Hanging Old Shutters On Interior Walls

It was a solution that added a little vintage rustic to our more modern furniture piece.

Hanging old shutters on interior walls.

Several shutters with hanging utensils and mounted baskets could even be arranged to frame a mirror in any bathroom. Shutters are meant to fit inside the casing he explains. Before hanging the shutters screw magnetic catch plates to their bottom or top inside corners. Exterior shutter mounting options.

If you need to fill up more width of a wall space than height try hanging a set of shutters on their sides. Positioning the shutters so they sit this way is where most homeowners run into difficulty says this old house general contractor tom silva. With the 1 4 inch pilot holes drilled into the shutter and wall remove the shutter from the wall. At one time shutters were intended to open and close providing protection for windows when they were closed and allowing in light and air when they were open.

Use a heavy duty oil based paint on a shutter to protect the wood and mounted faucet accents for wet bathing suits and towels in the pool house or mudroom. By placing a set of vintage shutters on the top of the bookcase extra height was added to take up the empty space. When necessary dan would trim the end of a shutter to make it fit or he d fill in a gap by cutting a smaller piece from an extra shutter and painting the piece to match. If installing shutters on brick or other masonry wear eye protection while using a hammer drill fitted with a carbide masonry bit to make pilot holes.

Board batten shutters wood shutters wall decor interior window shutters rustic decor pair of shutters 20 colors and 4 sizes shown in antique white 5 0 out of 5 stars 3 56 99 56. Many people think they re supposed to hang outside the casing but that would make it impossible to close them properly. Open a shutter and position it so that the l shaped hinges sit snugly in the corner created by the hanging strip and window jamb. Hang the shutters laura and dan moved one shutter at a time from the floor to the wall screwing each in place atop the support rails.

Hang shutters sideways to add width.