So a couple of weekends ago it was community wide spring cleaning! YAY!!! If you don’t know why I am so excited, let me fill you in! Community wide spring cleaning means LOTS of “junk” at the ends of people’s driveways. Some call it junk, I call it DIY gold! My mother and I spent that weekend driving around scoring tons of great materials for DIY projects. I should be doing my own spring cleaning, but I can’t pass up an opportunity to score some treasure… you know what they say, “one man’s trash is a DIYer’s treasure.” That’s how it goes right? Works for me!
One of the coolest things I scored on my “treasure hunt” was an old shutter. I love old shutters! Today, I thought I would share with you this fun project! I turned this shutter into a cute little table! Let me show you how it’s done!
This is what I started with — an old shutter and four legs from a coffee table I took apart for a different project. (Never, ever throw anything away! You never know when it will come in handy)
For my shutter table, I really wanted to keep with the rustic look. I liked that the shutter was beat up a little bit and looking a little rough, so I kept it just as it was. It did need a good dusting, though.
For the legs, I wanted a slight color change. I found this beautiful blush pink color in a chalked spray paint… I LOVE IT!
Since the legs were a dark wood color, I painted them with a base coat of flat white enamel paint, prior to spraying on the blushed pink. (btw — I LOVE SPRAY PAINT!)
To attach the legs to the shutter I used L brackets and screws.
TA-DA!!
What do you think? Let me know by commenting below!
I am absolutely in love with this piece! Of course, my opinion may be a little biased as I made it, so please let me know what you think!
Beautiful!
Thank you Heather! 🙂
beautiful!!!!
Thank you Matilda!
Just too cute. Habitat here I come. Just the little table between chairs I have been needing.
Thank you for your comment Jody! 🙂 Send a pic if you make one! I would love to feature!
This is adorable! Love it!
Thank you Wendi!
Love this I have old shutters in the garage
Happy DIYn’ Marge! Feel free to share your pics if you make one! 🙂
Did you use a glass top to be able to place things on top without them leaning because of the dips in the surface?
Thanks for your comment Gracie! No I haven’t put a glass top on, but that is a great idea! I am just using this outside on my front porch, more as decor. There is just a plant on it, so I wasn’t overly concerned. If I ever do decide to use it as a functioning table I will definitely put a glass top on! 🙂
Very Nice. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you Tammie and you’re welcome!
This is so cute, I love it. I just bought a couple of shutters the other day with the idea that I would either use them in the garden or make something with them, I think I just found my project. Thank you for sharing this odorable table.
You’re welcome Patty! Thanks for your comment! I hope your project goes well, and feel free to share any pics with me!! 🙂
Shabby chic! It is fabulous and looks easy. I’m going to give it a try.
Thanks!
Lois
You’re welcome Lois! Thanks for stopping by!
You just solved an issue for me! I have been wanting to repurpose what I am currently using as a bedside table but couldn’t come up with anything to replace it…but I have a shutter I painted but never used…bedside table, here I come! I love yours and thank you for sharing!
You are most welcome Lisa! Let me know how your table turns out and I would love to see pics! 🙂 I am always looking for recreations of my ideas to share on my social media pages, so feel free to send a pic when you have it done!
Well, heck. Your post made HomeTalk but there are no longer any pictures in the post. Bummer!
Hello! Sorry about that! I lost a lot of content on my blog a while back due to a bug 🙁 I have slowly been trying to replace everything but it has taken some time.
Thank you for bringing this to my attention!
All fixed! 🙂
On the shutter table, which is adorable! Did you glue the shutters closed so that they wouldn’t open and shut when you put something on the table like your little tea set?
Thank you!! This specific shutter that I used actually doesn’t open. I think it was an outdoor decorative shutter but you could certainly glue them shut if they move.
Adorable! I want to make this, but was wondering if you sealed it to use outside? I live in Michigan, so extreme weather. Was wondering what sealant I might use.
Thanks for sharing.
I didn’t seal it. It sits under a covered porch and I bring it in in the winter but you could certainly put a layer of polyurethane on it for safe measure 😀