This picture was a trigger for one such episode. I have a nook in our entryway that this would have been PERFECT for. The price, however, was not so perfect.
A friend of mine said I could make my own shutters and they would turn out just as nice. I literally laughed in her face. To which I now say, I am so sorry!
So in a moment of what I thought was delusion, I headed downtown to the antique hub of Houston. I sorted through piles of old wooden shutters and frames. I sweated in the summer heat as I stripped old paint off. I nearly threw them away, figuring I would rather spend the money on the nice shutters and avoid the mess. * Keep in mind it was only after 1 hour of stripping that I thought this. The project wasn't THAT terribly long. Just be warned if you try a project like this, you might be tempted to do the same. SPOILER ALERT: I didn't throw them away.
So after getting Martha Stewart Crackle Paint (about $6.00), hiring a glass company to install a mirror behind the frame ($30.00), and buying the old wood frame and shutters ($45.00), I had an amazing entryway piece. And there really is something to building yourself and saying, "I made this!" Not to mention the money saved . . . but by the time I finished my shutters, the money was at the bottom of my list. My awesome wood shutters were right up at the top - that and my own two hands covered in sawdust and paint.
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