Love it soooo much...birdhouses are one of my favorite things. Want one!!! Great job! Whimsy :)

Wow,these are beautiful,too! I'd love to have some of my own:) We've been buying shutters since last year for projects....are you using just 2 shutters on the sides? You should sell them!! :)

Very lovely and what a great cheap date for your hubby and you! Very sweet.

Beautiful!!! I knew I should have bought those shutters I saw a couple of weeks ago!!!

It looks like something I drool over at the garden shops. Perfectly wonderful!

Jeanne, I gotta say I love these and Roboladys. I had to take another look,and go drag out my shutters and study on them:) I have some spindles and old chair pieces, I REALLLLLY reallllly want one! And after I cut down some bi-fold doors for "shutters" in a spare bedroom, I'll have some more!

Beautiful!!! You'd pay a fortune for those in the garden shop!!!!

Thanks all...glad you enjoyed. To answer Whimsey, I just used 1 pair of shuttles and a front and back piece of barnwood cut with a pointed roof (like a picket fence cut). Then my DH & I nailed the shutters on...one to each side, added the split table leg and then the tin roof. Whoops, forgot that we added a square bottom made of treated wood...so it will last longer if put on ground level for decor. This idea came from this site...somewhere a friend saw it. Lots of fun and great results!

So get to it, Kudzukween (with your shutters!) Jeanne S.
I am taking 1 to Farmers' Market end of April.

That's a really cute birdhouse. We make new wood shutters for inside and outside windows in my shop and occasionally on the weekends I like to look on the internet to see what other creative uses people find for old shutters. Good job! -Jewel

Here is a link that might be useful: Kestrel Shutters & Doors

Cute birdhouses! I like the shutter and door site also.
My Daughter and Sil own a shutter company Ill have to show then so they can still be busy in this lagging economy.

I have a real passion for this type of birdhouses. Yours are fantastic! Love the height & the simple yet showy archititure you put on them.
Mind if I borrow your picture to show DH? He just can't seem to grasp the concept of height & all the additions. I found the stuff at junk shops to put on a birdhouse but he can't see how I'm going to put that much stuff on a house for the birds!
Vickie

Yeah, Vickie, Jeanne's birdhouse is a great example to show your hubby! I bet it will inspire him.

It never ceases to amaze me at the creativity of Jeanne & her DH. Quite a team! I'm envious and wish my other half loved creating stuff like her DH does. Oh well, I loved him anyway LOL. ~tenderlee

Awesome. I had your last yrs pic saved in my inspiration album. I have some shutters just waiting for such a project. I love that you find such unique uses for items IE the table leg halved. I love things with history and your birdhouses definitely have gorgeous architecture. It's amazing how many of these shutters end up in yardsales (where I found mine). Now if I could just get my husband off that recliner.
Jen

Love it, Love it, Love it.

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Wow Jeanne I really love them! I don't have one bird house in my yard, I better get searching the neighborhood trash for shutters. Would love to make one of those. Great job!

I am always on the lookout for new projects using old shutters. This one is a gem.

Here is a link that might be useful: All About Window Shutters