Recycled and Upcycled Projects for your Home
DIY Vintage Shutter Snowman, Easy Project Just in time for winter and the holiday season I have an easy project for you, an upcycled shutter snowman. All you need is a shutter some white spray paint and a few other … Continue Reading →
Breaker Box Cover A couple weeks ago I mentioned how I was in the process of repainting my basement and how I may have found a few projects to do along the way. One of the projects was this corner … Continue Reading →
Hush Little Baby Wall Art, Upcycled Shutter Slats A week ago Friday, one of my favorite building salvage places, Second Chance in Baltimore, posted on Facebook that they were stocking up their freebie pile in the parking lot. It’s where … Continue Reading →
Black Arch Headboard A few weeks ago I showed you the making of a reclaimed wood DIY king headboard. When I constructed the headboard I hadn’t bought the bed yet, but why wait until the last minute. I finally got … Continue Reading →
When my neighbor brought over a couple of old shutters that used to hang on her parents house I immediately set to work creating a magazine rack and a lamp. Seems reasonable, but I already had about 5 shutters … Continue Reading →
When I made this shutter cabinet back in 2016 one of the comments I had was that this cabinet would also look great with 2 doors. Well now that you mention it, I can totally see it. So here it is a … Continue Reading →
Pallet Wood and Shutter Slats American Flag I had a pleasant surprise a couple weeks ago, a representative from Stencil Revolution asked if I would like to try any of their stencils. After looking at their pages and pages of … Continue Reading →
Back in September of last year I got a message from a neighbor of mine telling me about the local salvage yard giving away a bunch of their mismatched shutters. I was sure that by the time I would be … Continue Reading →
When I shared my pallet wood and shutter memo board back in June, I told you that I had one more version coming up. Hopefully, I let enough time pass and you are anxiously awaiting my last memo holder. … Continue Reading →
Back in March I shared with you 2 memo boards I had made from the two halves of an old shutter. I actually made four memo boards at the time. I sort of got carried away and once I got … Continue Reading →
At the end of my rusty rake memo board and shutter post, I asked my very creative readers if they had any ideas for upcycling old shutters. Since this is my 16th shutter project, the ideas are starting to flow a … Continue Reading →
I’m still playing around with my pile of shutters this time to bring you a memo board. I was coming to the end of my pile, only having 5 shutters left, but when I paid a visit to the salvage … Continue Reading →
Did you know that this is my 13th shutter project , and since I still have a bunch of shutters in my junk pile, it definitely won’t be my last. You can find my gallery of shutter projects here. Not all … Continue Reading →
I was just looking back over my posts from the last several weeks and I counted that of my last 12 posts, 5 of them have been made with vintage shutters. One of them. the shutter valances, was an old project … Continue Reading →
Sometimes I decide to do a project based on a need… I need a new coffee table, or one of my sons needs a headboard or a new desk or a new lamp. And sometimes I get inspired to do … Continue Reading →