DIY Half Moon Wood Drawer Pulls
Finding unique inexpensive drawer pulls is a task to say the least! I’ve been loving the half circle drawer pulls & designs that I find on vintage furniture when I am out thrifting for my next piece of project furniture. But one day I was at my local Hobby Lobby. And I had the idea to slice these tiny plaques to create pulls on my IKEA Tarva dresser ( see the whole makeover here).
Materials for DIY Wood Drawer Pulls
– One oval wood plaque for each set of pulls
– Miter saw
– Stain of your choice (I used Driftwood by Minwax)
– Prestain wood conditioner
– Poly finish
Creating DIY Half Moon Drawer Pulls
To create these easy DIY drawer pulls,
- cut the plaques down the middle with a miter saw to split each one in half (be careful with such small pieces)
- Sand to get rid of jagged edges
- Add a layer of pre-stain wood conditioner, stain & give them a layer of poly to protect them.
You want to make sure to seal them since pulls get a lot of love and you don’t want the oils from your hands to discolor them.
When installing the wooden drawer pulls, I measured for the center of my drawer & the center of the wood plaque to line them up properly. I then drove 2 – 1 3/4″ screw through the back of the drawer into the wood half circle drawer pull to give the front a clean look., you want to use two screws to make sure that your drawer pull doesn’t move around.
The plaque bevel should be facing inward to give you a lip to pull the drawer out easily.
Resources for this project:
See all materials
Comments
Join the conversation
-
Clever!
-
Thank you!
-
-
Oh wow those look so cute! What a great idea.
Frequently asked questions
Have a question about this project?
How were the drawer pulls attached?
How do you open the drawers? Is there a place underneath for your fingers to grab the handle?