https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 05 May 2026 08:53:29 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/furniture-opinions-wanted#post-2871221 Sun, 10 Feb 2019 11:17:35 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2871221@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@CatchAFallingStar: thats a beautiful pic and gorgeous color for the dresser. I just love that your daughter can't wait to peak inside the drawers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/furniture-opinions-wanted#post-2871218 Sun, 10 Feb 2019 10:54:42 +0000 Foodnerd81 2871218@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@CatchAFallingStar: it looks so pretty in that color! I am generally torn on painting nice wood furniture that’s in good shape. Like it does seem a shame to cover up the nice wood, but if it’s a difference of being used and loved, or put in storage or not used, it’s still better to use and love it, right? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/furniture-opinions-wanted#post-2871187 Sun, 10 Feb 2019 00:24:20 +0000 CatchAFallingStar 2871187@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This dresser was my great grandmother’s and I’ve had it all my life. I didn’t like the original dark wood, so I painted it and added new knobs. My dad wasn’t super happy about it. 😬🤷‍♀️ </p> [attach=3657/19/pmp30l.600x397.340113E9-8E1B-4165-AACD-2C2735519D9E.jpeg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/furniture-opinions-wanted#post-2871166 Sat, 09 Feb 2019 19:43:46 +0000 charlotte 2871166@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think the new pulls look good and you can totally make it work as is! I feel like I’ve seen a lot of nice antique type items paired with florals in design magazines lately. Google “ashley whittaker design” - love how she mixes color, print, and wood and it all turns out so charming but not too “old”. Maybe I’ll have to ask my mom for my old dresser!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/furniture-opinions-wanted#post-2871163 Sat, 09 Feb 2019 19:12:14 +0000 Foodnerd81 2871163@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Jennibenni: I think when she gets a little bigger I would do a runner. Right now i feel like there is a good chance it would be used to pull everything off the top, but it won’t be long before she should at least know better (even if she doesn’t do better :silly: ) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/furniture-opinions-wanted#post-2871150 Sat, 09 Feb 2019 18:27:08 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2871150@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Jennibenni: I like the runner idea. </p> <p>Another idea would be to get plywood cut in the size of the top and do a stone faux finish or just paint it a solid color that matches the bed or bedding color </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/furniture-opinions-wanted#post-2871146 Sat, 09 Feb 2019 17:49:18 +0000 Jennibenni 2871146@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If the top bothers you you could put a fabric runner across the top! My mom’s done that on a dresser that had the veneer on top damaged and it looked intentionally “decorated” and not just “in trying to cover this up with random crap.” Could find something with purple! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/furniture-opinions-wanted#post-2871145 Sat, 09 Feb 2019 16:44:38 +0000 lady baltimore 2871145@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Great swap on the handles!</p> <p>You could always paint just the top, if that's the only place where the wood is damaged. It would be easy to update over the years, too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/furniture-opinions-wanted#post-2871099 Sat, 09 Feb 2019 10:43:30 +0000 katsupgirl 2871099@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: it’s such a nice solid piece! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/furniture-opinions-wanted#post-2871095 Sat, 09 Feb 2019 10:09:54 +0000 Foodnerd81 2871095@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Lahela017: thanks! And yeah- I’m ok with paying a decent amount for good wood furniture for me and DH, but not for a 3 year old. My older daughter has put so many stickers in her ikea dresser (which I’m planning to paint anyway). But the top of this one is pretty beat up so I’m debating if it’s worth trying to fix it a little, but probably not. There’s always going to be random crap on top of it anyway, right? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/furniture-opinions-wanted#post-2871092 Sat, 09 Feb 2019 09:50:10 +0000 Lahela017 2871092@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love the new handles, and your choice to keep the natural wood color. I agree with you on furniture cost. It was a rude awakening when I learned how much nice wood pieces cost now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/furniture-opinions-wanted#post-2871091 Sat, 09 Feb 2019 09:41:15 +0000 Foodnerd81 2871091@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@katsupgirl: semi final result now. I decided to keep the color, and get still traditional but less super 80s handles and call it a day for now. For a $24 total update, I feel pretty good about it. Then maybe in 5-10 years as she gets older we will just buy her a full new set or something. Or not, if she still likes this one. After looking in some furniture stores at how much the kids stuff costs and how cheap it feels compared to this, I felt a lot better about just keeping this. Of course there are options that feel way nicer but I’m not spending $800 on a dresser for my 3 year old when we have a perfectly good one in her room already. </p> [attach=2307/19/pmny4r.600x450.EF43676B-64E2-4422-BC43-7BC0F7FCE037.jpeg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/furniture-opinions-wanted#post-2869148 Mon, 28 Jan 2019 01:45:25 +0000 katsupgirl 2869148@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: I like the idea of testing it on the IKEA one first. Post a pic when it’s done! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/furniture-opinions-wanted#post-2869134 Sun, 27 Jan 2019 21:35:45 +0000 Foodnerd81 2869134@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@katsupgirl: just to update- I scrapped the new hardware only plan. We are keeping the pretty white bed in her room, because we realized it has another level of slots to lower it to a normal, non trundle level, and it’s really cute. And now I’m thinking I might paint it after all. I like the dresser still but the color isn’t working for me, and I’d rather it get used than sit empty in my parents house for twenty years. And anyone who bought it used would paint it anyway. But first I’ll paint the ikea dresser in her sisters room and see how it comes out. If it’s terrible I won’t ruin this piece! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/furniture-opinions-wanted#post-2867579 Sat, 19 Jan 2019 17:31:27 +0000 wrkbrk 2867579@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: FWIW I’d send it back to your parents. Get her something you love that’s just hers. I am not a fan of the paint makeover.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/furniture-opinions-wanted#post-2867538 Sat, 19 Jan 2019 12:42:00 +0000 katsupgirl 2867538@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: post pictures with the final result! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/furniture-opinions-wanted#post-2867516 Sat, 19 Jan 2019 09:22:59 +0000 Foodnerd81 2867516@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@katsupgirl: I want something like this, but I’m going to a store with lots of options today. I’d rather something I can buy and try out and return if I don’t like it or it doesn’t make a difference. Sort of traditional but more of a modern take. </p> [attach=2307/19/pll1ab.338x600.C1EEE50C-C6F3-4E18-B99E-CA033353AB67.png] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/furniture-opinions-wanted#post-2867512 Sat, 19 Jan 2019 08:43:40 +0000 katsupgirl 2867512@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: Now you’ve got me thinking about new drawer pulls especially cause two of them are falling off. :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/furniture-opinions-wanted#post-2867511 Sat, 19 Jan 2019 08:30:41 +0000 Foodnerd81 2867511@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@katsupgirl: thanks! That’s helpful since her room is purple too! (Which you probably already saw in the pic). I do like how the wood warms up the cool light purple and gray stuff in there. I ordered her a gray and white star duvet cover to go on the twin bed, and will keep the purple quilt from DHs grandmother at the foot of the bed (it was handmade for our wedding so i don’t want her sleeping directly with it- too special to get peed on eventually!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/furniture-opinions-wanted#post-2867503 Sat, 19 Jan 2019 08:03:46 +0000 katsupgirl 2867503@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Here’s a pic ( not great) of my room which is purple with an armoire that’s similar to your dresser and the edge of our white bed. </p> <p>Totally agree with @Mrs. Champagne: and mixing and matching. </p> [attach=3442/19/plkxma.450x600.3BBDDAAE-8BB9-4CC9-AE49-F76C92B251FA.jpeg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/furniture-opinions-wanted#post-2867502 Sat, 19 Jan 2019 07:35:45 +0000 Foodnerd81 2867502@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: pretty! Love that color with the stained top. </p> <p>@Mrsbells: yeah i don’t think I’d have the patience to strip it all the way down if I ever painted it. Once it’s painted it would stay that way. </p> <p>@Mrs. Champagne: that’s a good point. Certainly the easiest would be to keep the wood dresser and the white bed that’s in there! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/furniture-opinions-wanted#post-2867500 Sat, 19 Jan 2019 06:32:56 +0000 looch 2867500@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is how mine turned out. When I began stripping it, I learned the sides were veneer, but once I got the shiny finish off, the paint adhered no problem. </p> [attach=677/19/plktew.600x450.92920AEA-2BFB-4A94-9A42-9CF5910922DB.jpeg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/furniture-opinions-wanted#post-2867495 Sat, 19 Jan 2019 03:19:19 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2867495@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you keep it, do a white bed or something. Furniture doesn’t have to match. My son has the blue hemnes and had a grey crib. My daughter has a turquoise crib and white dresser. I think you can pull off a mix and match look to keep the room more updated! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/furniture-opinions-wanted#post-2867493 Sat, 19 Jan 2019 01:45:11 +0000 Mrsbells 2867493@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: I like the curved bottom. I would paint it and down the line you can always strip the paint off if that looks goes out of style. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/furniture-opinions-wanted#post-2867484 Fri, 18 Jan 2019 22:38:37 +0000 Foodnerd81 2867484@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@psw27: oh I know! And one I keep considering but keep coming back to it just isn’t my style. </p> <p>I’ll post a pic after i buy new pulls. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/furniture-opinions-wanted#post-2867459 Fri, 18 Jan 2019 20:02:08 +0000 psw27 2867459@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: 🤷🏼‍♀️ Just a suggestion. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/furniture-opinions-wanted#post-2867447 Fri, 18 Jan 2019 18:44:14 +0000 Foodnerd81 2867447@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PurplePumps: I agree! While I really like painted wood when it’s done right, I do think in five or ten years it’s going to be like, remember when every diy person in the world decided to paint nice furniture?? </p> <p>And we actually probably will paint the ikea hemnes dresser in my other daughters room one day. It’s black brown and went with our old condo, but now her room really calls for a lighter color. And painting it doesn’t seem that much harder than selling this one and going to ikea and buying a white one and hauling it back and assembling it. But if we screw it up, we did t ruin a nice piece of furniture. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/furniture-opinions-wanted#post-2867446 Fri, 18 Jan 2019 18:41:10 +0000 Foodnerd81 2867446@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I’ll try to get some drawer handles this weekend and see what I think. I did take off one of those handles to see if the drawer front was damaged underneath and it was pretty minimal. </p> <p>The top is the most damaged part, after years of being used as a changing table, plus you know, me as a kid who did stupid stuff to my furniture. Same kid who once spilled something on my carpet then used half a container of Johnson’s baby wash to clean it (lived with that discolored spot until I went to college :silly: ) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/furniture-opinions-wanted#post-2867445 Fri, 18 Jan 2019 18:39:30 +0000 PurplePumps 2867445@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would change the hardware and call it a day. Mostly cause I'm lazy and painting/refinishing it well would take a lot of work. And secondly cause I'm of the camp that painting such a beautiful wood is sin. :happy: The wood grain in it is not so awful that it's too dated imo. If it were a soft inexpensive pine, or very grainy, I'd consider painting it.<br /> But I think a classic wood like that doesnt scream dated to me. Wood might make a come back and one day all this painted stuff will look dated! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/furniture-opinions-wanted#post-2867442 Fri, 18 Jan 2019 18:23:52 +0000 gotkimchi 2867442@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would change handles and then if you decide to paint I would only paint the drawer fronts white. Less work for you and you end up with a two tone look that I think works </p>