makeup organization

5 Ways to Repurpose Luxury Candle Jars

In a recent post, I talked about how much I love luxury candles.  I mentioned that a bonus is that they often come in beautiful jars, so once you burn them up and finish enjoying their wonderful scents, you can repurpose the jars and use them to store various items.  Below are five ideas:

1. Makeup brushes and beauty tools:

Hanna's Room

2. Q-tips and cottons:

L: Trendenser, R: Skona Hem

3. Fresh flowers:

dear lovely

4. Office supplies - including pens, pencils, scissors, and paper clips:

70 Percent Pure

5. Small plants - something I hadn't thought of until I came across these images:

tutorials >> L: A Pair and a Spare DIY, R: Luxirare

A Glamorous Dressing Room

Absolutely loving this beautifully organized dressing room from the home of Rita Hazan:

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 Shoes are neatly arranged on white open shelves (from Ikea!) and beauty essentials are on a glamorous mirrored vanity

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A stylish modern black platter helps keep things organized.

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 Such much goodness here - the big window with floor to ceiling drapes, the tufted daybead, the unique gold wall studs, the brass glass pendant...

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patterned tray corrals jewelry and pretty objects.

See more of Rita's home here

photography by Brittany Ambridge and design by Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent