
grinding halt for lack of hardware to finish it, see if any of these rustic solutions work for you. If anyone is counting, that’s about $3.13 per drawer pull. DIY Country Style Drawer Pulls and Cupboard Handles. Old Cabinet Hardware, Replacement or Arts & Crafts RVBX9 5 out of 5 stars (156) Sale Price 1.50 1.50 2.00 Original Price 2.00. I used four pieces of Art Minds Genuine Leather from Michaels and two packages each of screws, washers, and bolts from Home Depot and I made eight drawer pulls. Set of 10 Iron hollow rustic drawer pulls /small drawer pull / Doll house pulls / cupboard drawers / cabinet drawer pull - 3 color - DP0192. Wow! That’s a lot less than the $240 I would have spent on actual hardware. These leather strap drawer pulls cost me about $25 to make. I learned to tighten my bolts on the back of the screws as hard as I could to help the straps stay in place when you use them.

Tighten the bolts and put the drawer faces back on the cabinet. The washer is on the front of the strap and just gives a little reinforcement to the hole in the leather. Since I knew the thickness of my drawer face, I was able to choose a length that would allow me a little bit of room for the thickness of the leather. My bolts are #8-32 and my washers are #8S. My screws are machine screws #8-32 x 1 inch. Then I bought screws, washers, and bolts. I fit it into their display to figure out what size screw it was. I measured the thickness of the drawer facing and took my old screw to Home Depot. Once I had my holes, I attached the straps to the drawer face with screws, washers, and bolts I bought at Home Depot.
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Then I pushed a small screw driver through the hole to open it up. It was basically just a small hole to get started. I was careful not to make my hole too large. One inch from either end I poked a hole with my exacto knife by making a small x. I was able to make three straps to each piece of leather I had. Next I cut my piece of leather in 1 inch x 7 inch strips. Check out our small rustic drawer pull selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our shops. I just cut the end off so I would have square corners. Hand forged rustic farmhouse petite / thin steel handles / drawer pulls / DIY projects (2.4k) 9.25.

Since the leather was curved at the corners, my first cut was small. Rustic Drawer Pull-Door Hardware-Set of 4- Mexican-Iron-Hand Hammered-Decorative Iron Hardware-1.5Wx2L in-Drawer Handle-4 Pieces.

I used my cutting mat and my metal yardstick to cut straight. For a fresh burst of color and a unique flea-market ambiance, collect polished sea glass, unusual rocks, or beautiful minerals to make custom drawer pulls, like these. I used both an exacto knife and a rotary cutter because I found that the rotary cutter worked best on the shorter cuts and the knife was best on the longer cuts.
