by organizing their makeup and tools in this swanky three-tier makeup organizer. Not only will this organizer put their things in place, it'll give a white or neutral-toned space a bit of pop, too. We have This Casita to thank for this super simple but awesome idea.
15. Copper Tube Lipstick Holder
Got friends who keep losing their lipsticks from the vanity? This copper tube lipstick holder by Amanda Katherine might just be the perfect DIY gift for them. It has the modern and chic appeal I like about decor pieces, only this item is not simply a decor but a functional storage piece as well.
16. Makeup Brush Storage
A glass vase or even old mason jars can be turned into organizers for makeup brushes. To keep the brushes upright, fill the vase with stuff that can prop them up. Check out the tutorial from Hello Miss Niki and learn tips on how to do this.
17. Scrap Wood Makeup Brush Holder
Don't throw away wood scraps just yet because you can easily turn them into something useful or at least decorative like this DIY makeup brush holder from Earnest Home Co. Just drill holes in the wood, large enough for your tools to fit, add a simple finishing touch, and you'll have a pretty gift to give!
18. DIY Rose Gold IKEA Cart
A rolling cart comes in really handy when it comes to organizing makeup or stuff in general. You can keep it in one corner and easily transfer it to another corner by just rolling it away. Pretty convenient right? Now, giving someone a rolling cart as a gift might seem too random but it's just too great an idea to dismiss. Learn tips from XOXO Jackie on how to transform an IKEA Raskog rolling cart into a unique, personalized gift!
19. Repurposed Suitcase Vanity
If you have a friend or a family member who just settled in a new place, this repurposed suitcase vanity makes a great housewarming gift! This post by Karen Rae Levine can show you the ropes on how to do this project but of course, you can customize the vanity as you see fit, like adding dividers to organize the makeup in. Since this is not the gift you can place in a box, perhaps you can seak this in the room, without anyone knowing and just surprise everyone during the housewarming party.
20. Plywood and Glass Top Makeup Vanity
This Liz Marie Blog's DIY makeup organizer is the real deal. You have to work with wood and other tools in order to make this glass top makeup vanity. But before you put the towel down and deem this project difficult, check out the tutorial. You'll find it's actually simple and you can envision how rewarding the finished product will be! It can be the perfect mother's day gift!
21. 2×4 Industrial Shelf
This 2×4 industrial shelf by Funky Junk Interiors is meant to be a kitchen phone station. But I can see how well this reclaimed wood piece will work as a makeup organizer when placed on top of a vanity or dresser. You can put small baskets containing your makeup underneath or on top of the shelf. It'll somehow make your things more organized as well as serve as a design piece in your room.
Watch this video by Bargain Bettany and learn how to glam up a DIY makeup organizer:
It's amazing how easy it is to create a DIY makeup organizer. If you haven't done a DIY project before, it might serve you well to start with the easier projects first on this list before you make an actual vanity or shelf. Just be patient, keep it cool, and enjoy crafting!
Which of these DIY makeup organizer ideas do you like best? Let us know in the comments section below!
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