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DIY Barn Door Shutters From Reclaimed Wood

DIY Barn Door Shutters From Reclaimed Wood

Happy November! 🙂

I have a wall in my front room that’s been bugging me for some time now. It has a nice, big, pretty window in the middle, but nothing I came up with to fill up the sides ever looked good.

DIY Barn Door Shutters From Reclaimed Wood

Pretty boring, huh? To be totally fair, I do usually have stuff on the end tables which kinda helps fill in the space, but there was still a lot of bare wall there. I had thought using shutters on either side of the windows, but could never find ones the right size that would look good there.

I finally got sick of looking at the empty space and decided I literally had to take matters into my own hands and DIY my own shutters.

DIY Barn Door Shutters From Reclaimed Wood

My husband always saves any fence boards that are being disposed of from his contracting jobs, so we got a good little pile of them in our shop.

I apologize for not having any pictures of the actual construction of the shutters, but I will try to be thorough in my description of the process.

Each shutter measures 18 inches wide by 4 feet tall. We cut three boards for the back of each shutter measuring 6 inches wide by 4 feet tall using a table saw.

For the barn door “Z” pattern, we cut two boards measuring 4 inches by 18 inches and one board measuring 4 inches by 32 inches. The ends of the 4″ x 32″ board were cut at a 26 degree angle. We centered these 3 boards on the back boards and screwed them together with wood screws.

DIY Barn Door Shutters From Reclaimed Wood

This is what we got so far. If you like them better unpainted, then you’re finished! 🙂

DIY Barn Door Shutters From Reclaimed Wood

The paint I used to make my whitewash is FolkArt Chalk Paint in White Adirondack. You can get it on Amazon here. I poured some off in a bowl and watered it down to the consistency of milk, then I did two coats on each shutter. I used whitewash instead of straight chalk paint because whitewash will soak into the porous fence board wood and allow some of the natural patina to show through.

DIY Barn Door Shutters From Reclaimed Wood

Once they were dry, I wasted no time hanging them up! It’s fall right now so I decorated the shutters with fall wreaths.

DIY Barn Door Shutters From Reclaimed Wood

I really love how they turned out and they fill up the space perfectly!

DIY Barn Door Shutters From Reclaimed Wood

DIY Barn Door Shutters From Reclaimed Wood

DIY Barn Door Shutters From Reclaimed Wood

I hope you enjoyed my DIY Barn Door Shutters From Reclaimed Wood! If you have any questions or comments, please leave them in the comments section below!


 

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  1. Diana says

    November 5, 2017 at 10:28 pm

    Love them, Michelle! Such a great idea, perfectly executed. Just like you said, they fill the space perfectly–and look just beautiful 🙂

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      November 6, 2017 at 12:02 pm

      Thank you so much Diana! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Sherone says

    November 6, 2017 at 10:58 am

    Saw this on Happiness is Homemade. Pinned to my Barnwoord Board. Love it!

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      November 6, 2017 at 12:01 pm

      Thanks so much Sherone! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Nina says

    November 17, 2017 at 10:11 am

    Your shutters turned out gorgeous!! And the wreaths on them are lovely, too. You are so talented!! Thanks so much for sharing at our Party in Your PJs link party.

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      November 18, 2017 at 9:57 am

      You’re very welcome Nina; thank you so much for hosting! 🙂

      Reply
  4. stella says

    November 19, 2017 at 5:17 am

    Love your shutters and your decor

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      November 20, 2017 at 9:21 am

      Thanks so much Stella! 🙂

      Reply
  5. Cecilia says

    November 26, 2017 at 6:07 pm

    Love these! Thanks for sharing at Vintage Charm!

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      November 27, 2017 at 10:18 am

      You’re welcome Cecilia – thank you for hosting! 🙂

      Reply
  6. Barbara Sanders says

    December 21, 2018 at 7:13 pm

    hello Michelle, I love your shutters made from the Recycled barn wood, would be easy to decorate for Christmas or other holidays as well. super idea for that space.

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      December 22, 2018 at 11:24 am

      Thanks so much Barbara! 🙂

      Reply
  7. Rebecca Thacher says

    May 17, 2020 at 3:01 pm

    What hardware did you choose to use on the backside for hanging?

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      May 21, 2020 at 7:28 am

      Hi Rebecca! I used D rings from this kit I got from Amazon >>> https://amzn.to/3cVR3C8

      Reply

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