Ikea chest of drawers - quality?

sapphirebride06

I plan on making a trip to Ikea today - I have never been so I don't know what to expect of the quality for a crib.  My son and this baby will have to share a room so we want a chest of drawers (the stand up 5 drawer or 6 drawer) that will fit in their closet so we have more room for the crib and DS's bed.  We have a dresser already but it won't work in the closet without losing space for the toy box and other stuff of DS's so we think this arrangement will work the best. 

Do you have any recs on which ones to look at or avoid?  Thanks so much!

uncharch7

we have the hemnes and love it. good and sturdy.

sapphirebride06

That is exactly what I am looking at - the Hemnes 6 drawer chest!  Thanks so much for the reviews.  We love Espresso furniture which is usually easily scratched and a softer wood so we do expect that, but I love the color.  Thanks again!

iluvmylab

uncharch7:

we have the hemnes and love it. good and sturdy.

This.  We have the 4 drawer I think.  I believe it is the hemnes.  It's very sturdy, but like PP said, the wood is a little soft. 

lulu8109

We have the 3 drawer Hemnes dresser in black-brown in LO's room.  We love it.  I think it looks really nice and it was a good price.  It seems good quality to me.  Now, it's not going to be passed down for generations or anything, but I think it will hold up fine.  We have an Ikea bedroom set in the guest room (Malm) and it's held up well for 5 1/2 years so far.

The black-brown Hemnes dressers are actually made out of solid pine (with some fiberboard for the drawer bottoms and the back).  I just checked their website and the gray-brown dresser is also solid pine, but the white one is particleboard.  DH was insistent that we get solid wood for LO's dresser, so it ended up working out for us because it matches LO's espresso crib.

slwprincess

We also have the Hemnes.  Love it.  My only issue is that we have 1 drawer that the front keeps popping off.  DH says he stripped the little metal bracket thing when he put it together and we need to get a replacement piece next time we are there (they have extra pieces at customer service).  Other than that, it's been a great dresser/changing table for both kids.  Even thinking of getting one for our room.

Bruner1

we have a Malm 6 drawer & 4 drawer. We positioned them right next to each other & put a changing pad on top of the 4 drawer. It worked perfect for us since both DH & I are tall.

The quality is 'fine'. I don't expect it to last her until she's 10, but I think they're fine for the next 5 or so years. They seem as sturdy today as they did when we 1st put them together about 20 months ago

secretsout

Our bedroom furniture is Hemnes.  It is probably toward the upper level of Ikea quality.  We've had it for 7 or so years probably, and it's survived a few moves.  They are starting to get a little worn down now, but I expect that from most Ikea stuff.  Most of it really isn't made to last forever.  Regardless, for the price, quality, etc., I would definitely recommend it as long as you don't expect it to last for the next 20 years.

CrazyToast

The Hemnes dresser is amazing.  We have the 8 drawer (long) and we love it.

Megan.10.06

I swear by the malm dressers.  Cole has a 4 drawer, Owen has a 4 drawer, and I have 2 6-drawers.  Cole has white, and Owen and I have black-brown.  I don't have a problem with any of it. 

The only problem I've had is previously, I didn't have enough drawer space, and I stuffed them so full, I popped out the bottom of the drawers.  But since I increased my space and stopped abusing it, not a problem  

Kitty Holland

I bought the Malm in expresso for extra baby storage and think it's great. Looks good and sturdy and was a great price so I'm happy.

sap05e

I have the Hemnes 3 drawer chest. I had bought it for myself a few years ago in red. Painted it white for baby's room. It's held up pretty nicely and was only $150. I had a heavy tv on it for 2 years, and it didn't bow at all. I wish I lived closer to an IKEA because I would have a lot more furniture from there!

That.Just.Happened

We have the Hemnes and love it.  Great quality, nice big, deep drawers, and it looks really nice.  We have the 3 drawer one and it is the perfect height to use as a changing table as well. We actually have a decent amount of stuff from IKEA and I really like all of it.  Obviously these are not pieces that will be passed down to family in 60 years, but they work and look great for the price.