Trash to Treasure

Lori was oh-so-close with her guess of what I turned the church shutter into:  a key/mail/calendar/dog leash organizer!  
A few disclaimers:  the wall in this room is not yet painted.  It's still the builder's slightly off-white from 2000.  Once the wall is painted this piece will totally pop.  Also, the calendar is purely utilitarian.  I am not naturally drawn to sluggo hippos in polka dot bikinis--though Ebby's favorite book as a toddler was Barnyard Dance by Sandra Boynton.   Next year I will buy a fabulous calendar that will be positively stunning on my turquoise shutter. 
At any rate, I'm pretty happy about this project.  Mostly because--I did it all by myself : )  I sanded, primed and painted the piece, which was no big deal.  The next few steps were big ones for me.  After purchasing the hardware, I drilled pilot holes and screwed in the zinc hooks.  I'm not usually that good with power tools, though I'm looking to improve greatly so this was good practice.  Then I had to screw on the mounting hardware.  Used a combination of the drill and a screwdriver for that.  Finally, the hanging on the wall.  I got out the stud finder and was pretty sure there was a stud in the spot I wanted to hang this puppy.  Naturally when I banged in a test nail I got nothing but sheetrock.  Back to the hardware stash for a self-drilling anchor.  Self-drilling, just my speed.  Sure it could be more centered or higher or straighter but above all--it is done. 
Next up: the kitchen chalkboard.