How to Make New Cabinet Doors From Old Shutters

By: Amy R. Hughes, This Old House magazine

Shopping List

Supplies You Will Need

1. 2 vintage interior shutters

2. 1 pair of wrap-around shutter hinges

3. 1 pair of no-mortise hinges

4. Cabinet door pull

5. Paint and primer

6. Epoxy filler

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Tools List
Tools You Will Need
- Drill/driver
- Chisel
- Utility knife
- Screwdriver
- Rasp
- Paintbrush
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salvage project turning vintage shutters into a new folding door

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Photo: Kristine Larsen

Introduction
Overview
Steps:
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8: Center the Knob on the Shutter

3 hours, plus dry time
About $110 for shutters, hinges, and paint

Difficulty: Easy to moderate All it takes is a sharp chisel and a steady hand for painting.

Some of us can't afford a display-worthy flat-screen TV. And even if we could, there'd still be the wires, the DVD player, and audio equipment to contend with. Better to keep it all under wraps. After building her media-storage shelves, This Old House multimedia editor Alex Bandon simply got tired of looking at all that equipment when it wasn't in use. Rather than make a custom door, she bought two mahogany shutters at a salvage yard for $75. Hinged together as a bifold, they were a perfect fit. She also knew that if she integrated vintage finds into her upgrade project, I would pitch in with the labor. Clever girl.