Drawer Pulls

The next piece of furniture to get a makeover was my bedside table. I started by sanding, priming and painting it white.

This is the original drawer pull. I knew I wanted something different that matched my new blue and white color scheme. After looking at many pulls online I couldn't find one that had a 2" screw placement that I liked and could afford (I have another dresser to do and I want them all to match). I decided I could make my own.

I bought some balsa wood strips from the craft store. I used a 3/16"x3/8" piece that I cut to 3" for the base. For the sides I used a 1/16"x1/4" piece. I cut two small pieces for the ends and then two pieces for the sides. I attached them together with wood glue and let them dry.

Next, I used a 3/8' dowel and using a 1/8" drill bit (this is the size bit to make a pilot hole for a #8 wood screw), made a hole in the center. Then, I cut two pieces 1/2" long. To get the placing correct for gluing them on I screwed them into the drawer, added a little glue and let them dry.

After all the glue was dry I painted it with metallic silver acrylic craft paint and let it dry. Next came the bling. I poured some glass seed beads into the tray and then covered them with some Mod-Podge Dimensional Magic and let it dry.

Once dry I screwed it into place. After that I gave it a try and the pull came off the dowel pieces. Maybe I didn't use enough wood glue. No big deal, I pulled out some super glue and it hasn't come off again! For the price of two pulls I loved online (~$20) I can make 15 pulls!