Hardware Change-A-Roo
Fun title, right?
I’m a hardware nut. I love looking at hardware, whether it be furniture pulls or knobs, and I can always imagine how changing things up with new pieces, or even paint, can make a huge impact. Especially, when it comes to outdated or uber popular pieces that everyone has. Take for example our Ikea Hemnes dresser.
We bought this in 2009 and it has traveled with us around the country through 3 moves. Yeah, it has some dings and nicks, but honestly, it has held up exceptionally, and possibly better than a few of our more expensive pieces. Here is what it looks like straight from the store…
We knew when we bought it that we wanted to add a bit more interest and make it have it’s own look. After a some searching through stores and the internet, we came across some beautiful drop pulls from Van Dykes Restorers and we were sold. (Some of our favorite places to find hardware include Van Dykes Restorers, Anthropologie, Hobby Lobby, Restoration Hardware, and House of Antique Hardware.) We ordered them right away, installed them the day they arrived and haven’t looked back since. Aren’t they lovely?
It’s like a facelift for furniture. I love how such a simple project made a common dresser look a little bit different than what everyone else may have. It just seems to kick things up a notch, a la Emeril Lagasse.
And just to keep things real, I thought I would include a photo of what happens while I’m trying to do blog stuff. All I wanted to do was take a picture. Here, you can see me in the mirror, standing on my bed amidst a pile of junk I pulled off the top of my dresser. Those are my kids in the bottom left hand corner fighting playing with each other like kids typically do. Good times, I tell ya!
In the meantime, who else is obsessed with hardware?
9 Comments
Kristi
LOVE the new hardware! It’s amazing what a difference one small change can make!!!
Erin
Right, Kristi? I can’t decide if hardware or paint changes are my favorite!
Selene Galindo
Gorgeous!! That little change adds so much more interest to you piece!! I need to do that to our dresser soon!!
Erin
Thanks, Selene! You will love how much difference it makes if you do it to your dresser.
Emily
Love how such a small thing can change a piece of furniture. If I come across any door or drawer hardware at a rummage sale or consignment shop I always check it out. You never know what could make you fall in love with you furniture more!
Erin
Emily, you are so right. And rummage sales and consignment shops are great places to look for fun hardware!
Hanna Caldwell
Love the update! It’s amazing what just changing out the knobs can do! Beautiful pictures by the way…my room would look so much messier in that mirror in a similar picture lol!
Erin
Thanks, Hannah. You should see other rooms in our house, though. Sometimes they can be pretty scary!
April @ illistyle
I love the hardware change up! And I love the real-life photo with your feet reflecting in the mirror :) Thank you for sharing at The Caffeinated Crafters Link Party!