When EBN and I were college students everything in our apartment came from IKEA. Today we continue to affectionately refer to all this furniture by name. You may be familiar with our friends Gorm, Malm, Pax and Hemnes.
Hemnes: Before
Now that we are in our new home I am trying to incorporate my own personal style but there is no way I am going throw Gorm, Malm, Pax or Hemnes…they are like part of the family. This means finding creative ways to spruce up older mass-produced furniture.
To transform this red Hemnes dresser into something new I picked a neutral paint colour and covered the three drawers in bold and colourful wallpaper.
Hemnes: After
I am very happy with the result and am thinking about finishing my night stands in a similar way! I am now looking for vintage crystal knobs to finish the piece of furniture off. What do you think of these ones from Anthropologie? I think they would finish this project off very nicely!
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Wow, what a transformation! I love it. Either of those knobs would be gorgeous!
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Hey Alli, thanks for the compliment! I should note that the colours of the dresser are closer to the colours of the knobs in real-life! Kristen
I love what you did to this piece, it looks great! I think simple clear crystal draw pulls would look great with this.
I love the way this looks. I have the Hemnes dresser and was thinking about painting it or adding something. Could you share how you did this exactly? I am scared to try because the current finish is so glossy. I love the jewel knobs! Thanks.
Hi,
Your dresser looks great!. I’m just about to do the same thing, painting my hemnes white, just wondering if you can share any tips? Did you use a roller, brush or paint gun?
Thanks!