Shutters, and Singing, and Sidebars, oh my!

THELETTEREDCOTTAGE.NET - (March 09, 2010) Well, we decided not to use the shutters in the reading room after all...We loved the idea of having shutters, but we just couldn't get used to the look of them. They were really easy and inexpensive to make, so it's okay that they didn't end up working out.Basically, I sent Kevin to Lowes to get some picket fence posts ($1.30 per picket) and four small hinges so we could attach them to the window.He used an old plank of beadboard (we salvaged from an old, abandoned house next door to my Mom's) across the top and bottom...And would you believe all he used to hold everything together was wood glue?(Waaay easier than finding the right sized screws!)I might try and use them somewhere else, maybe as doors or maybe some sort of wall hanging. We really do like them....just not in the reading room. :-)In other news, my shutter-making husband is flying home from New York today. He flew there yesterday to meet with a record label that's interested in signing his b... (More »)