Whether your looking for repurposed shutter projects, or projects made from a bi-fold door, I’ve got you covered. For a long time, I was unable to find decent window shutters at a price I could afford. But, then it occurred to me that the bi-fold doors I was finding FREE on the curb worked equally…
How to make easy farmhouse shutters for your home, she shed, or outbuilding. Step by step directions on assembling and installing wooden shutters. This is a great weekend project to update the look of any building.
A broken bi-fold door (or shutter) makes an awesome DIY Welcome Sign for your porch or patio. Perfect for anytime of the year. Step by step directions with lots of paint tips!
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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….
Changing up any décor is so easy with spray paint, as in the case of this easy fall porch makeover! Let’s play a quick game of seek and find. Can you spot the items that I updated with some spray paint? Spray Paint Flower Pots for Fall Porch How about some plastic planters…
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…
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 Looking for some easy projects, I headed to the shed to check out my stash of bi-fold doors….
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.
Do a chevron table top on a repurposed t.v. cabinet using shutter slats! Repurposed T.V. Cabinet 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….
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. Easy DIY Wooden Crate Made With Slats These slats happened to be white. I believe they were removed from this white magazine rack. Assemble DIY Wooden Crate…
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…
What? Chalkboard tags? Yes, 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! Last Spring, I got these doors from my niece Marie. I’ve been thinking and thinking…
Shutter Shelf 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…
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….
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…
How to make a shutter cupboard using four repurposed shutters. Tall Yellow 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. Designing and Building a Shutter Cupboard These shutters are taller than I am….
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….
This louvered door hall tree went through some changes! 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? Door Hall Tree Tutorial Louvered Door & Saloon Doors After I made Jan’s door/nightstand…
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…
How to make a cute shutter garden bench. What? You don’t have a shutter? No problem! Use an old bi-fold door. I use them for shutter projects all the time.
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…
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…
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…
