https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:31:55 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ikea-gray-brown-hemnes-discontinued#post-2557338 Thu, 26 May 2016 15:05:32 +0000 prdmom22 2557338@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Did anyone ever find a matching stain? I bought a bed for my son before realizing they don't make a matching dresser :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ikea-gray-brown-hemnes-discontinued#post-1907708 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 12:46:49 +0000 loki 1907708@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. tictactoe: no i'm totally glad you mentioned it, i would NEVER have thought of it.</p> <p>@loveisstrange: oh good to know. i might just have to suck it up and find a different dresser orrrr... have to be okay with a changing pad that overhangs a bit. </p> <p>there is this one too:<br /> <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90268848/" rel="nofollow">http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90268848/</a></p> <p>it's the same depth as the hemnes but it looks like it has a laquer so i'd have to completely sand it before staining. not sure i have the patience for that at this point... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ikea-gray-brown-hemnes-discontinued#post-1907692 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 12:37:25 +0000 loveisstrange 1907692@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@loki: We have a very thin, vintage dresser that we used in C's nursery. The changing pad just barely fits on it, but we havent really had an issue with it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ikea-gray-brown-hemnes-discontinued#post-1907691 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 12:37:19 +0000 mrs. tictactoe 1907691@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@loki: that's pretty close. It would probably still work.... I'm sorry!!! I would keep checking craigs list for the hemnes in the mean time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ikea-gray-brown-hemnes-discontinued#post-1907685 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 12:35:41 +0000 loki 1907685@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. tictactoe: it looks like most changing pads are 16" and the depth of the tarva is 15 and 3/8" :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ikea-gray-brown-hemnes-discontinued#post-1907682 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 12:33:57 +0000 loki 1907682@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. tictactoe: ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh no. that is exactly what i want to use it for :( i might have to buy a changing pad and bring it to ikea with me to test it out. that is heartbreaking!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ikea-gray-brown-hemnes-discontinued#post-1907678 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 12:33:01 +0000 mrs. tictactoe 1907678@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@loki: We have that 6 drawer tarva dresser in our bedroom and it's ok, but I feel like it's too shallow for a changing table, which is how I'd want to use it. I haven't tried, but I'm not sure a changing pad would fit on top. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ikea-gray-brown-hemnes-discontinued#post-1907651 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 12:16:23 +0000 loki 1907651@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. tictactoe: i think i'm going to get the same one this blogger got but in the 6 drawer version. </p> <p><a href="http://www.thelilypadcottage.com/2014/05/ikea-tarva-hack-night-stands.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.thelilypadcottage.com/2014/05/ikea-tarva-hack-night-stands.html</a></p> <p>she used a combo of stains that looks almost identical to the gray brown to me! so i think i'll try to replicate that on the tarva and hope it matches the crib i'm getting! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ikea-gray-brown-hemnes-discontinued#post-1907644 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 12:13:09 +0000 mrs. tictactoe 1907644@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am also really sad about this. I found one on craiglist a month or two ago and my husband said we should wait. Of course, then I realized it's discontinued and the post is gone. Sadness. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ikea-gray-brown-hemnes-discontinued#post-1907615 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 11:59:50 +0000 loki 1907615@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sunny: omg that is even worse because you actually ORDERED it! I would be so sad too! totally got your hopes up! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ikea-gray-brown-hemnes-discontinued#post-1907612 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 11:58:35 +0000 sunny 1907612@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@loki: I can totally relate. C&amp;B had this gorgeous sideboard that went on clearance. I made the order online only to be called 3 weeks later and told that it would not be fulfilled. By that time, when I called my local C&amp;B stores, they said that the floor models were sold 2 days ago. I was so sad!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ikea-gray-brown-hemnes-discontinued#post-1907602 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 11:54:16 +0000 loki 1907602@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. wagon: glad you can relate. i hate complaining about something so trivial but i'm SO emotional for some reason. i mean, i'm normally emotional but this pregnancy is killin me haha. i haven't had luck finding one but i think staining a plain pine dresser is a great option so right now, that's my plan, unless i can call around and track one down! thanks for commiserating :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ikea-gray-brown-hemnes-discontinued#post-1907596 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 11:51:50 +0000 mrs. wagon 1907596@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@loki: Ugh, I really really hate it when that happens, and it happens a lot with us and IKEA!!! We randomly got a plush puppy and it is now LMW's best friend, and one night she threw up on it and we knew we needed a backup. Sure enough, DISCONTINUED. People want like $40 for them on ebay. Arghhh!!! But a dresser, especially such a specific one, is so much worse!! I know it's a first world problem but it's still so annoying :( I hope you find one, fingers crossed!!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ikea-gray-brown-hemnes-discontinued#post-1907594 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 11:49:19 +0000 loki 1907594@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sunny: it is completely off the website and in my minimal searches it looks like TONS of people are looking for it too. i think i definitely will call the store to save me the hassle of staining, if possible. i will drive to the states to get it if i have to! haha. you just gave me an idea, i am going to search on the US website and see if they have it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ikea-gray-brown-hemnes-discontinued#post-1907588 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 11:47:29 +0000 sunny 1907588@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@loki: Is it totally gone from the store? You could call and see if they still have any stragglers left. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ikea-gray-brown-hemnes-discontinued#post-1907585 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 11:46:53 +0000 loki 1907585@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Banana330: thank you! that is exactly the colour stain i have been looking for! you're the best!</p> <p>i'm pulling it together. i will just buy one of the plain wood dressers and stain it. should be good enough and save my vision.</p> <p>suuuuch a ridiculous, dramatic problem, i know! so sad about your Navy crib :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ikea-gray-brown-hemnes-discontinued#post-1907584 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 11:46:14 +0000 Synchronicity 1907584@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@loki: Boooooo! That was always my nursery plan, too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ikea-gray-brown-hemnes-discontinued#post-1907582 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 11:45:51 +0000 mauxie 1907582@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>:( if you're open to it, you could try to find one on craigslist? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ikea-gray-brown-hemnes-discontinued#post-1907562 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 11:35:33 +0000 Banana330 1907562@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p><a href="http://www.centsationalgirl.com/2014/01/weathered-gray-coffee-table/" rel="nofollow">http://www.centsationalgirl.com/2014/01/weathered-gray-coffee-table/</a></p> <p>to go the stain route... </p> <p>I fell in love with a Navy crib, but it's long discontinued too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ikea-gray-brown-hemnes-discontinued#post-1907546 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 11:29:47 +0000 loki 1907546@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>that was my next thought, i am currently googling stains that match ikea's gray brown! my parents are generously purchasing our nursery furniture so i wanna keep the costs as low as possible. i don't know why, i just don't love the idea of a dark finish in the nursery now that i'm attached to the gray brown idea. thanks for talking me down off the ledge a bit though :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ikea-gray-brown-hemnes-discontinued#post-1907516 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 11:21:05 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 1907516@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You can always custom paint Hemnes. Other Ikea chest of drawers may have similar dimensions and with a little DIY action you can make them work for you.</p> <p>If price is not too much of a concern West Elm has two chest of drawers that come in a dark finish: Niche and Narrow. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ikea-gray-brown-hemnes-discontinued#post-1907493 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 11:14:24 +0000 loki 1907493@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am about to have a full blown pregnancy breakdown at my desk.<br /> For as long as it's existed I wanted the gray brown hemnes but didn't have an excuse to get it so the minute I was pregnant I decided it would be perfect for our nursery, along with the Sundvik crib.</p> <p>Just went online and IT IS GONE. I am heartbroken. I realize this is a ridiculous, first world problem but my hormones are making it hard for me to not cry about this! I don't love the idea of dark wood or white furniture in the nursery so gray brown was PERFECT. </p> <p>Does anyone have any other suggestions of furniture in a similar colour/tone? Any other ikea products that could be used in a similar way to the hemnes that are gray brown? I've been searching with no luck!</p> <p>All the kijiji ads are people looking for it as well, not selling, unfortunately :( </p>