You guys… making these little leather drawer pulls for our nightstands has been on my to do list for ages.. for some reason I think I thought it would be more of a process to make them lol. They only took maybe 30 minutes to put together and totally jazzed up our old nightstands! (Well the leather pulls and a fresh coat of paint lol). The best part was that this project only cost me a few dollars (like maybe $3 max!)
You’ll never guess what I repurposed for the pulls!
Actually, you probably will because it’s obvious haha, I used an old faux leather, sorry ‘vegan’ leather (sounds way more bougie and fancy imo). So my luxe vegan leather drawer pulls were from an old belt that had been hanging in my closet since ’09. I was so happy to repurpose and that meant I only needed to buy a few washers and screws for the drawer pulls. Which in total was maybe a few dollars. If you’re wanting to make something similar, hit up the thrift store or check your or your hubby’s closets for an old belt you don’t want!
How to make your own!
I measured out how long I wanted the pulls to be, I made them a touch longer than I wanted them as well because when you make a loop it will make them shorter than you measured (if that makes sense lol).
Since I don’t have a fancy leather bit or crocodile to make holes, I used a pair of scissors and jabbed one end through twisting it to make a small hole (I’m not sure how well this professional method would work with actual leather though). I did one side, and then put the ends together so I could make a second hold that would match up.
Do that with all of the drawer pulls.
Then it’s just a matter of putting the washers on!
I had picked out some pretty gold ones I found at Home Depot, they have a ton of different options there and they’re all around ¢10 – ¢40 a washer/screw. Before you buy the screws, make sure they will be long enough to go through the drawer pull and the drawer.
I built mine like this, with the washer on the outside and the screw nested in, to give it more of a customized, not so ‘I made these at home’ type vibe. Then add a washer and nut on the back to secure the whole drawer pull.
Don’t they look so great!
I mean, I’m clearly biased but I’m loving the look of them and how much they change the feel of these nightstands. The best part though, let’s be serious, is that this was basically a freebie fixer upper!
If you go for it (and I totally think you should) and share on social media – tag me @theblushhome so I can share it in my IG stories 🙂
Pin For Later!
