Privacy in the Privy

In my last post I showed you the wood shutters on the front of

our house.  I mentioned that they needed to be painted, but on closer

inspection, we realized that the upper shutters should be replaced.....soon.

I figured that constructing board and batten shutters should be a pretty

simple job even for us.  We had some scrap lumber in the garage to play with,

and a problem area inside our house that could use a privacy shutter,

so here's what we came up with.

I lined up the boards and pencilled a simple cut out design on the center pieces.

My handyman cut the moon and star shapes with a jigsaw and then we

screwed the vertical pieces to the horizontal braces.  I made my own chalk paint

with flat red paint and unsanded grout.  The wood was already distressed, so

I didn't have to work hard at making the shutter look aged.  And, believe me,

there are already enough distressed surfaces to contend with in this room!

We added horizontal braces to the back side so the shutter

will look finished whether open or closed.

(This is the best shot I could get with the available light when the shutter is closed.)

I added a hook for an outhouse feel.  After all, the shutter is located...

....in the man cave biffy.  Just a very small step up from an outhouse.

Exposed plumbing and steam pipes and a bare light bulb create the industrial vibe

we all want to bring into our homes.   :@

I'm sure the opening was designed to let daylight into

an otherwise windowless room since it's positioned adjacent to the laundry room window.

  Normally it's not a problem, but when there are guests in the back yard, they might see a wee bit

 more than they bargained for, if you get my drift.  Mmmm, hmmmmm.

Looking out.

Looking in.

Problem solved. Easy as one, two, three!!!

And that's just how many sets of the shutters below we need to reproduce.

I have never been particularly fond of the cut out design on the original shutters.

What is it?  A fox?  A pool ball rack?  A bull?  Your guess is as good as mine.

Just for fun, which design would you pick?

Given the history of my gardening fiascoes in our yard,

I'd have to go with that pesky squirrel smack dab in the middle.

Well, if you'll excuse me, I've gotta go!

Thanks for stopping by,

Vickie

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