Best IKEA dresser hacks - 9 ways to create a design-driven piece for your bedroom

1. TRANSFORM AN IKEA HEMNES INTO A FLUTED SHOWPIECE

We're not sure we've seen an IKEA Hemnes dresser hack this pretty before. Jessica, of @jessicabelteau, upcycled a five-year-old dresser instead of spending a fortune on a new one to create to most beautiful bedroom storage.

2. CREATE A CHIC FLOATING DRESSER WITH BASIC CABINETS

'We were looking for a dressing table that provided a lot of storage, but also took up little space,' says Melanie, of @melanielissackinteriors

3. WORK A BOHO RATTAN LOOK WITH THIS IKEA TARVA DRESSER HACK

It's amazing what you can do with some simple cane webbing - as Erica from @_theneutralnook proved with this stylish boho-style IKEA dresser hack.

4. ELEVATE AN IKEA TARVA WITH A LIGHT, BRIGHT MAKEOVER

Even top-end designers like Sarah Sherman Samuel happily get involved with chic IKEA hacks. White paint, metallics, and new hardware give this piece a whole new lease of life, making it the perfect piece of minimalist storage for this white bedroom.

5. GIVE YOUR IKEA RAST DRESSER AN ANTHROPOLOGIE-STYLE MAKEOVER

If you want to get an boho look on a budget, stencils are a simple way to do it, and the Neera Bone Inlay Stencil Kit was used in this stylish hack.

6. PANEL AND PAINT AN IKEA KOPPANG DRESSER FOR A HIGH-END HACK

'This Ikea Koppang dresser hack was really simple to do,' says Jennifer Rothbury, of @crack_the_shutters. 'Firstly I sanded the unit and ordered some polyurethane ribbed panels from UK Home Interiors and cut them to fit on each of the three drawers.'

7. ADD DEPTH AND DRAMA TO AN IKEA HEMNES DRESSER

Give a tired Hemnes dresser a glamorous glow-up to match her dark bedroom with a fresh coat of paint and gold handles, like Ruth of @mrs_macs_home. She says: 'I gave our old Hemnes drawers a makeover with paint and a change of handles. I used Zinsser ALLCOAT which is a paint amd primer in one , and I applied it with a mini foam roller to give a smooth finish. I found this pack of 12 brass cup handles on Amazon for just over $25 (£20) to complete the makeover.'

8. GO GREEN AND GOLD FOR AN ON-TREND IKEA TARVA DRESSER HACK

For a mini makeover, take a small IKEA Tarva from dull to design-driven with wood trims and on-trend green paintwork. Keight from @eightmulberry explains how she carried out this clever IKEA dresser hack: 'I took my daughter’s three-drawer $99 IKEA Tarva dresser and added rows of 6” Dollar Tree dowels with wood glue.

9. TURN AN IKEA TARVA INTO A CUTE AND STYLISH DRESSER FOR A NURSERY

The IKEA Tarva is a very plain-looking chest of drawers, which makes it perfect fodder for a brilliant IKEA dresser hack. You might not want to spend a fortune on nursery furniture, but you'll likely want everything to look super-stylish and sweet. Designer Sarah Sherman Samuel nailed that brief with her pretty hack.

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