Materials: Hemnes 6 Drawer Dresser, raw wood trim, paintable wallpaper
Description: Hemnes are pretty solid pieces of furniture. I've had mine for SIX years and it's still sturdy and perfectly functional. Sometimes their traditional yet modern look is perfect for a room. But I wanted something with a little more character and detail for our spare room. So I hacked!
I used a coat of Zinsser Cover Stain. Then two coats of paint (Valspar in Rugged Suede). On the drawers is Allen and Roth paintable wallpaper from Lowes. I attached it with light spray adhesive, and the wallpaper needed two coats of paint because it was absoooorbent.
Then we attached the molding (that I primed and spray painted white) that we bought from a local woodworking shop with Gorilla super glue (make sure you don't get the one that dries white). Then I added two coats of this Minwax Polycrylic to the whole piece. Since it's water based it's easy to use and clean up. And I used satin finish because I didn't want this piece too shiny. The Anthro-esque nobs I got off eBay for a lot less cheese than they're sold for at Anthro.
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~ Leah, SoCal
This is just sooooooooo GORGEOUS!!!
ReplyDeleteNice job!
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Nice! But I would not say six year is a long time to own a furniture. Maybe a Ikea piece though...
ReplyDeleteI never post, but this time I can't resist. This is beautiful!! Thank you for the inspiration
ReplyDeleteVery nice job...love it!
ReplyDeleteWow this is a stunning piece.
ReplyDeleteI agree, this is a great line! I converted my Hemnes into a sturdy cutting table for sewing after five years as a changing table/dresser! Your dresser turned out stunning. Really really beautiful job!
ReplyDeleteReally great. Well done and congrats.
ReplyDeletereally nice!
ReplyDeleteYour piece brought me to this site! I have had that same Hemnes dresser for 9 years and I got it out of the "as is" section. I am getting so sick of looking at it and this has given me some inspiration! It's absolutely beautiful!
ReplyDeleteamazing... love it!
ReplyDeleteBeautifully done :]
ReplyDeleteI used the exact same paintable wallpaper on the back of my billy bookcases.
ReplyDeleteThis looks awesome!!
ReplyDeleteI have this EXACT same dresser in my spare bedroom and I was thinking about just painting it white and calling it a day. You have inspired me.
ReplyDeleteNice! Love it! Thanks for sharing
ReplyDeletelove this!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great inspiration! I did this with a non Ikea dresser and it turned out great! Mine is white with pink moulding. Thanks so much for posting and I wanted to give a little credit where credit was due :-)
ReplyDeleteThis is absolutely amazing! A complete makeover of the original - I love it! I definitely want to try something similar with my Ikea book shelves. Thanks for the idea!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful. Unfortunately I have the Hopen series and can't quite see what I can do. Any ideas anyone? It'll never be as good as yours though! Gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteThere is a big issue with the entire Hemnes series. They drill the holes for the slide rails too close to the inside of the posts (which are MDF) and they have a tendency to break out. I had to fix my daughters dresser half a dozen times and I just gave up. I won't buy Hemnes again because of this design flaw. Went to Ikea to replace it (with Malm) and looked at all the Hemnes there. They are all the same. Bummer...
ReplyDeleteabsolutely beautiful. love it!
ReplyDeleteLovely. Original and very tasteful refined creativity. Inspired.
ReplyDeleteBeauty! We've had our Hemnes for 9 years and I was just in Ikea today looking at new dressers...they didn't look as heavy-duty as our Hemnes so I'm searching for ideas to spruce up ours.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great job! Love the wallpaper painted and the molding too! Genius!
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