Miniature Furniture Tutorials: 7 DIY Handles for Drawers or Cabinets
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- Опубліковано 7 лип 2017
- In a previous video I asked if anyone would like to see a video specifically on how I make my handles for furniture. Here you can find 7 DIY handle styles. I hope this gives you some ideas for your own projects!!!
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This is the first video I ever watched that made me discover Bentley House! I've been binge watching your channel for the past several weeks. My Netflix is neglected.
Tiny beads make lovely miniature door knobs, broken jewellery is another source. Love your ideas, thanks.
The earring locking pins could be used as furniture feet
Holy moly! An exacto with a drill bit in it! Why have I never thought of that? It’s brilliant! Perhaps that’s why I’ve never thought of it 🤣
you are a genius and I can't get any house work done now that I found your videos
Haha so sorry Faye that I am keeping you from housework😉... However I myself love a good distraction lol ;)
Nice demo board. Yes, hinges!
Fantastic idea using the stud earrings! My sweet daughter bought me some earrings last Xmas and honestly most of them are probably not my taste (I barely ever wear jewellery anyway) I didnt want to throw them away or waste them, but I know she will get a kick out of seeing them used in one of my miniatures. Thanks for the ideas
If you want the studs to stick out, you can probably put a tiny bed behind the stud head or even the clear earring back’s that are kind of like soft plastic rubber and then stick it in the drawer
Thank you for following through and making these handles for us to see. Excellent and amazing!
Great ideas. Never thought of using the stud earrings. 👍💐
Love the earring idear
So many wonderful ideas ! Thank you for teaching something great !
I learn from you every day. You are so knowledgeable and a great teacher too!
Thank you for these tips. And yes hinges please 🙏
Great ideas.
So clever - thank you!
Great tips!
Absolutely lovely video 😊
Wow ... I’m blown away! Very creative and love them all!!
Thank you so much! So glad you enjoyed the video :)
Yay, yay, yay! Thank you so much!
I'm a miniaturist, but I must confess, I learned from your ideas and love them. I thank you so much for sharing this video. Love and Light.
Thank you so much for this comment! I am so glad you like the video :) -Ara
Great video!
I would love to see a video on hinges ,yeah !
Hopefully I will be able to make that one soon!
Wow you are so clever...awesome ideas, thank you
Great idea, especially the earrings!! It may interest you to know that there are clear flat round earring backs which can be used to secure the post, if you want to make a working drawer. Just search a site like ebay or amazon, they even come in multipacks and many different styles.
great ideas!
Very cool!
I am amazed at the great ideas you come up with. I would love to have a fraction of the creativeness of your mind.
Thank you so much! My mind is a crazy place but occasionally something fun pops out lol!!!
The cutting machine makes it so easy and fast ! 😻👍 love them
munira's art agreed! I love them too!
What an awesome idea! I never would have even thought to use stud earrings! Thanks this is very helpful and so adorable!
Thank you Amanda! I am glad it will be helpful for you!
Great ideas thanks.
Well done, clever ideas.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
Exacto knife with drill bit is a great idea👍🏼
Clever!
Cute perfect and creative....well done.
Thank you Linda!!
U thinking outside the box always amazes me.lu have me looking at everything soo differently and always finding something!!!!!
Thank you Cheri!! I am so glad you enjoyed the tutorial... its amazing the places you can find miniature "supplies" :)
You do some cool ideas. This is awesome thank you for sharing.
Thank you! I am glad you enjoyed the video :)
Спасибо огромное за идею!
So glad it was helpful!
I love those, I was wondering where you found them now I know you made them. I have been searching everywhere for drawer pulls and not finding them. Don't have one of those fancy cutters but lots and lots of punches, including ones my Grandma had. So will have to try these. Thank you for the ideas and sharing. You have a wonderful day
The “diamond” earrings could be used as bath sink handles!
Great idea
Brilliant Ara...you make it look so fab and easy but so inspiring always!
Aww thanks Vanessa😊
This was so helpful. Thank you for the inspiration.
Glad it was helpful!
You are such clever person. Wish I had a fraction of your artistic talent.
Aww thanks Dave! I am glad you enjoyed the video :)
Howdy, just saw this on Pinterest - so darn cute! Thanks for sharing.
Best video ever 😍 so helpful
Wonderful ideas helped me a lot
I am so glad it helped! Thanks!
You could also use brads you get them in lovely designs
Great idea Susan!!
These are so nice and easy to do you make it look so
So glad you found it helpful!!
Awesome 👍😎
Thank you!
Thanks for these great ideas. Yay no more beads a as handles, beads are good sometimes but i dont like the holes. Thanks again. Love your tuts
Love this! Could be used on luggage for miniatures that I do. Finding these pieces are hard! Thanks Ara!!!
I am so glad this helped!! Luggage is a great idea for these!!
I would love a video on mini hinges I'm just starting making mini furniture
Thank you for this inspiring video. I am in the process of making a door for a brownstone and have wanted some ideas for making door handles. This expanded my imagination. I am now a new subscriber.
Thank you for this awesome comment! I am so glad the video helped a bit. I would love to see what you end up doing for the door handle! Thanks, Ara
I never thought that I would want a cricut, but if I really get into miniatures I just might need one.
I was thinking that the hooks and bars you use for clothing would make handles too. There are several types and sizes.
Just amazing you are. I just watch and it's like wow. You are fueling my passion. lol
Awww thanks Beatrice! I am so glad my videos can inspire you to create!!
@@BentleyHouseMinis Definitely. Thank you.
so handy and useful 👍 really good idea. I landed here cus I need a small knob for a jewelry box but the knobs online always have a long thick screw attached to the back... basically it would render the little drawer obsolete as a big screw will be right in the middle of it. idk if that's described right. But basically this might just help.
Great tutorial! Thank you. I would love to see you make the other cutting machine handles. Also, would you happen to be able to give out the svg for those handles?
A+
One reason to use the hand drill is you are more likely to split your wood with an electric drill on something so delicate. You are a great miniaturist.
Thank you Patricia!
@@BentleyHouseMinis Ara my 8 year old granddaughter and I can’t get any schoolwork done for being addicted to watching you. Except last night she had to watch The Adams Family. You inspire us so much and your paintings you did to turn into wallpaper were absolutely brilliant. Are you self taught or did you get to go to Art School or major in it at college. I love art but I’m now where near your expertise. I’m impressed with your computer skills too. I got the patterns to print off for the wing chair with the j peg and I’m 74 and never touched the computer till 2006 after my husband died and I realized if I broke it he couldn’t yell at me anymore, so I tried to figure it out but there is still so much I don’t know. I wish there was a class for old codgers like me to learn more. I wanted to paint in my later years but I’m raising and homeschooling my granddaughter now, so I have to live to be 100 then maybe I’ll have time to play with my art supplies. Thanks so much for you wonderful inspiration.
These are great ideas. I'm in the process of making a polymer clay marbled tear drop door handle for my mini buffet. But I would really like to see you do something similar with hinges.
Thank you Michelle! A hinges tutorial has been on my list for a while... I need to get to it!! 😁
I love the youtube rabbit hole! I found you so randomly! This was such a well produced video and easy to follow. Love the handles and yes please on hinges!!! Looking forward to more of your videos in the future!
Thank you for this comment!! I am so glad it was easy to follow and yes I am planning to do a hinges video in the future :) PS. I like your youtube name! -Ara
They look awesome have you ever thought about tiny buttons. Yes please for the hinges video
Buttons are a good idea as well. I have never used them but I have a few mini buttons hanging around I may have to try out! I will try to remember to post a link to the comment when I get the hinges video done in the future. Thanks for your interest in my channel! -Ara
I absolutely loved it ❤
What type of hand drill did you use and where do you find it?
Your video is very well done. Thank you for making this. I am so impressed with this. I will be using this concept in my UA-cam video, as I am creating an environmentally friendly Hawaiian themed dollhouse. Thank you very much for your great ideas. Mini a Day is my site.
Adding a nail or screw through the diamond shape would look good too
Great idea!
That is awesome!! Thanks so much!! Guess I’ll be checking out Claire’s next time I go to the States. 😊
Thank you Lissa! Claires would be a great resource... esp the sale section!
Bentley House Minis I had a few packs and there was one with a keyhole. Perfect to add with my bead doorknob. ❤️❤️❤️
その発想はなかった！すごい！
I love Bentley House Minis (actually I am a bit addicted) but I sure which the ads were not so loud (actually I wish there weren't any at all) anyway, tThanks for all the great videos. I have been looking for small drawer knobs, so you can imagine how happy I was to find your tutorial - Yeah!
Thank you Karen! Sadly I can't changed the volume of the ads :( Sorry about that!
@@BentleyHouseMinis Oh my goodness, I didn't mean that you could change the volume. I was just chatting. Thanks for the videos!!!
❤ 💘 TY for sharing!❤ 💘
Glad you liked it!!
These are brilliant. I just used an earring on a model diorama. I’m Fircones studios on Instagram and I paint minis... we’re instagram followers too. For metal paint... try black under paint and dry brush the metallic on top. “Golden” acrylic brand or Vallejo are particularly brilliant metallic paints. Xxx
Love ❤️ your ideas! I actually bought some children’s earring from Walmart for $.50/pr. They had a bunch of the infinity design so I bought all of that style. I bought small and medium ball style, skeleton key style, and a handful of the style you put on draw #1 & 2
Maggie M awesome! If you put some on drawers I would love to see your final designs! You can tag me on Instagram @bentleyhouseminis if you post there!
Absolutely! 🤗👌🏼
I tagged you on Instagram with my doll house kitchen and bath using the earrings for door knobs and drawer pulls.
Awesome! I will check it out!
At 4:28 may i ask what thoes pliers are called? They would come in so handy for my projects.
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13:59 .... your sample drawers are smiling at me 😊
I can’t believe I ever commented on this video. Yes PLEASR share there hinge ideas. Also would you be interested in selling the file you created for the cameo for the knobs or would you do a tutorial for how you made them or would you at least give the measurements so I can make some. My plan is to make art room walls that are all worn and “abandoned” like your coffee shop just because I love that look. I’m going to skip the Harry Potter aspect and focus on the room. If I can find some dollar tree furniture, I’ll use those in the room. Maybe. Anyway hinges and knobs would be awesome! Thanks for sharing! 💙💙
Yes I do plan to sell my cameo files eventually. The handles and hinges would be a super easy one to get ready and put it up on my Etsy site for download. I would just need to set aside some time to get it done. The furniture patterns are more difficult because I would want to include clear directions for the purchaser. The hinge video should be coming up soon... I have been putting it off for too long!!! Thanks for the comment as always Leslie!!! :) -Ara
Can you please share the file you use for the Cricut type of machine for the machine cut handles?
I'm sorry you actually answered my question later in the video lol.
Do you sell the cut file anywhere?! I just found you I would love it!!
No I don't but I need to figure out how to do that on my website. I will post a video to my channel if I figure it out so stay tuned ;)
thank you!! I love your videos! @@BentleyHouseMinis
Nice tutorial Ara...can i use your silhouette file for my own paper furniture? Can you put it in the dutch Facebook group for miniatures made with the silhouette and Cricut machine. I know you are a member of it. Me also..Thanks..
I have thought about possibly making the files download-able through my etsy store but have not fully decided yet. If I do make them available I will let you know. I have not made any of them public as of yet. Thanks :)
May I know where you got your paper cutting machine?
The paper cutting machine I have is the Silhouette Cameo. Cricut makes a similar machine too ;)
@@BentleyHouseMinis Thank you very much for replying! Your tutorials are very relaxing, entertaining and educational!
Looking forward to watch more of your stunning creations!😍😍😍
Huge loads of love from The Philippines!
Where do you get the drill from
The hand drill that I used is an xacto knife with the blade removed. You can put very small drill bits into the xacto knife and use it as a hand drill. Small drill bits can be bought at most hardware stores and xacto knives can be found at craft stores such as Hobby Lobby or Michaels.
You can, also, order them on Amazon, eBay, like I did.
Are these 1:12 scale??
Yes they are :)
Do you actually work at home for DIY? If so, how do you get a job working for them at your home? If not, pardon my ignorance LOL.
By the way, these are great ideas.
Hi Kathy! DIY stands for "Do it yourself". It's not a company name or my employer. There may be a company named that but on UA-cam it typically stands for "do it yourself". I hope that is helpful. Thanks so much!
Do you have one more subscriber
Welcome!!! Glad to have you :)
And here I am thinking my kinda only options are old earrings I don't wear any more or have lost one of; or spending waaay too much time wrestling with a staple, trying to make it stand upright IN glue so that it bonds in the upright position.
This is not one of the suggestions you invited... do not do this. Don't do it to yourself!