What are the handles on dressers called?

A drawer pull (wire pull or simply pull) is a handle to pull a drawer out of a chest of drawers, cabinet or other furniture piece.

Can I change the handles on my dresser?

It’s extremely easy to change out your old hardware. Simply grab a screwdriver (don’t use an electric drill) and carefully remove the screw from the backside of the drawer or cabinet. Remove the nut and washer from your new knob and slide the knob through the existing hole in the drawer.

How do you match drawer handles?

The Basics of Mixing Cabinet Hardware

1. Use a warm metal (gold, brass, copper) with a cool metal (chrome, nickel, pewter).
2. Never use two warm metals or two cool metals together because it will look mismatched.
3. A trendy mix right now is matte black with brass or gold.

How do you make a twig handle?

Twigs for handles are made on purpose by bending the stems of willows or other shrubs over and weighting them down – it may take a year or two of growing like this to form the proper handle shape, after which time you can prune the branches off.

What is a cabinet pull?

What is a Pull? Pulls are small fixtures attached to drawers’ front faces to allow them to be pulled open. To make installation simple, cabinet drawers and doors are often made with a precut hole to help assist with consistent placement.

How do you decide between knobs and pulls?

There are no strict rules to follow when choosing whether to select a knob or a pull or both. One preference is to use knobs for all doors and pulls for all drawers. For any large door such as a pantry and any pull-out door (including pull-out base pantries or trash pull-outs), use a pull.

Should cabinet pulls be vertical or horizontal?

Pulls should be placed horizontally on drawers. For small drawers (less than 24” wide) center the knobs or pulls in both directions. Just like on larger drawers, pulls should be placed horizontally. Knobs and pulls can also be placed centered at the very top of the drawer panel, where the drawer rail begins.

What can I make out of tree branches?

Here are 50 ideas.

• Create stools for your dining room table. Here’s another similar idea.
• Build a really cool bed. Here’s another idea.
• Create a garment rack using a branch.
• Build a garden arbor.
• Create a handrail.
• Build a clock.
• Make a cake stand.
• Create pretty flowers from wood slices.

What can I use to make a dresser door knob?

Use spray painted small toys like these safari animals from Etsy as dresser door or drawer knobs. Available from Etsy; $6.75+. Rulers or yardsticks cut to size make perfect handles for wide drawers. However, the vintage school supply aren’t always the sturdiest option for constant tugging.

What’s the best way to handle a wide drawer handle?

Rulers or yardsticks cut to size make perfect handles for wide drawers. However, the vintage school supply aren’t always the sturdiest option for constant tugging. The Painted Hive came up with a smart solution using scrap wood, a ruler graphic, and Mod Podge. You’d never been able to guess these aren’t the real deal rulers.

What can I do with my chunky 70’s dressers?

There are several furniture artists who enjoy repurposing chunky 70’s dressers by adding reclaimed wood to the top of their pieces and/or creating shelves from their drawer spaces to transform dressers into buffets or media consoles. UTurn Design rocks these types of rustic furniture transformations!

What is rustic furniture and how to decorate with it?

A rustic piece of furniture usually has a distressed or weathered finish and the color palette tends to stay in the warn or neutral palette- something that can be found in nature. Rustic furniture can also include simple lines, leather texture, rough-edged wood, rich texture with exposed outdoor elements like stone, brick or wood.