DRAWER PULLS for KIDS

When it comes to bang for your decorating buck, drawer pulls and other decorative hardware items for updating furnitureare right at the top of the list. What a cheap and easy way to completely transform the look of a vintage dresser drawers or any piece of furniture, whether antique or contemporary in design. Adding some decorative hardware for nursery use and handles will take no more than a few minutes of your valuable time and won't take the lion's share of your budget. Kids cabinet knobs are different than other knobs, they are imaginative, eye-catching and COOL!
Even tiny inexpensivee kids knobs and pulls can effectively tie a themed bedroom together. Decorative knobs for a western style room can be made of rustic materials such as black wrought iron in classic cowboy motifs such as:

Horseshoe Knobs (with or without the horse)
Cactus Knobs
Cowboy Hat Knobs or Boot Knobs
Sheriff's Badges in Star Shapes crafted from stainless steel or brass

And that's just a start of the long list of possibilities! There are others that are geared toward baby nursery themes such as:

Baby duck drawer pulls
Drawer pulls with charactors from Nursery Rhymes
Bunny Rabbits
Teddy Bears

And of course there are ceramic pulls in the classic blue gingham, pink and white and any other color of the rainbow! Many of these choices have matching door knobs!

There are many choices out there to make it easy for the modern hard-working mother to create a designer look in her child's bedroom. There are some top designers coming out with decorative hardware for nursery use such as Anne Geddes' nursery decorative hardware line. Meanwhile, here are some other shapes or motifs to consider"

Butterflies
Sail boats or Canoe Pulls
Frog Knobs
Fish
Rose Knob or Pulls in the Shape of Flowers
Palm Trees

You can really dress up a natural or a nautical theme nursery for your baby with a few kids cabinet and drawer knobs. This simple decorating touch can move Plain Jane rooms up several notches on the nursery design ladder!

What little boy interested in sports wouldn't love a baseball, football or soccer themed room to reflect his unique personality and interests? Or if your little guy is more interested in the outdoors and wildlife, you can find drawer pulls as generic as pine cones or as specific as fish or even a friendly Moose Head Knob ! If you're into rustic cabin style decor that feature moose you can get Alaskan Moose Light Switch Plates and Large or Small Moose Weathervanes to match your pulls.

A smart shopper always bears in mind the construction of anything that may be used in kids' rooms. For babies and toddlers, there are safety concerns and for older children durability is an issue. Always examine the screws that will attach your hardware to your furnishings. They should be well anchored to the decoration and the threads should be well defined with little chance of stripping.

Decorative pulls can be made of several different materials.

Solid metal
Ceramic
Crystal or Cut Glass
Plastic

Of course, the knobs of solid metal including the decoration will be the least likely to break or fail. You may wish to use metal on your pieces that will be used the most. Save the other styles for areas that are mainly for looks or places that will be out of reach of the kids.

There are other places in the bedroom that you can use the more decorative drawer pulls or even converted door knobs! You can use your themed knobs and pulls:

As curtain or drapery hardware
In the place of wooden wall pegs
As an anchor to tie a large satin bow to hold pictures on the wall

For more ideas on ways to use drawer pulls to dress up your furniture take a look at some of the other pages on this site!

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