DIY Tutorial: Create Your Own Industrial Furniture Handle

In the world of do-it-yourself and DIY (Do It Yourself), there are no limits to creativity. Today, we're going to show you how to customise your furniture by making an industrial furniture handle from plumbing fittings. It's a great technique for furniture makeovers and for adding a touch of industrial decor to your home.

You can also find our handles already mounted and varnished here and all our furniture handles and knobs here!

1. The Presentation of the Parts

Before you start, make sure you have all the parts you need. For this tutorial, the handle is made with 21mm OD pipes, but the same can be made with .27mm or 34mm pipes.

Here's the list of parts you'll need:

Parts list

• 2 x flange floor

• 2 x Tees fitting premium or eco

• 2 x male plug fitting premium or eco

• 2 x equal coupling
  
  
• 1 x threaded pipe of the desired length (for this tutorial, we're using a 10 cm pipe)
  
  

All these parts are available in our online shop. Pipes are available in 20 different sizes, giving you the flexibility to tailor your project to your specific needs.

How do I choose the length of my threaded pipe?

For this assembly:
male plug + tee + tube + tee + male plug
The assembly will make the length of the pipe + 12cm

For example:

Pre-filled baskets for one handle:

Here are different baskets for the elements you need to make a handle:

What tools are needed:

For assembling the fittings a spanner may be useful, it will not be essential but will make it easier to tighten the parts to the desired level.

For the final fixing of the handle to your piece of furniture or stand, a drill / screwdriver will probably be necessary.

2. Assembly

Once you have all your parts, assembly can begin. Follow these steps:

1. Assemble the tees and the pipe. For easier and/or tighter screwing

   tighter, you can use this technique described on the page:

   How to manually screw in your plumbing pipes and fittings

   You can tighten the fittings until the threads are no longer visible. Be careful, screwing them on is increasingly difficult, so you'll need a little elbow grease and strength 💪