After 4 years, this is what I think of the IKEA HEMNES Daybed

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In this video, I talk about what I think of the IKEA Hemnes Daybed after using it for 4 years. #HemnesDaybed #IKEADaybed

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0:00 Intro
0:31 Usage 1: twin bed
1:02 Usage 2: sofa
1:38 Usage 3: king Bed
2:31 Problems with the bed
3:50 What I like about the bed
5:00 Verdict: should you get it?

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[TinaTomato]

Popular questions:
1. Can you extend the bed partially to fit a double mattress? Yes, you don't need to extend the base all the way, it's very fluid.
2. Can you use a regular twin mattress instead of the stackable mattress? Yes definitely just make sure the length fits and you are using twin not twin XL.

[ydnarenrut]

Why cant all YouTube videos be like thi.s. Very informative, very well filmed, No silly effects, No crazy music and not starting with "Whats going on" or "Whats Up YouTubers". Thank you for taking the time I really got alot out of this video. :-)

[iamryanlittle]

Hey! I'm Ryan Little. Thank you so much for featuring my music in your video! I'm honored :D

[roospooscreate]

I bought this bed when my son was 3 years old, I wanted him to grow with it . He often used it as a king when his cousins came over, he is 18 now and I just got rid of it last weekend .it served as well .😂

[henwen]

Re: Assembly
It took 2 lesbians 1.5 hours to put this bed together, and it wasn't complicated, however we're IKEA veterans and had a downloaded PDF on our phones that we could zoom in on, rather than going off the print which can at times feel blurry. - All in all it wasn't challenging but it needed 2 people.

[suzannemiller]

Even with a standard bed matress it is recomended to rotate the mattress every 6 months for even wear. just fyi

[NinnerLuna]

To be honest, it doesn't matter which kind of matress you are using, it is always a good thing to flip them over every other week.
This includes for really high quality ones!

[charlythompson]

I have that bed in my office. 5 full-sized bed pillows along the back and sides, and then 6 throw pillows in front of them. My guests have a choice of how firm a pillow they want to use, which they all seem to love. I bought one of the more expensive mattresses, and everyone comments that it's an amazingly comfortable mattress, though I haven't ever slept in it as a bed (fell asleep on it as a couch a couple of times, and hadn't meant to). I use the drawers for my linen storage. Overall, I love it and think it's one of the best IKEA purchases I've ever made. Pricey, but WORTH it!

[rosewaters]

My HEMNES bed was 10yrs old when I sold it and Guess what? I bought back the same HEMNES design haha. Really loved the Daybed so I wanted to make sure I have a new one that can last me many years again. But there’s a huge difference in size with the new one now. It’s now 10cm shorter at the width and longer at the length. I think it’s to help accommodate the taller people situation like what Tina pointed out. I got 2 spring mattresses so I don’t have any back problems sleeping in it for that many years (got new spring mattresses later on when I realised the old mattresses don’t fit the new bedframe anymore) but the only drawback was that the stacked mattresses got pretty high... I have to kinda climb onto the bed lol. Of course when family or friends came for a sleepover the stacked mattresses became a normal height pulled out.

[morgytoday]

My mum just bought me this bed and we are assembling it today!😁I’m so excited😂

[cutesybunnny]

I'm not even looking for a good day bed but I still enjoyed this video very much. Great work :-)

[naddy]

A great review. My friends have this in their apartment. 3 of us can easily sit comfortably while watching tele, or playing on our laptops etc. They’ve not mentioned the issue with the mattress, but they’ve only had it since about middle of last year. It fits in extremely well with your studio apartment Tina.

[adriennecarrasco]

This is by far one of the most helpful well made videos I have ever come across YouTube or otherwise. I am interested in getting this daybed for the living space look yet functional sleeping space and you answered all my questions. Thank you. You are awesome!

[solafaoushar]

its 1 am and what am I doing with my life

[soonerfan]

My wife and I bought this as our main bed. We have it stretched out and it provides plenty of room. We started out with just two mattresses, and that was OK, but after about 9 months or so we bought two more mattresses. It is very comfortable, was not very expensive, stretched over time, and we love it. The one drawback is having no fitted sheet for the mattresses. Overall the comfort of the bed overcomes that minor flaw.

[pink-fleurr]

I’ve heard that the mattresses pair really well with the IKEA mattress toppers. I’ve read reviews from ikea that the foam mattresses alone are just ok but with the toppers are a massive improvement!

[marinaclaire]

I’ve also had the hemnes for a while too, about a year. Honestly a great bed. As you said, it’s very versatile and I’ve gotta admit having a king sized bed to myself is pretty awesome. The drawers go back far and are HUGE, you can store blankets pillows and clothes or really whatever. Not many problems for me, but I also used the cheapest IKEA mattress that would fit with this lol and I’ve had no problems. I can pretty much sleep on anything anyways. I’d say that this is perfect for me. However the assembly and disassembly was probably the only somewhat bad thing about this. I’d say to not attempt doing it unless you’ve assembled a lot of IKEA stuff. My dad is a mechanic with a whole lot of tools and had already built two beds, a desk, and several chairs and even this was quite difficult for him. Assembly took about two days for him, but probably would’ve been shorter with someone helping lol I’ll help him next time since we’re moving soon. A big factor as to why this piece is so hard to assemble is the size of it. Regardless if you will use the pull out feature or not you still have to build it I believe. The frame pieces are huge too. It doesn’t take that long to disassemble though. BUT! Depending if you’re using this extended or not sometimes it can be very difficult to pull out the trundle thing on carpet and since it is also very heavy I’d suggest you put some kind of flat surface on the bottom but definitely not carpet where you’re rolling it out. This bed is great for bedrooms, guest rooms, and living rooms:

[sandynbtx]

We have this daybed in our guestroom/office. It is usually in the king size configuration. To make it more comfortable, we use a king size mattress topper. Assembly was complicated and took my husband 2 days. Our wall to wall carpet makes it difficult to open/close. I would buy it again.

[AngelaBailey]

Thank you for taking the time to do this review! I’m thinking about getting it for my daughter’s room that can also be good for sleepovers or if we have company in. This helped me a lot!

[miaschu]

When I first bought this daybed, about 8 years ago, I thought that the mattresses were very comfortable.

I'm only 5 feet tall, so I only bother pulling it out when a friend stays over, which means I normally use both mattresses on top of each other. When they started sagging, my back really hurt. I found that moving them frequently helped.
They will go back to their original shape, if you don't keep sleeping/sitting on the same area all the time. (Unless the design has changed since 2015) I think it's sitting that does it, tbh. Also, you can machine wash the mattress covers to freshen them.

When I moved to a new flat, I did the same as Tina and got the removers to take the daybed apart and put it together again. This is the only piece of furniture I've not been able to put together myself. And it's definitely a two person job, at least!

As my new studio flat is much bigger, i was able to get my IKEA double bed out of my parents' garage, so the daybed is mostly used as a settee now.
I use it all the time because I need to have my legs raised and supported.
I have big cushions that I find better for my back than sitting on a chair, so my experience is different from Tina's here. But I do wish that it didn't have the lip at the top of the backrest, as it would make it easier to get comfortable!

I would recommend this daybed, as mine has lasted well, but I think that the metal ones could be easier and lighter, which could be a consideration, especially if you think that you might need to move a few times.