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quick temporary cabinet pulls?

9 years ago

Our contractor is nearly finished installing our new kitchen cabinets. Our drawers are full overlay such that they're nearly impossible to open without pulls. It might be a few weeks before we get the pulls installed. Is there a quick and easy temporary pull we can put in so we can open our drawers? Maybe some sort of plastic or fabric tab taped on??

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cpartist
9 years ago
Get some blue painters tape and tape it to the inside of the tops of the drawers.
mtnmom9
Original Author
9 years ago
cpartist. Okay, so then do I just have the tape sticking out and pull on the tape?
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Kathryn P
9 years ago
Exactly. Take a length of tape (maybe 8 inches or so) and fold 3 inches back on itself. That'll leave you 2 inches of sticky to actually stick just inside the drawer and 3 inches to pull on. The longer you go this route the more likely you'll need to replace it. My kids were constantly tearing it, so we ended up with "new handles" once a week or so. But painters tape is cheap, so who cares.
cpartist
9 years ago
Yep

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