handle solution

August 31st, 2009 in member junk

TroyRash, member

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wire wrapped rock for handle

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i had this old metal chest of drawers that i painted white. the original handles were missing and no matter what i found, nothing seemed to look 'right' with the piece. as i have said before, i find a lot of inspiration in nature. well, i was doing a morning walk and happened to look down and see a flat rock - well, guess what?... tell me what you think...i kind of like it..

i just took the rock and held it in my hand and wrapped and wrapped the wire around the rock and twisted it off in the back and ran it through the pull holes on the front of the drawer and twisted it off. i probably should have done some treatment at the hole, but you could add something there if you want. the first one i tried i cut a piece of wire approximately 12" long, that ended up being too short. so i finally used a piece 16" long. play with it till you get the desired length.

kind of fun, i think.

Pattern or design used: My own design - Troy Rash

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jacklynn4 writes: I LOVE this idea! Great use of rocks/wire! Thanks, J- Posted: 9:34 pm on October 3rd

porcupinemamma writes: mixture of industry and nature. Very cool! Posted: 4:40 am on October 1st

BEACHLIFE writes: Good idea. I recently decided to do something similar with my 40 year old ornate chest of drawers. I repainted it a soft light aqua/teal green and since my whole place is decorated in the beach theme (hence my name). I did not want to buy new knobs so I bought an old macrame belt that looked like leather and cut it up and ran through the holes and knotted them. It looks great! I will post a picture. Posted: 1:15 pm on September 10th