need advice on redoing our bedroom- match existing dresser to new bed or strip & refinish (or new dresser)?

Submitted by curious on Tue, 02/15/2011 - 10:57

We just got a Cal king mattress & plan to build a farmhouse bed (maybe w/canopy if I can talk my husband into it).  We have a dresser & chest of drawers that I inherited, but I'm not crazy about the color (maple?)  or hinges.  Trying to decide if we should try to match the new bed to the existing dresser, strip the existing dresser & refinish it to match the new bed (never done this before), buy IKEA Hemnes dresser in black brown & try to match a bed color or build a dresser/chest of drawers, which intimidates me b/c of the drawers.  I'm trying to use low/no VOC stains so I'm having to order stuff vs just going into HD which complicates matters.  Thoughts?

beedragon

Wed, 02/16/2011 - 10:28

I'd get some nice bedding for your new bed, then paint the dressers (do they make melamine paint in a low VOC?) to coordinate.  No worries then with trying to match stain and no expense of buying new furniture.