As I type, James is out in the garage sanding and scraping a pile of old shutters. These old shutters came from a friends’ home that is undergoing some serious renovation. We took a few off their hands, inspired to create our own headboard for the new California King mattress that has made a joyous entrance into the Cart Household. You can read about said joy here.
While James performs the manual labor involved in this project, I’ve been scouring The Internet for inspiration. Here are my favorite finds, plus a “Before” photo of the shutters. We’re going shabby chic with the look and will experiment with varying levels for the different pieces of shutter. Most of the headboards below are level, but I like the idea of creating an arched effect.
Stay tuned for a future DIY Wednesday with the “After” results!
Before: Old Shutters
All credits and links to photos available via our Pinterest board: Shutter Headboard
Aren’t you worried about the spiders that will make their homes behind there? I don’t mind spiders, but that looks like sac spider territory to me! *eek*!
What a cool idea. I love how clever people are!
I just saw a headboard made on apt therapy out of shutters and loved it. Can’t wait to see the final project!
I love this idea!
Love it!! makes me wanna go hunt down some old shutters.
This is going to be just GORGEOUS!!! I can’t wait to see the end product, but I’ve gotta say the ‘before’ doesn’t even look to shabby!!!
Isso é oque eu chamo de dar dignidade ao resíduo. Parabéns pelo trabalho maravilhoso. Convidando voce a visitar o meu blog, espero que lhe dê idéias, assim como seu blog me inspirou.
I think I still have ribbons on the brain from your other post. I think it would be cool to drape a ribbon here and there through the slats. Not too many, just a few, to add some whimsical color, like they had been caught there in the breeze.
Can’t wait to see the after pictures!
fantabulous! Can you shut out the world, too?
Where do you go to FIND old shutters???
What color is the paint you used?
@connie, We’re actually scrapping off that old black paint. We haven’t decided how we’re going to repaint them!
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