🪞 Ekena Millwork RWL12X026UNP Pine Louvered Shutters (Per Pair), Real Wood Exterior, 12" x 26", Unfinished Review

When my wife said she wanted shutters for the window I thought ok I'll do that. Pretty easy project. I am a very experienced carpenter and make furniture and much more. However, she wanted the shutters to have blinds. I had never made blinds before, so I tried to convince her to choose a different style. She wanted blinds. I didn't want to get a fixture for just one set of blinds so I saw them and ordered them. They are very well done. They are made exactly how I want them to be. They are made…

I used these doors for something they weren't designed for (like I saw my dad do years ago). I remodeled my kitchen and moved the stove built into the cabinet and countertop where the fridge used to be. I wanted a big fridge, but by the late 1970's they were smaller. I painted the shutters a color that (almost) matched my closets and used two blinds to fill the hole. They were PERFECT. After adding a new countertop for this part of the countertop and installing a double pull out bin, the space…

Overall construction is great. They came in the right size, same color etc. I ordered black. The problem was the rain. I added copper caps to all of the blinds as anyone experienced with actual shutters would recommend. After reading the reviews of foam paint after rain, I completely repainted each shutter with exterior latex paint in advance to ensure good coverage and protection from water seeping into the wood. After the first light rain and possible summer heat (Cleveland), the trees…