Mailbox Makeover

Mailboxes.

People say that airports and hospitals are the happiest and saddest places on Earth.

What about mailboxes?

Think about it.

It’s the place we receive love letters from our husband in the service, test results…sometimes good, sometimes not so good, beautiful Christmas cards, get well cards, even thank you cards.  We receive the dreaded gas bill after a blizzard, or a $10 dollar bill from Grandma for our birthday.

How about bad news from our bank, there’s a fun one.

Mailboxes really are important places that most of us ignore.

Not today, my friends.

It’s time to give our mailbox a fabulous makeover.

Maybe you can do the same to your mailbox?

This is what our mailbox looked like when we moved in almost 6 years ago.

I loved the white ball on top, and I had a feeling I could find more brick buried under the base.  I knew it had potential.

Four years ago we updated the numbers, and painted it when we painted our house.

Then I added the iron decor I found online.

The wood slowly deteriorated at the base and the nail holes from my Christmas decorations were really taking their toll.

 So, after 6 years of dropping our girls off at the mailbox after school so they could hand the mail to me…

this is what it looked like:

Not too bad, but it was time for another makeover before it got worse.

  This is what the mailbox looks like now…

All it really needed was a little paint.

We used “Modern Masters Never Fades Front Door Paint”.

Hold it.

Did I say “Front door paint”?

Why yes, I did.

I figured if this paint can keep a front door looking good through all of the weather and wear and tear,

it surely would keep our mailbox looking good.

 Let me tell you a few details about Modern Masters Front Door Paint incase you would like to try it:

• Covers in two coats, Dries Quickly to a Satin finish and NEVER fades.
• 24 Colors are based on the Emotional Color Wheel – there is a shade that is an expression of you.
• Free App for both iPhone and Android – Instantly see how Front Door Paint can transform your door.
• You can find Front Door Paint in selected Lowe’s, Ace Hardwares, Amazon.com and Modern Masters Online.
• Modern Masters Website: Front Door Paint
• the colors I used were:  Hopeful, Elegant,Ambitious, and Ground from the Front Door Paint Collection

The fancy inexpensive metal “F” I also found on line and I spray painted it white several times to water proof it.

Then we screwed it in with a screw.

 We completely recommend trying “Modern Masters Front Door Paint”.

It went on beautifully and is very high quality paint.

 Now, go get the mail and see if it’s time to paint your mailbox.