In late 1540s he painted the organ shutters of San Salvatore in Venice.

Today, the stately three-story hostelry has freshly painted black shutters and white porches.

Painting Shutters Painting shutters is best done with spray paint or a power sprayer.

Recently, there were some elaborately painted shutters from 17th-century Persia ($2,200 each) and a pair of red wicker bar stools from the 1930's ($450).

He also painted the organ shutters in that church.

It had painted wooden shutters, a bronze weathervane that moved when he touched it, and real cloth curtains in the windows.

"Now I'm painting shutters?"

The welcoming interior consists of two large, high-ceilinged rooms, around whose windows are painted green shutters and awnings.

Mt. Locust was painted white, the paneled doors and shutters over the windows done in a bright cheery blue.

The architecture of Irkutsk includes some of the classic wooden Siberian cottages with beautifully painted and carved shutters.