I am just starting out too, and I make all my soap in my kitchen. I had the oils in a small tray, but I couldnt read the labels, and with the addition of new oils and larger molds, I needed more space on my table. I have some scrap lumber in my garage and last weekend was thinking how I could cut it up to make a shelf small enough to fit on my table. Then I found an old CD rack that I dont use anymore, it was just taking up space in my garage - now its making space on my soap table! Yet another re-purposed item that could have gone to the dump, not any more! It will still come in handy later when I reach the epic proportions of all the rest of you fine soap makers!