Pulling into my driveway the other day I suddenly decided it was time to do something with the mailbox. IronFish had recently removed the overgrowth and deteriorating wood edging from the base and replaced it with pavers and mulch, so the improvement was already half done. It was a little bit of a trial since we are planning on updating the pavers and flower beds eventually.
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Before:
Frequently people passed our house because they didn’t see the numbers on the mailbox. They were there, just tarnished and hard to see. Still in my work clothes, I grabbed the leftover watered down paint from whitewashing my fireplace.
Prepare
Originally I was going to whitewash the post and the mailbox. When I started cleaning off the moss growing on the wooden slats wrapping the mailbox, I realized half were ready to fall off and it would actually be quite easy to remove all of them.
Paint
Four rusted drywall screws were holding the mailbox to the post. Under the wooden slats was a mailbox still in pretty good shape. The numbers used to be polished brass, but a quick coat of black spray paint on each of them and the mailbox while the post dried, made everything look new.
I would have painted the flag red (like it’s supposed to be) but I didn’t have any on hand. It was so sun bleached it was already white so a little spray paint just made it crisp. I will eventually put one of these on instead, probably in the spring.
After:
It’s been so much nicer when I pull in the driveway now, but mostly I love that it took me about 30 minutes, no money and actually made a big impact!
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I love how it was free too. A couple of years ago my son fishtailed his truck on ice and knocked ours down. Since it was winter my husband just put it back in the hole and secured it to another pole until we could replace the whole mailbox in the spring. Well, it still isn’t done so I really need to add it to our projects for THIS Spring. Thanks for the inspiration for another project. #HomeMattersParty
Once when my parents were building a new house, they put the mailbox on top of an old kitchen stool, so at least you don’t have that! I thought I’d replace the whole thing too, but was surprised how sturdy the pole was, so I’m very happy with this now. Glad I could inspire!
Great transformation! Thanks for sharing! #HomeMattersParty
Jeannee
Thank you, it’s definitely nicer to see when I pull in the driveway!
Who knew that mailboxes could get makeovers, too? Yours mailbox looks great and I can definitely see the painted house humbers much better than before.
Thanks for sharing your Mailbox Makeover at the #HomeMattersParty
It seems like anything can get a makeover!
Very nice. Ours is in pretty good shape however it doesn’t lock and I have been considering upgrading it for that feature as weve had some other items stolen by our home. #homemattersparty
When I was looking to replace ours, I saw some nice locking ones!
Wow, the old mailbox was very …rustic. Great makeover! Definitely helps the curb appeal. #HomeMattersParty
~Lorelai
Life With Lorelai
Rustic is a great way to put it, lol
Great transformation. The numbers are very legible now. #HomeMattersParty
It seems to help in finding the house, lol
Looks great! When I first scrolled through the pictures I thought you completely replaced the old mailbox and post with a new one, then I read and saw that you just did a little TLC on it…what a huge difference! This is a great example of not needing to spend a bunch of money to replace when you can just fix it up. #HomeMattersParty
What a great transformation! It looks amazing! #HomeMattersParty
Great make over Emily kind of makes me wish we had mailboxes here
Talk about a quick makeover making a huge difference. It looks great now, its doesn’t look like the same mailbox at all. Love it.
This looks great and such an easy thing to do. It’s fun partying with you at #HOmeMattersParty
Nice! I was thinking about our mailbox the other day. It’s sandwiched in between two other lovely mailboxes at the end of our quarter-of-a-mile driveway…and I really think it could do with an upgrade!