When is the last time you observed someone’s mail box? Have you ever? If you have not, you most likely have not missed out on much. Up till a couple of weeks back, I didn’t actually take a look at mail boxes either. That is, till I chose to provide my own a remodeling. Now I take a look at mail boxes all the time!

The majority of the mail boxes in my location are beautiful requirement. A pressure-treated wood post, with either a basic white or black mail box on top. Oh, and naturally, the stick-on numbers. Absolutely nothing fancy and they finish the job. However my own wasn’t looking too great. The post had actually handled that “beautiful” old weathered appearance and the mail box was … um, well, simply take a look at it.

Yeah, not a quite sight. There was some sort of funk on the side that required to be wiped and there was a couple of spots of rust appearing occasionally. While I might have purchased a brand-new mail box, I chose to take the less expensive path in the meantime. In general, the post and mail box remained in good condition, minus a couple of defects. So rather of costs money on a brand-new established, I invested less than $10 on the stain and spray paint. If you choose to purchase some beautiful numbers for you publish, like I did, you can quickly discover some on Amazon for a terrific. cost. I purchased these. I enjoy, like, like the contemporary typeface.

I began by wiping the mail box with an easy service of an all function cleaner and washing it off with water.

stuck on, so we chose to leave them. They didn’t truly impact the last result, so I didn’t mind making my life a little much easier.

On the other hand, Tim got to deal with the post. We purchased a basic 8 oz. can of stain in Dark Walnut.

It was simply the correct amount and it enhanced the appearance of the post a lot. It looks quite dark in a few of these photos, however that’s mainly since it had actually simply been brushed on. It will lighten some after a bit; I guarantee it’s not black????

For a tidy, easy appearance, we chose to spray paint the mail box white in a semigloss surface. And for the flag and closing lock we spray painted those with the exact same burgundy spray paint that we utilized on our shutters.

Whatever was left outside over night to dry and treatment prior to it was all reassembled once again.

I might not be better with the outcome. It appears like an entire brand-new mail box and it cost a lot less. When it comes to the brand-new numbers? They were the ideal completing touch.

And do not hesitate to take an impressive mail box shot when you’re done!