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    Home » Repurposed Items » bi-fold door vertical shutter shelf

    bi-fold door vertical shutter shelf

    Published by Gail | Published September 8, 2015 | Updated July 22, 2022
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    How to make a vertical shutter shelf using a reclaimed shutter or bi-fold door. Only a few scraps needed to complete the project. #MyRepurposedLife #shutter #shelf #diy #project #bi-fold #door via @repurposedlife

    While I call this project a vertical shutter shelf, it is actually made out of a bi-fold door. For me, those are easier to come by at a good price!

    How to Make a Vertical Shutter Shelf

    old-bi-fold-doorsLooking for some easy projects, I headed to the shed to check out my stash of bi-fold doors. I grabbed four that seemed to be about the same size. It was actually 2 sets of two. One set was black, the other set white.

    Cut bi-fold door in half

    miter-saw-cut-bi-fold-doorI used my compound sliding miter saw to cut the doors in half, yielding 4 tall ones and 4 shorter ones.

    broken-bi-fold-doorThen THIS happened to one of them that came apart and crashed to the ground. I set it aside and went on with what I was doing with the others. I will share the project using the four shorter ones tomorrow.

    See what I did with this broken bi-fold door here.

    Trim shutter (bi-fold door) on the table saw

    little-trim-with-table-sawLooking at the left and right sides, you can see that the left side is wider. A quick ride through the table saw and all is well.

    table-saw-rips-shutter

    You can see the shutter only needed a little trimming.

    Make small shelves for vertical shutter shelf

    beefed-up-shelfI decided to make some shelves for one of the shutters. I used some scrap 1x’s and some pieces that I had ripped off of 2x’s for one reason or another. The idea came from my friend Susan from Homeroad. I was going by memory, and now see that I did mine differently. My suggestion to you would be to leave off the side pieces like Susan did.

    I used Gorilla wood glue and my nail gun to attach those little ledges.

    Attach small shelf

    triangle-braces-shutter-shelfI used triangles just like Susan did. Then I attached them with my nail gun and some Gorilla wood glue.

    Vertical Shutter Shelf ready for paint

    shutter-shelf-bi-fold-doorHere is the shelf all finished, and ready to be painted.

    finish-max-shutter-shelfThis gives you a better angle of the ledges of the 1x4 shelves. Painting any shutter or bi-fold project is not easy to paint by hand. I painted this while I was painting the portable coffee station and the cabinet door coat racks.

    Small black shutter shelf made from a bi-fold door

    my-repurpposed-life-bi-fold-door-shelf-shutter-shelf



    I quickly popped the shutter shelf up on the wall and added a few knick knacks to it. You can see that there is a little oops still visible on the bottom. It’s half of a hole where the original knob was. After I took these pictures, I took care of that by slicing off the bottom with the miter saw.

    It was like Santa’s work shop around here that week. I was fluttering about sawing, building and painting. Be sure to check out my new shutter fireplace screen that I did with the four shorter pieces of bi-fold doors. If you're looking for an easier shutter shelf, check out this one from Refresh Restyle.

    gail

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    1. Julie @ follow your heart woodworking

      September 14, 2015 at 6:31 pm

      I did a guest posting of a "Shutter Shelf" for YOU, back in Sept. 2012! It's one of my most popular posts. It's similar, but no sides on the shelves and I used slots for my brackets to fit into.

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      • gail@myrepurposedlife.com

        September 14, 2015 at 10:15 pm

        Yes! Your shelf was sooo pretty. I didn't dare try to do the slots. 🙂

        Three years? that's crazy! Where has the time gone Julie?

        gail

      • Julie @ follow your heart woodworking

        September 15, 2015 at 1:12 pm

        Time is just flying and that's why the next time I make a shutter shelf I'm just screwing the shelves in from the back... much quicker!!

    2. Mindi

      September 09, 2015 at 10:27 am

      This is super cute, I like the sides on the shelf too!

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    3. Tuula @ Thrifty Rebel Vintage

      September 08, 2015 at 5:54 pm

      That turned out great Gail! Such a great repurpose of a bifold shutter door.

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    4. Donna Marie

      September 08, 2015 at 12:47 pm

      Really like this application using shutters!!!

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    5. Serena - Thrift Diving

      September 08, 2015 at 6:11 am

      Gail, that is so cute!! With the black paint, it looks amazing! I've never done a shudder project but if I did, this would be it. 🙂 Mayne for that family room that's killing me right now! Lol

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