Local Craft Thursdays: Pieces of home with new purposes

EcoMetro Editors Thursday, September 11, 2008 04:37 PM
TAGS: PLAY, craft thursdays, eco interiors, salvaged materials

It's a busy Thursday here while we work to get out our September newsletter and coupon offers (you can sign up in that box in the upper right corner), so this time we'll inspire you and send you on your way to local salvage shops.

Recently, a Martha Stewart email caught our eye with this crafty repurposing of window shutters as an entryway organizer. Salvage stores always have oodles of weathered, sunbeaten old shutters which would look great for this project. Secure the slider and screw them to the wall, then slip cards and notes in. Vintage hooks could be affixed to the bottom to hold keys. I plan to use an even number of shutters to create a trompe l'oeil style window in my windowless entryway. Below are your local salvage shops and coupons, including a free online coupon for paint!

Image: Still from Martha Stewart.com's handy video tutorial.

If you repaint, use low or no VOC paint, which you get can a mighty deal on with our online Rodda coupon.

Local salvage shops for shutters and pieces of home:

The Rebuilding Center
3625 N Mississippi Ave
Portland, OR 97227
503-331-1877
Click to view our many 2008 and 2009 coupons for The Rebuilding Center.

ECOpdx
2289 N Interstate Ave
Portland, OR 97227
503-287-8181
Coupons for 2008 and 2009.
 
And all home remodeling, paint, and hardware coupons are here.

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