Make Farmhouse-Inspired Window Shutters With A Simple Dollar Tree DIY
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Whether you're looking for a DIY wood shutter project to boost your home's curb appeal or simply want to dress up your interior windows with a fun, farmhouse-style craft, these easy Dollar Tree window shutters are perfect. For this project, you'll be using plenty of Crafter's Square wood, which can be found in the craft aisle at your local Dollar Tree. Specifically, you will need two 11-by-5.5-inch MDF boards and a few 2-by-18-inch wood planks. As an alternative to buying new wood planks, you can also use scrap wood around your house — old paint stir sticks work wonderfully here.
To complete this farmhouse shutter DIY, you will also need a saw, white chalk paint, wood stain, and a hot glue gun. This project comes together rather quickly and looks beautiful in any room. For example, if you're trying to craft a farmhouse kitchen without overdoing it, these handmade shutters look stunning on either side of your kitchen window. You don't have to stick to the windows, either. Instead, you can turn these shutters into a rustic entryway storage solution, or place the shutters on either side of a photo frame to add a rustic flair.
How to build farmhouse shutters with Dollar Tree items
To craft these shutters, start by measuring and cutting your wooden planks or old paint stir sticks. You will be creating a Z-batten shutter, so you will need one piece of wood for the top of the shutter, one for the bottom, and one longer, diagonal piece for the middle, essentially creating a giant letter Z on your MDF board. Once you've cut your pieces to size, set them aside. Next, take your white chalk paint and begin covering the MDF boards. Set these aside to dry.
In the meantime, take your cut pieces of wood from earlier, and cover them in a wood stain of your choice. When the stain dries, dry brush some chalk paint over top to give the wood pieces a distressed look. Now, all that's left to do is glue your cut wood pieces to the MDF boards in a Z pattern. Once complete, you can hang your shutters inside using Command strips or take it a step further and use plate pintles to make the shutters functional.
To customize this project, don't be afraid to play around with different paint colors and stains. You can also opt for a different pattern – jumbo craft sticks can be used to create a lattice pattern, or you can use the current materials but for a vertical or horizontal board-and-batten pattern instead of the Z shape.