Upcycled: New Ways With Old Window Shutters

I've always loved the look of vintage wood shutters on a home, they have such a quaint, old world feel.  Now you can take that look and move it from outside, to inside your home by upcycling old shutters into new home decor. 

Check out these creative new looks gleaned from old salvaged shutters.

Rustic shutter cabinet

Vintage shutter incorporated nicely into a home

Kitchen shutter organizer from Design Sponge

Shutter door

Shutter shelf via BHG

Antique wood and iron shutters as home decor via Home Talk

Sideboard made from old shutters (above and below) 

Bench made from old shutters 

Repurposed shutters (and door) via Green Oak Antiques

(*Be sure to check out my Upcycled Doors blog post too! You can find it here: 
New Takes on Old Doors: Salvaged Doors Repurposed)



Shutters used inside add character 

Kitchen wall display  via houzz

Succulents planted in shutters

Shutter bookshelf DIY via my repurposed life

Shutters with salvaged window wall display via clarendon lane

Frame a mirror with shutters via Romantic Home

Shutter with framed initial

Pretty shutter and mirror mantle display DIY via Charming Zerba

Upcycled shutter mail organizer

...or hang horizontally

Old shutter is now a new mirror

Breezy shutter armoire from Martha

Love the colors! from Midwest Living

Shutter chair

A few examples of shutters upcycled as headboards...

from House Beautiful

Cover shutters with fabric for a completely new look DIY instructions from BHG

Aidan Gray

Old shutters = Unique headboards

Coastal cottage style shutter headboard DIY instructions from HGTV

Reclaimed shutters as dining room wall decor  

These shutters pull together the vintage look of the room

Side tables by Hammer and Hand via etsy

Quaint kitchen storage & display

 2 shutters + brackets = awesome shelf 

Old shutters as pantry doors

For the bath

Dresser with shutter front from Cactus Jacks, TX

DIY shutter side table from Good Housekeeping

shutter wall photo via beeskneesbungalow

Console table DIY instructions from HGTV

Repurposed shutter wall display

Plate display with hooks

Wall display with shutters, frames and mirror  via hgtv.com



Reclaimed shutter table for a dollhouse - YES! Even the dolls are doing it! by AMarigoldLife via Etsy

Bulletin board with shutters. A DIY for a similar project can be found here

Dresser drawers refurbished in a herringbone pattern with shutter wood DIY

Upcycle shutters as a room divider, or in this case, an outdoor porch divider

Outdoor shutter display for the garden   via houzz

In the garden. Terracotta pots hung with wire and S-hooks

Here's another outdoor version:

via flickr

Birdhouse made with old shutter by David Smith via Etsy

Shutters in the garden

wall display from CraftingChicks




Cabinet built with old shutters

Shutter ceiling and wall at Ella dining room and bar, Sacramento, CA (above and below)

Repurposed shutter from BHG

Shutter garden bench from My repurposed life

Shutter as Christmas decor

Which look do you like best? 
How would you use upcycled shutters in your home?

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