Shutter doors repurposed

Bi-fold doors transformed into these cool decorative "shutters" for a cottage/farmhouse style addition to my home decor.

Back in September of last year I got a message from a neighbor of mine telling me about the local salvage yard giving away a bunch of their mismatched shutters. I was sure that by the time I would be able to get there that there would be none left, but I was pleasantly surprised and managed to load up about 15 shutters.

After moving from a house with an overloaded built-in corner china cabinet to an apartment with blank walls, and not enough of them, I needed more space for my…

I just finished up my Shutter-Turned-Nightstand project and I'm pleased as punch. How pleased IS punch, anyway? I guess if it's anywhere as pleased as the animated Kool-Aid pitcher from the commercials I saw when I was a kid, I have aptly described my feelings and can move on. So I got this old shutter at a yard sale for a couple bucks. I wanted to do SOMEthing with it, but what? It finally came to me in a vision. Maybe I had had too much Kool-Aid, I don't know. Anyway, I thought, why not…

Having an old shutter? Don't be in hurry to throw it away! You can utilize it to make some DIY projects that could be functional and aesthetic.

I love creative DIY shutter projects. There’s something about worn layered paint on an old shutter that makes my heart go pitter patter. Maybe it’s the texture of paint that’s accumulated over time, or the creative way someone repurposed an old wood shutter into a useful item that gets me. I don’t know but every time...Read More »

There are so many ways you can repurpose vintage shutters.

Used to really small shutters to make a door on my shelving unit that I'm using for my craft station.

These pieces are stunning and so easy to make.