DIY Exterior Shutters

We made craftsman wood shutters for our house.  I think it adds some appeal to the house. It was dull and boring without any shutters. We made our shutters because it was a fraction of the cost of buying new shutters. 

Here is the house before we added shutters.  

Here is a photo of us making our shutters.  We used a 1x4 in the middle of the base of the shutter and then 1x6's on the outer part of the base.

We used 1x2's to trim out the shutter.

 

Here is the shutter finished. 

 

You can paint or stain the shutters.  I was thinking about staining the shutters, and I did try it.  I did not like the look of the stained shutters for this house.  I decided to go with a dark gray color.  

 

Here is the shutters finished.  I added some decorative hardware on the shutters.  I purchased my decorative hardware at exterior solutions.