Vintage shutters (if in good shape) are very sturdy. If properly attached they can even be strong enough to make a bookcase! I’ll show you just how to do it in this Repurposed Shutters Bookcase Tutorial.
Shutters Repurposed into Bookshelf
shutter
Chippy Shutter Shelf
I’m sharing a fabulous easy chippy shutter shelf that can be used indoors or outdoors. Want to know a secret? It’s not made from a shutter. Yep, many times I substitute bi-fold doors for shutter projects. But who would ever want to search for a chippy bi-fold door?
Repurposed Shutter (magazine rack)
Repurposed shutter projects are usually very easy and fun to make. Coming by authentic (affordable) wooden shutters is not so easy. That’s why I’m here to tell you that using 1/2 of a louvered door works just as well. That’s what I used on this repurposed shutter magazine rack.
Repurposed Shutter Vertical Garden Succulent Planter
This fun and easy repurposed shutter vertical garden will make you smile and look around for a shutter near you! It’s bright and cheery color is what will really draw you in. This vertical garden can hold a variety of small plants. Hang it on a fence, or lean it against your patio wall.
shutter DIY fireplace screen
A fun repurposed shutter (bi-fold door) project. This easy fireplace screen cover-strictly for decorative purposes-made from cut up bi-fold doors is easy to make and oh so functional for your fireplace hearth this fall and holiday season.
Rustic Shutter Cabinet from Reclaimed Fencing
This tutorial uses reclaimed wood to make a custom rustic shutter cabinet. The reclaimed wood is the same size as 1×6 pine boards that you can buy at your local hardware store. I’ll show you how to frame out the front facing, and build the cabinet to your size. No project is without a few kinks, I would love for you to click over to see the ins and outs of this project.
Hanging Produce Bin | Farmer’s Market
Rarely do I find real shutters while I’m out junking. I didn’t know I’d be making a hanging produce bin from a repurposed shutter when I bought these at Vendors’ Village, but I think it really was the perfect easy project. John had 4 of these black shutters in his booth in the back room….
Easy Fall Porch Decor
Changing up any décor is so easy with spray paint. Let’s play a quick game of seek and find. Can you spot the items that I updated with some spray paint?
Welcome Sign Shutter Porch Decor
This easy porch decor and a stenciled welcome sign are great for your fall porch. PIN IT! Last month while I was cutting some shutter (bi-fold door) door projects on my compound miter saw, this piece fell off the saw and busted. I picked up the pieces and started putting it back…
Shutter Shelf with Hooks
I’m back with another “shutter” project, a shutter shelf with hooks! Well…. you know it’s actually half of a bi-folding door that I dug out of my shed to make that fireplace screen. To make that, I needed 4 pieces the same size, which gave me four extra “shutters” to use for other projects. This…
bi-fold door shutter shelf
While I call this project a shutter shelf, it is actually made out of a bi-fold door. For me, those are easier to come by at a good price! Looking 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…
Upcycled Shutter Family Rules
I have had this plantation shutter for a long, long time. I don’t even remember where I got it. I’ve never really had an idea of how to repurpose it until I saw something at Cracker Barrel that gave me an idea for my upcycled shutter.
Wooden Chevron Table Top using Shutter Slats
Do you remember this repurposed t.v. stand (from the ReStore) that I showed you last week? If you remember– I painted with my new Homeright Finish Max Pro? I’ve got some details to share with you today.
Easy DIY Wooden Crate using Shutter Slats
I love this latest project that I’m sharing with you. I made a small DIY wooden crate using shutter slats and scrap wood, which are plentiful around here. These slats happened to be white. I found them in my paint cabinet where they were waiting to be used as paint sticks. I believe they…
ASCP in HomeRight Finish Max Sprayer
This post is chock full of tips using Annie Sloan Chalk Paint (ASCP) and a HomeRight Finish Max Fine Finish Sprayer. I have to admit, I was a little nervous to put ASCP in my Finish Max. I didn’t want to clog up my beloved sprayer. *This post may contain affiliate links which won’t…
Chalkboard Tags {Silhouette Foil Paper}
I have another great couple of projects today! What are two of my favorite things? Chalkboards and my Silhouette CAMEO™. Here you can see that I’ve been busy with both!
Shutter Shelf from Follow Your Heart Woodworking
I’m Julie from follow your heart woodworking and I am so pleased to be able to Guest Post at Gail’s great blog My Repurposed Life. Gail is the queen of repurposing and she was the very first follower I had when I began blogging. I consider her to be a friend, even though we haven’t…
Wooden Beverage Tags (shutter slats)
Have you seen the wooden beverage tags online? I saw where Morgan made some out of paint sticks. I pinned them on my to do board. Hers were inspired by Ballard Designs. While talking to Rose on the phone, she mentioned that Pottery Barn had some chalkboard tags. I decided to do several different versions….
Guest Post-Spray Painting Shutters
Last month Wagner supplied me with two Power Painter Plus paint sprayers to give away. Karen was one of the lucky winners. In order to win, the entrant had to agree to do before/after pictures here on the blog. Here is Karen’s account of how she and her husband transformed some shutters with her Wagner…
Jan’s Shutter Cupboard
I made the shutter bookcase for Jan a couple of months ago. She had 4 more shutters and she asked me to build her a shutter cupboard. These shutters are taller than I am. I had to cut them off because two were shorter than the other two. Once I got them to match, I…
Best Color for This Cupboard?
Hi guys! I am building this shutter cupboard for Jan. She can’t decide what color to have it painted. We would love to get your input. I’ll be painting it tomorrow. The roofers will be working and I won’t be able to get my saws out of the garage, so it’s a no-build few days….
Louvered door hall tree
Friends–I paint a lot of projects, but I still struggle with paint colors. Everything doesn’t always go right the first time, in fact that happens a lot to me. Can you relate? After I made Jan’s door/nightstand I was thinking I have the perfect pieces to make another. I curbed this door a long time…
Various Shutter Projects
Donna Funky Junk Interiors is having a themed party, it’s all about shutters. I love, love, love old shutters. However, most of my “shutter” projects are actually bi-folding doors. Here are some of my favorites! Shutter Magazine Rack Shutter Plant Bench Chippy Shutter Shelf Tall Memo Board Mail Organizer Simple Shutter Shelf Easy Magazine Rack…
Repurposed Shutter garden bench
Earlier in the week I made this cute shutter shelf out of a repurposed shutter. No sooner than I got it made, I thought to myself “gee, this would look great with legs.” But it was too late. I would have had to put the legs on before I attached the two pieces together. Today, I’m…
Shutter Christmas Card Holder
You may remember this tall, skinny bi-fold door that I found on the curb a couple of months ago. As soon as I saw this door, I knew exactly what I would do with it. Most of my bi-folding doors are not so skinny. I cleaned it up, and spray painted it…
very simple shutter shelf
Here is a cute and easy way to repurpose a shutter into a shelf. I used 1/2 of a bifolding door to make this simple shelf. I used 1×3’s for the shelves. I glued and nailed (with my nail gun) small triangle braces to support the shelves. This is a quick project…
shutter magazine holder
This is magazine holder one of my favorite shutter repurposing projects. Now, when I say shutter, I usually mean bi folding door. In my curb shopping, I rarely come across true shutters. But many people throw out bi folding doors of all sizes. I cut them in half with the table saw. Then I remove…
