Spruced up. HEMNES chest of hearts makeover

I decided to makeover the HEMNES chest because I am redecorating my bedroom.

And I wanted to have only one style in the bedroom. So I took my old dresser and modified it to suit the style of my other furniture (bed, wardrobe etc.)

IKEA items used:

HEMNES chest of 3 drawers

before

Materials and tools

Brushed spruce boards
Vinyl glue and a brush
Drill
Screws and screwdriver
Miter saw
Jigsaw
Orbital sander
Measuring tape
Pencil
Ruler

What I did was measure the chest and layout the pieces of boards to cover the entire HEMNES chest. Then I cut the spruce boards to size.

I used a bit of vinyl glue to set them in place. Then I screwed the boards in, over the HEMNES chest.

All done! It looks entirely different and matches my room.

How long did it take?

I did it in my free time and it took a few days.

What was the hardest part about this hack?

The hardest for this hack was to cut the wood straight.

Looking back, would you have done it differently?

If I would do another chest makeover like this, probably I would put the screws in the opposite direction, from the inside, for a better look.

~ by Yuri, from Aosta, Italy.

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