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.  

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.