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01-05-2013 at 1:33 PM
Pixelpants
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IKEA Hemnes Dresser: 8 drawer or 3 drawer?

I know this is a popular dresser in the community.  Wondering which size everyone has?  Was leaning toward the 8 drawer but now I am considering the 3 drawer and using the extra money for a rocker, but I am afraid the 3 drawer might not hold much.  Thoughts?
 
01-05-2013 at 2:08 PM
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We have the 3 drawer in our DS room and while the drawers are large, I find myself constantly trying to cram all of his clothes in there. I think it would be fine for a baby but you may need to upgrade to a larger one when they get older.  

We also have the 8 drawer and if you haven't seen it in person, I would recommend doing so... it is huge and takes up a lot of space, especially if your nursery is on the smaller side.

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01-05-2013 at 2:46 PM
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Thanks for responding!  We are headed to Ikea shortly to see them in person.  We do have a small closet in the nursery as well so I am thinking maybe the small dresser will work, but I can't imagine hanging a ton of tiny clothes either.  Also, we currently live in an apartment so I have no idea what size room she will have in the future so it is good to know the 8 drawer is huge.  
 
01-05-2013 at 3:05 PM
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We have a small closet, and the 3-drawer.  Her bedroom is just too tiny for the 8-drawer!!! 

We added the Rubbermaid closet system to the closet, so that we have a few adjustable shelves and hanging racks (that we can adjust as DD's clothes get bigger).

We have plenty of clothing room, but we also swap out clothing as she outgrows each size.  


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01-05-2013 at 3:12 PM
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I had the 3 drawer for my first and although the drawers are good sized, it still wasn't enough to hold all that baby stuff. I found myself constantly emptying out the drawers to eliminate everything that DD had grown out of so that I could squeeze in more stuff. Also, when she was a few months old, she would kick off the wipe warmer while I was changing her because there just wasn't room for much else besides the changing pad. It was a good size for a very small room however.

Since then we have moved into a bigger house with a larger nursery so we bought the 8 drawer and I already love it. The drawers are so spacious, and there is plenty of room for the changing pad, wipe warmer and a basket of diapers on top. I filled it with all the clothes for the first few months and even had room for the extra blankets and crib sheets etc. Best of all, I know that it will be this kids "forever" dresser.


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01-05-2013 at 3:21 PM
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We have the 8 drawer and love it, works great especially if you CD.

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01-05-2013 at 3:54 PM
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We have the 8 drawer in our bedroom and it is pretty big.  I purchased the malm series for my kids though.  My son has the 5 drawer and we bought the 3 drawer for the new baby.  If you have the room I would suggest the 4 or 5 drawer.  I don't even use all the drawers fully in the 5 drawer.  Check them out at least.  They are also cheaper than the hemnes.
 
01-05-2013 at 4:06 PM
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We bought the 8 drawer . We have the room and I'm glad we got it. I used the smaller top drawers for organizing diapers, socks, bows, diaper changing stuff, ect. The bottom drawers are already getting filled with clothes of various sizes

 
01-05-2013 at 5:24 PM
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We have the three drawer and its plenty big for us. We hang some stuff but not much. I do take out everything that doesn't fit him any more.

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01-05-2013 at 7:06 PM
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I got the 3 drawer for our new baby and it seems pretty big to me, actually. The top drawer has cloth diapers, socks and a few other things, and I got all of our newborn and 3 month clothes to fit into the bottom 2 drawers very easily. We used the Skubb boxes to organize it. 

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The Skubb box on the right has pants, the box on the left has shirt/pants sets, onesies are in the middle. Shorts are behind the box on the left, gowns behind the box on the right.

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01-05-2013 at 9:26 PM
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We actually just bought the 2 drawer changer dresser combo, and I'm satisfied that it will hold what I need. There is an open shelf for supplies, a small, shallow drawer that slides out from a larger drawer, and the bottom drawer is really deep.

We are limited in space as LO is sharing our room, and it fits so well. The 129 dollar price tag was pretty sweet too!


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01-05-2013 at 10:10 PM
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We just bought our second 3-drawer Hemnes to serve as a changing table/dresser. It worked well with our first LO, paired with a small closet. And we used the entire top drawer with the drawer organizers mentioned above for all our diapering supplies, accessories, etc. 
01-05-2013 at 11:48 PM
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Well, we ended up buying the 4 drawer Hopen because we liked the look more.  No clue if it will work as a changing table, too.  The dimensions are exactly the size of the changing pad and the height seems fine for us (5'7"-5'10"). We have a little end table thing to use for diapers so I think it should work. Thanks for all the input, ladies!
 
01-06-2013 at 8:25 AM
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I have the 8 drawer for myself in my bedroom and my dad is making one similar in cherry for LO's nursery. I love it and it'll be a great size to grow with the child!
 
01-06-2013 at 11:13 PM
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drpayne:
We have the three drawer and its plenty big for us. We hang some stuff but not much. I do take out everything that doesn't fit him any more.

Same here. The 3-drawer has been fine for us and I prefer it to the large one with the huge footprint. We hang a few things and I alway switch out smaller or out-of-season clothes because it drives me crazy to have extra stuff like that around anyway. I haven't had a need for a larger dresser.

ETA: Also, once your baby gets bigger and wigglier, you will probably end up changing him/her on the floor for safety purposes anyway. You won't need a large dresser-top for very long.


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01-07-2013 at 8:18 AM
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We have the 3 and it's always been enough space, particularly since we have a closet too.

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01-07-2013 at 8:57 AM
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Is anyone using the 3 drawer for an older child?  I can see how they would fit infant clothes, but I can't wrap my head around older kid clothes.  My kids have 5 drawers that are busting at the seams with current season/size clothes.  And they don't have a crazy amount, maybe a weeks-1.5 weeks worth (size 5/6 and 3-4t).

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01-08-2013 at 11:44 AM
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We bought each of the twins a 6 drawer Malm.  It's more a chest of drawers then it is a dresser heightwise, but we wanted to maximize storage with the least footprint.  They have a small room.  It's cheaper than the Hemnes version and it volumetrically has more storage space.  I measured and calculated at the store, I'm sure I was a sight to see.  Right now there is a lot of space not being used, but my husband pointed out that as the kids grow, so do their clothes and the amount of space they take up.
 
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