More Salvage

9.01.2014


On Saturday I gave you some peeks at what will be coming up in future posts. One of those things is this wonderful old chippy shutter that I found last week. Yep, chippy, rusty and wonderful.


A little ride into the mountains last week prompted me to stop by the salvage place in Otto, NC where I also found my butcher block and the salvage piece for my pot rack. This time I started looking at his doors and shutters and found this beauty.

I looked at them while Mr. Savvy sat in the car again and he looked at me like I had four heads when he saw this coming out to the car. At first I thought this was a door, but the mister informed me that it is a shutter that locks and latches from either in or out.

This is the back side with another latch. The darker spots are where the wood was drying after I washed this thing down. It was filthy. The owner of the salvage place said it came from Britain. Looks like it had set in a nasty cold basement or something for quite some time.

The back side has hardly any paint left on it, but I love the blue color left on the front.

I cleaned it good and then used hemp oil and clear wax to seal it.

Now it is looking much better.

So where did I place it? Well, you will just have to wait and see.

Also if you follow me on instagram then you know I have been a crazy painting fool. I worked on two projects this weekend and finished them. Today the paint brush is put away and I'm going shopping!

Happy Labor Day and have a great week!

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23 comments:

  1. Moni - Zuhaus at Home9/1/14, 8:18 AM

    Interesting piece, quite charming, wonder where you placed it??

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  2. ℳartina @ Northern Nesting9/1/14, 8:55 AM

    Looks good Kim...can't wait to see where it's new home is! Happy Shopping:-)

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  3. chateau chic9/1/14, 9:01 AM

    You have to know I'm drooling over this shutter. Can't get much better with the fabulous hardware and rustic finish with blue paint showing up.
    Mary Alice

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  4. rush9/1/14, 9:14 AM

    If it didn't come from "a nasty cold basement", would you have ever wanted it? Nice find!

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  5. Karen @ karensuponthehill9/1/14, 9:21 AM

    Gorgeous piece. Can't wait to see where you used it. Very suspenseful!

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  6. NanaDiana9/1/14, 9:56 AM

    Popping in to say Hi-What a GREAT old piece. Love the color on it.

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  7. ImSoVintage Laura Walker9/1/14, 10:15 AM

    Love it.:)

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  8. lynn cockrell9/1/14, 10:29 AM

    Kim, that shutter is AWESOME! I can hardly wait to see where you use it.

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  9. Julie Taylor and Danni Greenwalt9/1/14, 10:47 AM

    beautiful patina....I cant wait to see it...its going to look gorgeous!

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  10. Deserae9/1/14, 10:59 AM

    The patina is wonderful....can't wait to see where you put it!
    ~Des

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  11. Sylvia9/1/14, 11:47 AM

    The shutter is incredible. Miss Mustard Seed (Marian) is featuring a new product on her blog used to seal paint. I don't think hemp oil and wax will prevent paint from chipping off and there is always the possibility of lead in old paint.

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  12. Junkchiccottage9/1/14, 12:02 PM

    Oh Kim. Love!!!! I cannot wait to see where you put that sweet chippy piece of charm. Hopefully my house LOL!
    Kris

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  13. Penny @ The Comforts of Home9/1/14, 12:42 PM

    What a great piece Kim! Can't wait to see where it will end up.

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  14. Cindy Ritchie9/1/14, 2:00 PM

    I love the weathered look and the colors. Any hints on where you are going to put it? Great weekend to shop! Have fun!

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  15. Jane@Cottage at the Crossroads9/1/14, 3:24 PM

    I had to laugh when you said Mr. Savvy looked at you like you had 4 heads! Will they ever stop looking at us like that??? Can't wait to see where you put it!

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  16. Pamela9/1/14, 7:24 PM

    What a wonderful piece Kim. Don't we just love those looks we get from our hubby's!;) Mine made me smile today. HE actually went to drive by a pile that somebody had sat at the street to see if there was anything good. I was impressed.

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  17. Kelly9/1/14, 8:13 PM

    Love that old shutter! The latch on it and the bit of blue color make it extra special. Can't wait to see where you used it.

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  18. Sarah9/1/14, 11:40 PM

    Eager to see your new projects.

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  19. Suzan Sweatman9/2/14, 7:08 PM

    How beautiful ! The hardware is fantastic !
    I laughed at Mr Savvy looking at you like you have 4 heads - John would do the exact same thing -
    Too funny :)

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  20. Cristina Garay9/2/14, 7:35 PM

    Love it! The chippy paint and the hardware, latches, can't wait to see where you put it!

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  21. Anne9/3/14, 9:16 PM

    Love that cool find,can't wait to see what you do with it.

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  22. Shirley@Housepitality Designs9/3/14, 10:49 PM

    How did I miss this?...love that gorgeous shutter...will have to try the hemp oil on one of my finds...looking forward to seeing where it lands...and good thing that Mr. Savvy knew exactly what it was!...Yes, I think our hubbies often look at us with "quadruple vision"

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  23. Cherie Froelich9/17/14, 12:41 PM

    Oh. My. Word. That is gorgeous...the chippiness, the lock, the color....drooling!

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