DIY Leather Drawer Pulls with Labels

Learn how to make DIY Leather Drawer Pulls with labels for a child’s bedroom. A small dresser with curved drawers is updated with DIY leather drawer pulls.

I’m a firm believer in not rushing the decorating process. I don’t force decision-making. I’ll shop for the right piece of furniture for months. I’m okay with imperfection and unfinished projects in the meantime.

There is a small yellow dresser that I painted years ago. When we moved it back into the house, the top drawer pull broke. Yes. Literally, right after I refinished it.

No big deal, right? Buy new pulls. Not so easy.

The drawers are curved, and the pulls are also curved, a perfect fit for this particular piece. But a “perfect fit” makes it difficult to find a replacement.

In this house, the dresser never really found a home until it landed in my son’s bedroom when we put our house on the market. Now that it has a home, it was time to tackle the missing drawer pulls, with a DIY Leather Drawer Pull project.

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DIY Leather Drawer Pulls : Supplies

Craft Leather
Rotary Cutter & Mat
Wood Burning Tool
Alphabet Hot Stamps
Leather Hole Punch
Screw, Washer & Bolt

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DIY Leather Drawer Pulls : Instructions

Step #1: Cut the craft leather to length with a rotary cutter.

Note: When choosing leather, a rough suede-like leather or a matte leather will burn better than a gloss-finish leather.

Step #2: Place hot stamps on leather for alignment. Using the wood burning tool, imprint one letter at a time. I prefer to start with the middle letters and work out.

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Step #3: Measure your drawer, and punch holes in the leather where the drawer pull will attach.

Step #4: Use a screw, washer, and bolt to attach each side of the leather pull.

As a note, I used a gold marker to add a touch of shimmer to the burned letters.

This small dresser has undergone a dramatic transformation. It matched my style when we got it nearly 10 years ago, and now it’s a perfect fit in my little boy’s bedroom as a night stand.

The leather adds a masculine detail to a dresser with feminine lines, and the yellow color feels modern and playful. Decorating slowly is okay… if I had forced the process, I may not have ever thought to use leather.

Instead, I would probably have just filled holes and added knobs. Of course, that’s not a bad choice, but it wouldn’t have felt as custom and whimsical as leather drawer pulls.

How do you decorate? Do you like to take it slowly, or finish a project quickly? There are definitely benefits to both methods. Sometimes, we have to finish projects {due to deadlines, functionality, etc.}; but if I’m unsure and it can wait — I’ll choose that option.

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