How to Repurpose Shutters into Wall Art

Thanksgiving week is finally here! Have you bought your turkey yet? Since Thanksgiving comes late this year, I’ve already started a bit of Christmas decorating. This weekend I finally tackled a project I was putting off. During the summer I found a couple pairs of shutters on separate trips to the flea market and have been meaning to do something with them. It finally dawned on me to hang them on the wall and decorate them for Christmas. So today I’m going to show you how to repurpose shutters into wall art.

I recently purchased the Merry Christmas banner on Etsy and decided the shutters would be the perfect backdrop on which to hang it. But the shutters needed a little work first.

 

This is what I started with … a set of peach colored shutters.

 

… and a set of green shutters. So out came the Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. I used Old White.

Since these were going on the wall, I only had to paint one side. Yippee!!

 

Hubby took a strip of wood and screwed it to the backs, connecting both sets of shutters.

The wood strip provided the lip to hang them on the wall.

And that’s how to repurpose shutters into wall art. Easy, right?

 

Now the fun begins. We get to decorate them!

Using upholstery tacks on the sides of the shutters, I tied up the Christmas banner.

 

I have some crinkly tinsel-type garland and draped it for a vintage vibe.

 

I needed a wreath to complete the look but didn’t have the right one on hand.

So I shaped 2 floral sprays of shiny beads into a wreath and hung it with a bow.

 

That’s how to repurpose shutters into wall art … with a festive touch!

Once Christmas is over, I have other plans for these shutters on the wall.

Now it’s time to get busy finalizing my Thanksgiving menu!

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