Shutters In The Guest Room

And I’m not talking about on the windows!  I found these shutters at a recent estate sale for $2.00.  Of course, dummy me, I should have bought a few sets even if I just sold them in my booth. 

I picked out a set of white {they had white and yellow} to save me some time on painting them.  When I got them home I took them apart, removed the hinges, and washed them down.

I found a set of wood embellishments in my craft room.  I try and pick up a couple when I’m buying them for a project so I have something on hand.  A package of two was $1.99.

I painted the embellishments white with craft paint, added a glaze of brown craft paint and water, glued them to the top of the shutters with wood glue, and, once they dried, I hung them up in my guest bedroom over the nightstands. 

These are a bit narrow, but if I find the new mirror I have pictured in my head for the dining area, two of the three I have in the dining area now will be painted white and moved in here.  Then I will move the shutters into the master bedroom over our night tables, where I think the narrowness will work better.  So, it all works out.

I hung them with the open/close control piece to the back and where the slats can hold things like pictures.  I stuck pictures from my son’s college graduation in June in so you can get the idea.

I think it adds a little interest to this wall.  It is also making me think about getting the black armoire in here painted already.  I’ve put it off way too long now and I know I am procrastinating about it, because it will be an all day affair.

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