Shower room, the project continues: Drawers, drawers, drawers
Having selected a wallpaper I really liked, I decided to go with matching hardware for the drawers. So I called my Mom and tasked her with the project of finding bamboo drawer pulls. The question was asked as to the width of the old pulls. When measured they showed to be 3 1/2" while most modern pulls are 3". I told Mom to just order the ones she wanted and I would deal with the hole spacing situation. The day came when the new pulls arrived and it was time to get to work.
This is the old drawer with the original pull.
I removed the old pull by unscrewing it from behind.
The old then comes off with a tug. As you can see the new pull is 1/2" shorter. You can also see that the old handle had been painted in place as a chunk of paint came off with it.
The old loose paint is removed. I used a wood chisel to do this. There were 4 layers of paint. It is difficult to see but under the beige there is a layer of green paint. The paint that didn't simply peel off I sanded smooth.
Here I am installing the wood dowel that I used to plug the old hole.
It's important that when you cut the dowel you use a very sharp wood chisel other wise you will crush the dowel rather than cut it. The sharp wood chisel will cut the dowel flush with the surface which is then filled with wood putty and the whole thing it sanded smooth. A couple of coats of the paint I had matched to the wallpaper are applied with a cheap 4" brush, sanding in between coats. I then used a Purty brush to give a glossy final coat. Below is the result.
