23 of the Best Ikea Hemnes Dresser Hacks and Upcycles

Give your Ikea Hemnes dresser a stunning tropical makeover with wallpaper and paint. The way the wallpaper pattern carefully matches across the drawers makes this dresser stand out. It also has newly painted knobs to match.

Cane furniture is very trendy. This Ikea hack looks complicated, but the results are worth it for a unique piece. It may require more effort, but the tutorial is very comprehensive.

I love the dramatic Hemnes transformation from dull farmhouse grey to exciting Boho lattice pine. It was achieved by painting the dresser white and creating a unique lattice front with pine moulding and grout.

This dresser blends seamlessly with the wallpaper with its carefully painted ombre pink drawers.

This is a lot more straightforward than it looks. With the magic of stencils and paint, you can achieve a bone inlay effect on an Ikea chest of drawers.

A three drawer Hemnes dresser is given a chic upcycle with marble contact paper. The paper looks good on the drawer fronts and provides protection from for the top.

The leather pulls on the dresser go well with the Khaki paint. You don't have to buy them; making leather pulls is easy.

Add an overhanging butcher block to the top of an eight-drawer dresser, and you have an instant kitchen island.

Go for a fixer-up look by painting the dresser and then distressing it!

The overhanging edges on this dresser and the legs sawed off. New legs and handles were then added to complete the mid-century look. Another nice touch is the wallpaper on the sides of the drawer to match the walls.

This Ikea Hemnes hack is a tutorial on the best tips for painting the dresser and can be used with the many other hacks in this list.

Repurpose a three-drawer dresser into a handy changing table with the addition of a top and extra storage shelves and hangers.

Not only does this upcycled Ikea Hemnes dresser look almost unrecognisable, but it also feels different. The texture is added with fabric feel wallpaper and decorative nail trim.

Chalk paint gives this Hemnes dresser a matte black colour. The transformation doesn't end there; the legs and drawer pull have all been changed to create a sophisticated modern piece of furniture.

Enamel paint gives the drawers a very glossy finish. The frame is varnished to a high gloss, and the handles are the final touch for a mid-century modern vibe.

A quick and easy IKea dresser hack with peel-and-stick wallpaper, transform a dull dresser into fun kid's furniture in 15 minutes.

This website sells panels to stick onto the front of Ikea Hemnes dressers and add a bit of glamour. Like with these gold trims on a three-drawer dresser.

The long brass pulls on this three-drawer dresser hack give it a classy look.

Another straightforward contact paper makeover. But what I like about this Hemnes dresser hack are the knobs; each is different.

I wouldn't have guessed that this was once an Ikea dresser that overlays make it look like high-end furniture.

New legs are not just to change the look but to add height for a changing table. I love the classy gold hexagon door pulls.

This Art Deco Ikea Hemnes hack is a lot easier than it looks. The dresser is given a glam makeover without using power tools, just wooden dowels and glue.

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