Any home owner is familiar with the situation when, when rearranging furniture, the handles of chests of drawers or drawers and other external furniture fittings are accidentally damaged. In this case, it is often necessary to replace not only the broken part, but also the entire set of furniture fittings, since it is impossible to find an analogue product in furniture supermarkets.
Dresser handles are in high demand among individuals for whom making furniture on their own is a hobby, as well as among specialists for whom the manufacture of furniture products is the subject of their individual business.
Today, finding ready-made sets of handles for a chest of drawers is not a problem. Furniture fittings differ in design, functionality (there are models of furniture handles-locks), materials of manufacture, decorative finishing, and in the online trading system there are offers of handles for chests of drawers, decorated with Swarovski crystals.
Features of choosing handles for a chest of drawers
Any fittings present on furniture installed in one living space must be made in the same style. Various types of handles and handles are always in the direct view area - in plain sight and therefore they should not only be functional, but also have an attractive design and aesthetic decorative finish. When choosing hardware accessories, one should not forget about its strength and reliability. It can be very frustrating when, because of one broken handle, you have to purchase a new set and reinstall it on the drawers or dresser doors. In addition, all fittings located on external surfaces (facades) must be accessible for cleaning and easy to clean.
On a note!
Fans of making furniture items themselves should remember that a properly selected handle, with an original design and modern decoration, can add a “zest” to the appearance of a chest of drawers, giving its design an original, unique look.
From old forks and spoons
Don't know what to do with your old appliances? Make them into pens! Especially if the forks and spoons are aluminum and bend easily. This option is perfect for kitchen cabinets.
Materials for production
Wooden handles for a chest of drawers, made of ash, maple, oak or valuable wood species, will give the chest of drawers a sophisticated look and will become an additional factor emphasizing the elegance of the furniture and the good taste of the owners of the home. The shape of the wooden fittings can be arbitrary:
- massive products will be appropriate in spacious living rooms and bedrooms;
- for children's chests of drawers, products are produced in a shape reminiscent of fairy-tale, magical objects or silhouettes of heroes of children's fairy tales;
- Simple-shaped knobs and buttons will find application in furniture placed in any room.
When choosing wooden samples, it is necessary to take into account the humidity of the room and it is not advisable to use them in the bathroom, kitchen or open veranda.
- Bronze samples decorated with patina are an indispensable attribute of furniture items made in a retro style.
Bronze accessories are often used when restoring furniture to give it an “aged” look.
- Metal specimens with various types of decorative coating (chrome plating, nickel plating, anodizing) are considered the most functional and have increased strength, which guarantees their reliability and durability.
Anti-corrosion coatings guarantee high anti-corrosion properties of the fittings, and the dresser handles themselves require a minimum of maintenance. Thanks to the varied designs and shapes of the products, metal handles can be installed on drawers and chests of drawers of any design, from minimalist “high-tech” or “techno” (simple-shaped handles with chrome plating), to all classic and retro styles (samples, having anodizing “antique gold” or “bronze”).
- Glass handle samples look strict and sophisticated.
Of course, it is not advisable to use glass products for doors that open several times a day, but button handles made of multi-colored glass can decorate chest of drawers, giving the product as a whole a look of sophistication and exclusivity.
- Plastic handles will find application in the restoration, repair and modernization of any furniture.
Thanks to the variety of polymer materials that can be decorated in almost any way (metalization, spraying, painting, polymerization, etc.), you can always choose the fittings that best suit the design and architecture of the chest of drawers.
Modern plastics have sufficient strength and wear resistance, so the issue of reliability and durability of plastic handles has now lost its urgency.
- Combined products usually have a metal base and decorative inserts made of plastic, wood, glass or natural ornamental stone (marble, lapis lazuli, malachite and others).
Thanks to the variety of shapes and decorations, these samples can become not only a functional addition, but also a wonderful decoration for any furniture.
From the rope
If the room in which the furniture is located is decorated in a marine style or others where deliberate roughness and wear are appropriate, then the furniture handles can be replaced with ship's rope. The easiest and most stylish way to secure such a handle is to make a round hole in the furniture door, thread a rope and tie knots on both sides. If you don’t want to make too many holes in good furniture, you can wrap old or tatty new handles with thin rope or twine coated with glue.
Furniture handle design
The shape and architectural details of furniture fittings can be almost any. However, there are several design solutions that are most widely used in the manufacture of chest of drawers handles.
- The handle-brace is the most common option.
Despite the simplicity of appearance, the shape of the bracket can be quite varied - rectangular, with rounded edges or semicircular (semi-oval). Many furniture designers consider their discreetness to be the advantage of these products. Most samples installed on drawers or dresser doors do not draw attention to themselves.
- The button handle can be installed on any drawer or door. It is quite ergonomic and easy to grip with your fingers.
However, for heavy drawers and massive doors, their use is impractical, since a finger grip will not always be able to provide the force necessary for opening.
- Mortise handles are becoming increasingly common in modern models of chests of drawers.
Due to the fact that their plane coincides with the outer surface of the facades, mortise units are characterized by increased safety from injuries. Quite popular are mortise models with additional functionality - a drawer or door lock.
- Sink handles are quite functional and are often used in combination with furniture locks or latches.
Thanks to their unpretentious design, these products are characterized by increased versatility, and today in furniture hypermarkets you can choose “shell” fittings that will harmoniously fit into the design of chest of drawers furniture made in any style.
- Ring handles were probably used already in the first models of chests of drawers, torn off hundreds of years ago.
A decorative overlay made in the shape of a lion's head will decorate retro furniture, and a simple anodized fastening plate will perfectly complement drawers and doors of furniture made in the loft, high-tech or modern style. Often ring-shaped fittings are complemented by locks or latches.
From pebbles
Beautiful, natural and in perfect harmony with wooden furniture, and not only. To make stone handles, you need large pebbles of similar size, with at least one side flat. The metal base for mounting the handle in this case is attached with strong glue.
Method of fastening fittings
Today, the following methods are used to attach almost any handle to the doors and drawers of chest of drawers:
- inserting handles into solid wood and furniture boards;
- fastening using screws or self-tapping screws through holes in the linings;
- screw fastening of the handles, due to the presence of a threaded hole in them;
- attaching fittings to glue.
When choosing one or another fastening method, it is necessary to take into account the operating conditions (humidity, temperature changes) as well as the intensity of opening and closing doors or drawing drawers. The use of adhesive fastening allows you to avoid drilling the facade for screws, screws or furniture confirmation, but its load capacity is limited. Using a screw connection will require that if the handle breaks, you will need to look for its analogues that have the same installation dimensions as the one being replaced.
From rubber toys
When children grow up, there are a lot of unnecessary toys left behind; residents of indoor zoos, small dolls or superhero figurines are especially common. They will make original furniture handles: just paint them with paint and a spray can (optional) and place them on a screw and glue or a special base for handles. You can’t make anything out of old toys: “Life after childhood: toys in the interior.”
From wine corks
We have already told you how many things can come out of wine corks: “9 creative ideas from wine corks.” Another interesting option is furniture handles. When placing plugs on metal fasteners, lubricate them with glue for better adhesion.
Internal equipment
In some cases, you can buy a whole set of tools, including a briefcase, in an online store. This is an ideal situation because the internal division, including possible upholstery, matches the equipment 100%.
However, if you are purchasing tools and organizers separately, your first concern should be the quantity and type of stock parts. It should be possible to buy as many of these parts as possible.
Likewise, the interior space must be ready for modular division and the insertion of partitions.
From leather strips or belt
Handles made of leather strips look very stylish and are pleasant to the touch. Each handle will need two bolts with a neat head. You can cut an unnecessary leather strap into such strips, but then it is better to sew the cut edges on a machine. More ideas: “What a leather belt can be used for: 16 DIY ideas.”
From large buttons
Buttons are an excellent replacement for handles both on small chests of drawers for creativity and on full-fledged cabinets in a children's room. You can choose buttons of different colors and sizes to make it look more playful and creative.
Pens can be made from anything, even something you were about to throw away. So, when looking for new handles for your furniture, first, just look around or do some spring cleaning, critically examining various unnecessary items.
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Drawer organizer concept
Not only the type of box can be called this way. Some standard boxes have a built-in organizer, which no longer gives them the right to be called standard tool boxes.
- The box can be especially convenient if an organizer consisting of small cells is built into its lid.
- The number of these cells will vary depending on the number of partitions installed in the built-in organizer.
Accordingly, there is a simple rule that is recommended to be remembered: the smaller the cells in the built-in organizer, the greater their number can be present in it and vice versa.
