By Amanda Volk on May 14, 2018 11:54:20 AM
Over the weekend, Julien and I started a project on an IKEA Hemnes nightstand that i've had since college. When I bought it, it perfectly matched all of my other IKEA bedroom furniture and I had added a pink knob for extra flare. After probably 10 moves and 3 states, this nightstand looked like it had been on a 3 day bender in Vegas during high-pollen season on the East Coast. It needed a makeover...bad.
We started by cleaning off the nightstand and removing the old knob. Fortunately, I have a basement and we turned it into a mini workshop. After a visit to Home Depot, we came back with an electric sander, sand paper, white paint with primer included, and wood stain.
![IMG_2550](https://www.highvolkage.com/hubfs/DIY%20Nighstand-%20Ikea%20Hemnes/IMG_2550.jpg)
Here is Julien sanding away at the black paint. This process took multiple hours. In the bottom right hand corner, you can see my sandpaper and the drawer. This was a manual process and not fun.
![IKEA Hemnes Nighstand DIY](https://www.highvolkage.com/hubfs/DIY%20Nighstand-%20Ikea%20Hemnes/IMG_2584.jpg)
Here is what the nightstand looked like after the black paint layer was sanded away.
![IMG_2554](https://www.highvolkage.com/hubfs/DIY%20Nighstand-%20Ikea%20Hemnes/IMG_2554.jpg)
Here's the drawer I was working on. This step took quite a while, but Julien ran over it with the electric sander to make it extra smooth.
![IMG_2574](https://www.highvolkage.com/hubfs/DIY%20Nighstand-%20Ikea%20Hemnes/IMG_2574.jpg)
After 3 coats of the white paint and stain for the drawer, we let it dry overnight. The final step was to find a knob that matched. I ran over to Anthropologie and found 2 knobs that I liked. I had to order one in the brass color, but picked up this quartz looking knob called the Moonrise knob as well.
![IMG_2585](https://www.highvolkage.com/hubfs/DIY%20Nighstand-%20Ikea%20Hemnes/IMG_2585.jpg)
Here is the nightstand back where it lived before, but all polished. I will try to brass nightstand when it arrives in the mail, but for now I am happy with the new look.
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