I love farmhouse style decor. When I was at a local Habitat for Humanity ReStore, I found a cute wooden shutter. I thought it would make a great wall piece for holding some pretty faux flowers. Here is how I made it and you can too.

Supplies

• wooden shutter
• chalk paint (I used Parisian Grey from Folk Art)
• paintbrushes
• nails or screws
• Little milk cans (Hobby Lobby) or pails
• faux flowers
• optional: hanging device
• optional: varnish

STEP ONE: CLEAN THE SHUTTER

Clean the shutter to remove dirt, dust, etc.

STEP TWO: PAINT THE SHUTTER

Use the paintbrush to paint the shutter all over. I painted the entire thing so that no wood would show if viewed from any angle.

Allow the shutter to dry before the next step. If you are using a varnish, do that after it dries. I did not use a varnish.

STEP THREE: SCREW IN THE SCREWS

Once dry, screw the screws in (or nail the nails) with one in the middle of the shutter bottom and one on either side.

Tip: use the pails/milk cans to space them correctly by laying them on the shutter and marking where the screw should go. You could also use a ruler/tape measure.

STEP FOUR: ADD THE MILK CANS

Add the milk cans to the screws.

STEP FIVE: ADD THE FLOWERS

Fill with faux flowers and admire your work!

I made my shutter upside down so that I could hang stuff from it if I wanted to, like earrings or something.

STEP FIVE: ADD HANGING DEVICE

If you want to hang your shutter, add a hanging device on the back. This could be a wire, sawtooth, etc. Take off the milk cans while you do this.