Has anyone bought a dresser they love?

[idoinjuly]

Preferably under $300 and available online.  We need a new double dresser and chest of drawers for my daughter's room and my eyes are spinning looking at all the options. 

[namasteak]

We really like the IKEA hemnes dressers we have.

[msmerymac]

Ikea hemnes has been decent for us. Obviously Ikea quality, so they have a few dings and scratches, 7 years in, but the style still looks nice.

[idoinjuly]

We have the hemnes and the drawers on it suck! The bottoms of the drawers fall out no matter how securely we attach them. I love the size and design but my husband hates it, hence why we are getting her a new dresser.

[hamster]

I was also going to recommend the hemnes!

[starryfish]

ikea hemnes is amazing. We have it in two bedrooms. One has been used daily for 6 years.

[loira]

Another rec for the Hemnes

[lolalolalola]

Apr 15, 2020 10:01:06 GMT -5 idoinjuly said:

We have the hemnes and the drawers on it suck! The bottoms of the drawers fall out no matter how securely we attach them. I love the size and design but my husband hates it, hence why we are getting her a new dresser.

We had the 3 drawer Hennessy and it sucked. We ended up duct taping the bottoms of the drawers, then they kept coming off the glides.


Maybe the other styles with smaller drawers hold up better.

[mrsjuleshs]

Iv'e had a hemnes for YEARS and have never had any problems with it at all.

[brooke77]

Another rec for the IKEA Hemnes. We have it in our Master and guest rooms. Slight droop in the guest room because it has a heavy TV on it, but otherwise in great shape after 8 years.

[Gato]

Another vote for the IKEA Hemnes dresser. We bought two 10 years ago and both have held up through four moves.

[idoinjuly]

Ok, it must have been us.

I think we will buy her a Hemnes again, but the narrow chest of drawers and the regular chest of drawers.

[TBM]

Apr 15, 2020 10:01:06 GMT -5 idoinjuly said:

We have the hemnes and the drawers on it suck! The bottoms of the drawers fall out no matter how securely we attach them. I love the size and design but my husband hates it, hence why we are getting her a new dresser.

Why are people still recommending the Hemnes, when OP has said that she has it and is replacing it? lol Maybe that information should be added tho ther OP so that you don't wind up with 6350 Hemnes recommendations and nothing else.


What style are you looking for? Something similar or different?

[dancingirl21]

We have the 3 drawer Hemnes for my son and will be replacing it soon. The drawers get stuck all the time and he has a hard time fixing it. To be fair, he’s only 6 and we’ve had the thing for about 4 years but we will be moving on to something else soon.

ETA: we have a dresser for my other son from Crate and Barrel that is really nice and good quality. It’s from their line that you build yourself. Again, it’s about 6 years old so I’m not even sure if this still exists but I’ve been very impressed with it. It was more than your budget - around $500 maybe? But it will last.

[starryfish]

Apr 15, 2020 10:01:06 GMT -5 idoinjuly said:

We have the hemnes and the drawers on it suck! The bottoms of the drawers fall out no matter how securely we attach them. I love the size and design but my husband hates it, hence why we are getting her a new dresser.

which one ? My DH has the tall chest of drawers and both me and DD have the wide dresser 8 drawer one. I prefer the look of the wide one. Both have been good. Getting a good installation on it is key. I would pay for the install on it if you get another one (my DH did ours but he is SUPER handy and has construction exp)

[savan]

Apr 15, 2020 12:23:12 GMT -5 idoinjuly said:

Ok, it must have been us.

I think we will buy her a Hemnes again, but the narrow chest of drawers and the regular chest of drawers.

We had the same issue with the bottom of DS's drawers.   A little wood glue solved that problem.  

[ellipses84]

We’ve had several of the Hemnes dressers and the newer models of the 8-drawer have an extra metal piece that goes under the center of the large drawers so the bottom doesn’t fall out. For size and quality in that price range, I think it’s the best you can do. All the other ones we have tried really suck. Between cross state moves and floods, we’ve replaced our furniture like 3 times in the past 4 years, so I feel like I’m an expert.

[lo]

We need a couple new dressers but live 3 hours away from Ikea

[Aloe Vera]

If you're a good DIYer, you can buy a super cheap one from FB marketplace and paint it/change the handles. There are a ton of tutorials online.

[idoinjuly]

Apr 15, 2020 17:40:03 GMT -5 Aloe Vera said:

If you're a good DIYer, you can buy a super cheap one from FB marketplace and paint it/change the handles. There are a ton of tutorials online.

I thought about that but I don't know when I will be comfortable with that.  I would have to make sure it was totally sanitized before I even put it in my car.

[idoinjuly]

Apr 15, 2020 15:30:16 GMT -5 lo said:

We need a couple new dressers but live 3 hours away from Ikea

Shipping for me is $50 and it won't be delivered until well into May. IKEA stores are closed even for curbside pick up.

[idoinjuly]

Apr 15, 2020 14:18:26 GMT -5 starryfish said:

Apr 15, 2020 10:01:06 GMT -5 idoinjuly said:

We have the hemnes and the drawers on it suck! The bottoms of the drawers fall out no matter how securely we attach them. I love the size and design but my husband hates it, hence why we are getting her a new dresser.

which one ? My DH has the tall chest of drawers and both me and DD have the wide dresser 8 drawer one. I prefer the look of the wide one. Both have been good. Getting a good installation on it is key. I would pay for the install on it if you get another one (my DH did ours but he is SUPER handy and has construction exp)

We currently have the 8 drawer one.  I ordered both the the three drawer (for her closet) and the four drawer today

[Beagle]

Tip for saggy Hemnes drawers: I reinforced the bottom using this tutorial, and haven’t had a problem since:

warfieldfamily.com/2015/03/how-we-reinforced-our-ikea-drawers/

[lucy]

Ikea Tarva 6 drawer. Well within your budget even with shipping. Ive had mine for almost 10 years and its in perfect condition. I painted mine but the natural finish looks nice too.

www.ikea.com/us/en/p/tarva-6-drawer-chest-pine-80360705/