Look what I did!
Yep.
A shutter wall!
In our den we have had this HUGE blank wall since we moved in over a year ago…
The problem was that our TV hangs above the fireplace (I SWORE I would NEVER do that, but there is NO where else to put a TV in our den!) Well actually, we bought our house from my uncle and he had his TV mounted on the “blank wall”, hence the outlet in the middle of the wall, but we weren’t too crazy about having a TV hanging right there… so we hung ours the only other place – over the mantle.
1. I needed something to cover that outlet before I LOST MY MIND…
2. The TV is a big rectangle, so I did not want another big rectangle (say a picture) or a big circle (a mirror) hanging on the wall…
Then I saw this in Pottery Barn and I knew EXACTLY what I wanted to do:
Of course my AWESOME neighbors threw out an entire house full of fabulous shutters …and they were in my carport …just WAITING to be used!
I did what I do best and attacked their “whiteness” with spray paint that I had left over from previous projects. The result – an awesome collection of different shades of blue!
Then the shutters sat like this in our foyer for oh, about a month…
I finally had a second to tackle the shutter project during nap time, so I laid them out just how I wanted them to hang on the wall.
Then I flipped each shutter over, making sure they were still lined up like I wanted them to be and used a mounting brace to hold them together. (No, I did NOT spray paint the back of the shutters… I know, I know…) I screwed one mounting bracket at the top and one at the bottom of each shutter to make sure they were super secure.
My awesome Hubby helped me hang the shutters on the wall, but they needed a little something so I scoured the internet and ran upon this awesome Clothes Pin Wreath Tutorial! Of course I HAD to spray paint it, so I took it outside and it became red!
Now we no longer have an awkward blank wall with a random outlet in the center of it in our den anymore!
And I am completely in love…
Just one more time because I am pretty much obsessed and wish you all could come over to see it in person…
So so so cute! Seriously, do you offer your services to blogger friends?
I have several blank walls that need help!
CRAP! I just passed up a bunch of shutters at the thrift store last week! Now I regret that decision like no ones business!!! I love it!
To die for! I love the red against the blue shutters and how it coordinates with your red lampshade! I am now officially on the lookout for shutters!
LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT!!! I love the entire space and the cheetah chair. P.S. can I see that pic. wall off to the left… hint hint. Do you have a link? Winks-jen
Super cute!! I think I like yours better than the inspiration picture!! Good paint choice!
I LOVE this!!! It's the perfect solution! I'm going to be on the lookout for some small shutters like that… I have some shutters, but they're much larger so you can't use them just anywhere. They're much too big! But those are so cute!
PS: I'm totally with you on not painting the backs of the shutters. Why waste precious spray paint?
I LOVE your shutter art! It turned out amazing! I wish I had some shutters to do the same thing on a huge blank wall in my house. Thanks for sharing!
I LOVE this! Now I'll have to add shutters to my list of things to be on the look out for!! The husband will just LOVE that! haha. Keep up the good work! I love all of your projects and your oh so adorable littles!
Alright I'm hooked. I think I'm going to become a crafter. I love the splotches of red around your room – curtains, lampshade, clothespin wreath and I'm so glad you waited a year to make that project because it adds so much personality! A mirror or picture wouldn't have been as eye-catching. Way to go!
LOOKS AMAZING!!!!!!!!! I especially love it against your planked wall. Great work-spray paint is the best!
I love this! Great color choice too!
That looks great! I have an awkward wall that I need to do something with, and I think it would be sweet if I could find some shutters and do what you did. Such talent! Cute decor. I found you on Not Just a Housewife. I am following you now, and would appreciate if you follow me back.
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This is so stunning. I'd love to have it shared my Share the Wealth Wednesday Link Party! http://www.laughloveandcraft.com
LOVE LOVE LOVE this project!! I would also LOVE if you would link up your project to our {{What I Made Wednesday}} linky party…it's going on now!
~Briana
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I love this! I love the colors you chose and the pop of the red! Thanks for sharing!
Wow…I love this. Looks great on that wall. Thanks for sharing.
Oh my goodness, I am in love with a wall in your den! Great job. It is perfect for the space. And I love how you used what you had around, because the different blues look great and so does the pop of red!
Wow, this is gorgeous, and what a great idea! Love that clothespin wreath, too.
Cheers,
Tracy Screaming Sardine
Seriously, that is stunning! Love!
How lucky to get your hands on those shutters! Looks fabulous!
Jo-Anna
Ohhh I love, love, love this! The pottery barn one is nice.. but I love the colors you chose for yours! Thanks so much for sharing with the Pink Hippo Party.. can't wait to see what you share next week!
p.s. Congrats on your big TV debut!
Stopping by to let you know that I featured you today: http://adiamondinthestuff.blogspot.com/2011/06/time-to-shine-features-no-23.html
I love shutters but they're always so hard to find cheap. What you did is fabulous, thanks for sharing:)
This turned out gorgeous! I love the addition of the red wreath. perfection! Thanks for linking up to Topsy Turvy Tuesday's! I'm featuring your wall art tonight!
I love this! Way to reuse and recycle!
I love anything shutters, but this wall piece takes the cake! I have a collection of shutters that would work perfectly for this! Thanks for the inspiration!
(don't ya just love pottery barn??)
Hey I featured this on my blog tonight! Come grab a button
http://mygirlishwhims.blogspot.com/2011/06/your-whims-wednesday-13-and-features.html
Such a cute idea! I would love to feature this on Reduce, Reuse, Upcycle. Feel free to stop by and grab a featured button. Thanks!
http://reuseandupcycle.blogspot.com
Love this – it was the first site I came across in looking for ways to use shutters I found at last week’s garage sale. What did you use to hang them?