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    Uncategorized » Rustic Shutter Cabinet from Reclaimed Fencing eBook

    Rustic Shutter Cabinet from Reclaimed Fencing eBook

    Published by Gail | Published October 18, 2010 | Updated April 9, 2019
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    How to make a rustic shutter cabinet out of reclaimed wood

    free-weathered-fencingI love making rustic projects—today’s project is a rustic shutter cabinet made from reclaimed fencing. There is still have LOT of this stuff stored in the woodshed.

    Reclaimed shutter

    cheap shutterI picked up two shutters last fall—got a really great deal on them.

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    Prepare to paint

    paint shutters with homeright finish maxI painted both of them last fall with my Homeright Finish Max. I made one into a Farmer’s Market Vegetable Bin, and set the other aside in the garage.

    Design Shutter Cabinet

    rustic shutter cabinet design stageWhile looking for a fun, quick project, the painted shutter sort of jumped out at me. Winking smile  I have made a shutter cabinet years ago, but it was a lot different from this one. I made this cabinet using fence boards, but you could easily make the same cabinet using new lumber such as 1x6’s.

    The design stage of any project is my favorite part. I love figuring out how all the pieces will come together. You probably know I never draw plans, I just fly by the seat of my pants.

    The first step was to make the front facing of the cabinet. I ripped some of the fence boards on the table saw to achieve this step.

    Use pocket holes for constructing face frame of cabinet

    kreg jig

    My Kreg jig is my go – to tool for joinery. I used the Micro jig (it’s the black portion of the jig—it just pops in and out)   for this project because the wood is thin and brittle.

     

    kreg jig front facingAgain, because the wood is thin and brittle, I used Gorilla Wood Glue on all the joints.

    Construct a simple box out of reclaimed fence boards

    rustic shutter cabinet boxFor the “box” of the cabinet, I cut four fence boards to size and used Gorilla wood glue and my nail gun.

    Attach front facing to simple wood box

    attach front facing to cabinet boxMore Gorilla wood glue was used to attach the front facing to the cabinet. I also used my glue gun for this step.

     

    Cut shelves to fit

    add shelves to rustic shutter cabinetBecause the shutter is thick, the shelves will have to leave room for the shutter/door to close. The shelves were cut to size. Each shelf board had to be ripped in order to fit.

    Attach cleats to hold shelves in rustic shutter cabinet

    rustic shutter cabinet shelfSmall drop off cuts were used for cleats. Those cleats are held in place by Gorilla wood glue and brad nails from the nail gun.

    Attach fence boards to make up the back of the cabinet

    attach back to rustic shutter cabinetMore rustic fence boards were used for the back of the cabinet. I cut them to size, and had to rip all of them slightly to make them fit the width of the cabinet. Notice the ugly side of the boards are to the back, leaving the yummy gray weathered look showing on the inside of the cabinet.

     

    Add hinges to the Shutter-Door of the cabinet

    attach hinges to rustic shutter cabinetI added hinges from my friends at D. Lawless Hardware, and added a hat and shoes on the cabinet. Winking smile   I used one full board, and a ripped board to make up the top and bottom.

    Install a knob

    hobby lobby black cabinet knobThis fabulous black knob is from Hobby Lobby. Did you notice along the way the side of the door changed colors? The front facing was very tight, and after adding the hinges the door was too snug. I shaved a little off one side of the shutter on my table saw.

    If you make this rustic shutter cabinet out of new lumber, your project will be more “square”. These boards aren’t square or straight. Smile

    rustic cabinet with shutter door MyRepurposedLife.comHere’s the good news/bad news. The good news is, the door can either be “left” or “right” by turning the cabinet upside down. The bad news is, the cabinet leans a little forward when the door is the other way. I would recommend that this type of cabinet be secured to the wall by the new owner.

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    Wanna know something funny? It makes me think of an outhouse every time I look at it. hehehehe

    bathroom storage rustic shutter cabinet MyRepurposedLife.comI think it would be great for the kids’ bathroom or guest room. I suppose it would also hold craft, garden or pantry items.

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