How To Make Interior Shutters

2 cut the four planks to size.

How to make interior shutters. Each interior window requires a specific panel configuration. Subtract the amount you want for a gap at the bottom. Divide the number you are left with by 4 this is the width of each of the shutters.

Measure your window frame opening carefully. Often indoor shutter units consist of 1 2 3 4 or 6 panels. Then the board can be snapped cleanly with a good karate chop.

Indoor window shutters are often used as an upmarket alternative to normal window coverings such as curtains blinds or drapes. Remember the shutters will be framed in wood trim so include the thickness of the trim when calculating the size of the foam board. Have your birch plywood cut to the proper widths at the lumberyard you bought it from.

So i cut all the pieces at one time. Cut three 1x4s the height you want your shutters and two pieces of 1 4 at 10 1 2 long for each shutter. She had three windows so needed 6 shutters total.

Once you get them home you can cut them to length with a standard miter saw. Measure from the sill or bottom of the window up to the top of the center rail where the upper and lower window meet. Begin with the four planks that will serve as the shutter frame.

Build shutters with greater detail using a beaded inside side stile and drop front top and bottom rail. Your shutter frame should be about 25 inches or 6 cm narrower than the window frame. Measure the width and height of the interior of your window.