I like a little jewelry around the outside of the house. It’s not like you can actually hang an earring on an eave…but there are plenty of ways to set the mood of a house before you enter it, and one of my favorites it to bling up the mailbox.
But this is also a cautionary tale. Blinged up mailboxes can get dated. Even your once lovely worth-a-drive-just-to-see-it Mackenzie-Childs-inspired masterpiece will weather, crack and peel.
And, Baby, that’s a streetside billboard of neglect. (I’m taking to YOU, EM!)
So be prepared to swap out your aging magnum opus—even for an out-of-the-box solid black or white—while your planning your next project. Better to have a bland box than a curbside catastrophe.
I’d love to recreate the mailbox in the first photo above…it was my favorite so far! But it took more time than I have right now, so I’m going to try a quickie using wrapping paper, fabric, and Mod Podge. I’ve had great luck with Mod Podge on other outdoor applications, so it’s time to try it on the mailbox.
So…I’m off to get ‘er done. And I’ll be back to share the result.
In the meantime, I plan to salvage the old mailbox and repurpose it. Its new home will be in the back of the yard, where it will house a roll of paper towels so I can wipe off our dew-covered chairs in the morning during our daily coffee walk.
Love this mailbox…thank you for the idea…going to do it with silver not gold…any ideas for a house # plate above it?
I loooooved this one! I wish I could say I’ve discovered the secret to making it last. I wondered if it would be weatherproof if it was coated with clear resin. I may have to give that a whirl.
Silver would make a nice accent color as well. I did that with a mirror in my back hall since it matched the light fixtures better.
TO you QUESTION about the house # plate. Maybe this is one possibility….https://dustanddoghair.com/curb-appeal-craft-house-number-plaque/
So fun – the mailbox – I wonder what you have now? Perhaps I will encounter a new mailbox in posts to come…
It is so humid here, and hard to keep mailboxes from becoming mossy (or is that mold…?). Ours is garden-variety black with standard red flag. Perhaps that should change…
Thought of you when seeing someone’s living room wall during a Zoom call – which had shelves like yours! They displayed books and vinyl album covers. It was a cool, artistic look. I was like, “Em’s Shelves!” I’ll bet they didn’t MAKE theirs. Still, neat looking. 🙂
CiM
Whoops! Answered your first question in your other comment. haha. So now we have matching mailboxes.
My son just discovered the joy of vinyl and has been displaying album covers in his room. He used gorilla hooks and they are great for that purpose, not that you’re planning on displaying album covers. But never let a good tip go to waste!
Were do I get that paper?
Mackenzie-Childs.com is the source for the paper. 🏁🏴🏳️🏴🏳️🏴🏳️🏴🏁