Hemnes series from Ikea - how's the quality?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We've had a Malm since college (10 years) so the Hemnes seems like a step up since it's all wood. We had planned on going to Pottery Barn but with two big dogs and two little kids I don't know if I want to spend that kind of money just yet. We can get a king and two dressers for the cost of one Pottery Barn dresser.

Anyone have a Hemnes and want to vouch for the quality? I just don't want it peeling and chipping in six months... I also hate our Malm dressers so I'm wondering if the Hemnes are any better.

The wood is fine, the finish is fine, the problem is that the drawer bottoms fall out of the drawers and it's never really super solid. However you can get some good years out of it and it's a hell of a lot cheaper than anything else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think the people with the drawers falling apart did something wrong on assembly. There should be a metal crossbar holding the bottom in.

No, it still wiggles out of the side rail. The bottom of the drawers is basically a piece of cardboard and when everything is super tight it stays in, but as soon as something loosens the drawer bottom comes apart.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the people with the drawers falling apart did something wrong on assembly. There should be a metal crossbar holding the bottom in.

No, it still wiggles out of the side rail. The bottom of the drawers is basically a piece of cardboard and when everything is super tight it stays in, but as soon as something loosens the drawer bottom comes apart.

If that happens the problem is with the sides, not the bottom. Probably those plastic pegs you hammer in are loose.

[Anonymous]

We have a hemnes dresser in a guest room, a side table in the basement and the desk for our kids room. They all seem decent for the price. We aren't fans of IKEA for heavy use furniture (beds, couches etc) but for less heavy use its ok - and budget friendly

[Anonymous]

Do not get the dressers if you have small kids!! There have been numerous toddler deaths due to tip over. IKEA did a big recall and now offers wall anchors but not worth the risk IMO

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do not get the dressers if you have small kids!! There have been numerous toddler deaths due to tip over. IKEA did a big recall and now offers wall anchors but not worth the risk IMO

You need to anchor any kind of dresser to the wall in a kid room.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do not get the dressers if you have small kids!! There have been numerous toddler deaths due to tip over. IKEA did a big recall and now offers wall anchors but not worth the risk IMO

You need to anchor any kind of dresser to the wall in a kid room.

You should really anchor all furniture than can topple. A dresser may not kill you as an adult, but it’ll break your leg or your wrist. Bookcases too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the people with the drawers falling apart did something wrong on assembly. There should be a metal crossbar holding the bottom in.

No, it still wiggles out of the side rail. The bottom of the drawers is basically a piece of cardboard and when everything is super tight it stays in, but as soon as something loosens the drawer bottom comes apart.

There’s no metal crossbar support on the Hemnes chest of drawers I bought a few years ago. Maybe they have added this to newer ones, because the cardboard bottoms of the one I have keep popping out. I had it put together by the IKEA assembly service, so the problem isn’t with how it was assembled. The problem is poor design.

[Anonymous]

We have malm beds and dressers for the last 20 years and they are still going strong. And we also have Hemnes King Bed and matching dressers etc...and they are also very well made and durable. We have had it for the past 15 years and they are sturdy and beautiful.

We had planned to upgrade when we had more money but we never could justify spending a lot of money when the furniture was so durable. Thankfully, we like our Ikea furniture.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the people with the drawers falling apart did something wrong on assembly. There should be a metal crossbar holding the bottom in.

No, it still wiggles out of the side rail. The bottom of the drawers is basically a piece of cardboard and when everything is super tight it stays in, but as soon as something loosens the drawer bottom comes apart.

We have always used wood glue while assembling our dressers from Ikea. Ikea does not tell to use woodglue but my DH likes to do woodwork and he thought that wood glue would make it more stable and solid. We have never had any problem with any Ikea furniture. Our Ikea dressers are stuffed to the brim with clothes and we have never had any problems. PP is right, some of the dressers do not have the metal crossbar holding bottom in. I think desks with drawers do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do not get the dressers if you have small kids!! There have been numerous toddler deaths due to tip over. IKEA did a big recall and now offers wall anchors but not worth the risk IMO

You need to anchor any kind of dresser to the wall in a kid room.

You should really anchor all furniture than can topple. A dresser may not kill you as an adult, but it’ll break your leg or your wrist. Bookcases too.

+ 1

We have anchored all our bookshelves and dressers.

[Anonymous]

We have the black-brown stain (solid pine) bookshelves, no problems.

[Anonymous]

The fiberboard part of the drawers in the 3 drawer chest is flimsy. Not crazy about it.

[Anonymous]

Had a hemmed dresser for six years in college and after and it looked just as good the day I had to let it go when I moved in with my then bf/now husband. I actually really liked it. Good quality.

[Anonymous]

Absolutely love the Hemnes 8 drawer dresser I’ve had for about 8 years. It has survived 3 moves without any issues.