101 Uses For Shutters

Okay, so I only have two. But that just sounded so much better no?  I have shown my bifold shutter door turned hall tree before but it was awhile ago. I thought I'd show it again for those that may have missed it. I made this for my previous house in GA when I didn't have a lot of foyer space. It fit nicely next to the door to drop off mail or keys. Then we moved here and what do you know, no foyer again. One day I will have a foyer. But in the mean time, this was a good solution to place in the narrow hallway that leads to the kitchen.

I gave it a bit of some Fall decor. It wasn't until I saw the pictures that I realized I did not swap out my summer ribbon on the mirror. Isn't it amazing what you see once you take a photo of it. Aside from the dust I mean.

Shutter set number two was made into this shelf. I currently have it by my front door. I talked about it here. I managed to get one recent shot before my camera died.  The rest are from the summer.

I love the old warn red wood on these. I would love to find more with this kind of age to them. You don't see the star and the moon cut outs on shutters much anymore.

So those are my 101 ways to use shutters. Or two, whatev.  Help me fill in the other 99 and let me know what sort of things you have done with shutters.

Linking up with:

Funky Junk Interiors Saturday Nite Special: Shutter Edition

see you later,

Decorating The Front Porch

I gave you a little peak of this a week ago. Maybe two. Time is flying by, is it not?

This is what it was. I had put this together years ago with the help of my hubby. It was two shutter that I cut down to make this little shelf for my porch. Then My sister had given me the sign and I nailed it right on the front. It's been sitting in my garage since we moved. So I dragged it out to my very narrow porch. I don't have much room to work with and this was pretty darn skinny. But I was not digging the veggie sign anymore. So, I sanded it down a tad. Painted it with some creamy white paint. Wait, what? I took no pictures of my during? Yikes, sorry. If I had an extra set of hands that would be helpful. I start getting into it and then don't think about a camera. Sometimes my son will even remind me. He was sitting right there and said nothing. Blame him.

I also dragged this out of my garage but wanted to lighted it up. I tried some white and letting some of the black show through. Not bad but not light enough. Needed more of a coastal feel to it. So, I took out some blues and mixed up a color. Put more white on the frame and the blue on the metal. Painted, wiped off, painted, sanded some.

This was working better for me and where it was going. I was a little unsure at first, I will admit.

Now, what else can I dig out of the garage. Why these dirty and cracked old things. They needed a good cleaning, some glue and a little nail for the latch. I was going to paint them but it was going to be too difficult since the glass did not come out. So, I just distressed them even more. Then rubbed a little walnut stain on them.

Also, found this. Tired of the dark green so it got a paint job and a little embellishment. Are you still with me? Get another cup of coffee. There are more pictures.

Okay, okay.  Here it is all together on my very narrow front porch. I hung the iron scrolly thing with some brick clips. No drilling into the brick. It's very heavy and two clips are holding it up. I had this large piece of driftwood that a friend dragged out of the water for me. Love friends like that.

Changed the vegetable to Beach, which looks much better don't you think? I printed the letters out and rubbed the back with a pencil then traced it on to the wood. Sanded it down to look weathered and dry brushed some of the blue on to the white. Easy peasy.

My birdhouses got a little shelled up. The small one got a little pale green paint first.

I just love the cut out of the star and the moon. Sometimes I wish I had not cut them up since I am now looking for a tall shutter for my bedroom. But I will come across some again. No biggie.

Threw some shells in the bottom of the lantern too. One can never have enough shells. I have one more thing to add to it as soon as I get more plants. These are looking a little sad.

This little beauty. It got a makeover too. The birdies are no more. It has a little bit of some coastal flair now. I will show you another day as I may have lost some of you  already. Besides, I have no picture yet.

Update:  Here is my little redo of the box above and  then added to the shelf.

I will be linking with 

Southern Hospitality Today's Thrifty Treasures

Between Naps on the Porch Metamorphosis Monday
Coastal Charm Nifty Thrifty Tuesdays

Funky Junk Saturday Nite Special: Curb Appeal
Funky Junk Saturday Nite Special: Signs

Hall Tree

I have a very narrow hallway and not much of a foyer. Sadly I didn't have much of a foyer in my last house either. This was what I came up with so I would have something by the door that wouldn't take up a lot of room. Tall and slender. Oh, if only I were the same. It got a little beat up on the trip down here. Hey, people pay good money for these dents and dings. They blend nicely with the old crackled and chipped corbels.

I used an old louvered bifold door and some corbels that my sister had given me. I attached a shelf on top and hubby added the crown and base molding. Then I just got a couple of hooks and added the antique mirror. The mirror is hung on screws and the ribbon is just added to a knob for looks, it has no weight on it. And I can switch it out whenever. It is a very hard space to photograph. Not much light so the colors are tad bit off.



I am still working on painting the trim in the house. As you can see I have filled the knot holes on the doorways but they still need paint. Also, the mantel is currently in line for some paint!

I am going to attempt to do my very first link up over at Miss Mustard Seed's Furniture Feature Friday. Someone tell me if it doesn't work!

I am also linking up to Funky Junk Saturday Nite Special and The DIY Show Off.


I'm linking up with Saturday Nite Special's Door Themed Party. So many great door projects to see!