![]() ![]() ![]() I’ve had these leather drawer pulls done for about a month and they’ve held up beautifully. You just DIY’d your own leather drawer pulls! If you are having a hard time getting the nut super tight, you may need to hold a screwdriver in the screw head to keep the screw from moving while you tighten the nut. The washer goes on first (it will be the part touching the back of the drawer) and the nut will tighten against the washer. Once the screw is inserted into your leather pull, the last thing to do is to insert it into the drawer and secure it with the washer and the nut. In regard to the screw length, remember to take into account that adding a washer and nut will add to the length you need. I recommend taking whatever hardware you are replacing to your home improvement store and making sure you buy a screw that is the same width. I needed screws that would fit the width of the pre-drilled drawer pull holes plus the depth of my drawer fronts. The size of screw you select for this project is going to depend on the drawer you are installing them in. I used a screw (the prettiest one I could find at Home Depot – true story), a washer and a nut. Let’s pause for a moment to talk about the “hardware” for this project. If your hole is too small, inserting the screw will require a little elbow grease and then you’ll be mad at me for calling this project easy. The screw threads are going to provide resistance in sliding the screw through the holes, that’s why you want to make the hole as wide as possible first. Keeping in mind which side of the pull you want to face out, you’re going to work your screw into the holes. Once the two holes in the leather are big enough, it is time to insert the drawer hardware – the screw. Just wiggle the nail around to stretch the hole out. Just enough to create a hole in the leather.Īt this point, it will be helpful to use the nail or even your pen cap (see the first picture) to make that hole as wide as possible. ![]() You’re not trying to nail all the way into the scrap board. Then determine where you want the hole for your hardware to go (mine was centered a 1/2-inch down from the top) and then hammer away. Triple check that it is lined up exactly how you want it. When I say “large nail” I mean any nail that will make a hole the approximate size of your drawer hardware (in other words, the screw).įold the leather strip in half and place it on your scrap wood. You’re going to need a scrap piece of wood, a hammer and a large nail for this part. The next step is to create the hole where your drawer pull hardware (screw, washer and nut) will go. I carefully cut the strip out with scissors, but a craft knife would probably have created more precise cuts. For my particular project, I determined I would need a 1-inch x 4-inch strip. ![]() On the back side of the leather (the side that isn’t going to show), I used a pen and ruler to measure the length and width of my pulls. I purchased a sheet of leather from Michael’s. If I was going to go into the leather pull business, then I’d invest in leather tools, but for a one-time project, this is how I made it work. Call it a creative problem-solving challenge. I’m of absolute certainty that there are more proper ways to make leather drawer pulls, but I’m all about using the tools I have on hand. Here’s what I used…(I’ll link the relevant things at the end.) So if I say it is easy to DIY your own leather drawer pulls without fancy tools, then trust me, it is. I don’t throw the word ‘easy’ around willy nilly. ![]()
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