This was a simple project, quite relaxing and just plain old good for the spirit. There's something about painting that puts me in a good mood.
I simply sanded down the whole thing, and then painted the entire mailbox a dark charcoal grey. Then I used a little blue painters tape to map out where I wanted the triangle. I made columns that were 1 1/4" wide and then, with sharpie, I marked every 1 1/4" up the tape. This gave me 1 1/4" squares to work in. I didn't want the triangles to all be perfectly the same, I wanted a hand painted look to them. But, having the tape helped me keep them straight and even.
Isn't making a house a home all about the details? I might not have the nicest, biggest house, but it does reflect me and my family. I know a fun mailbox isn't an essential, but it makes me happy and it shares a little of my personal style with the rest of the world. What details in your home tell about your uniqueness?
Hi Jeran,
ReplyDeleteVisiting from Main Ingredient Monday--saw your fun mailbox transformation. I have the exact same style mailbox. I found it at a swap meet, and completely overhauled it. Would love for you to come by and take a look at it at You've got mail
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