Funny Story about this mailbox...
Before the house was even ours, I told my hubs I was going to paint the mailbox and make it cute. He was NOT on board with that idea!
He said that it was a piece of crap and he tore it off the post and threw it away! {not only was I shocked at his He-Man skills, I was dumfounded because it wasn't even our house yet!}
he he he.. Little did he know that I smuggled it out of the trash and into our trunk!
While he was at work, I went to work!
~I took it apart
~I sanded it
~I pounded out dents {most of them anyway}
~and I started priming it
Sorry chaps, I know you are all wonderful and completely sane... but on the off chance I get a psycho reading this...
I couldn't let my address be shown, hope you understand :)
It actually only took me like 45 minutes of prep time before I started priming it, maybe even less.
I forgot to take pics after the first coat of paint...
I ended up spraying 4 or 5 coats!
When the paint was dry, I scratched it up a bit with some sandpaper.
Then I applied the vinyl.
I quickly whipped up a design on the cricut using the storybrook cartridge.
After the vinyl was in place I did about 3 applications of clear coat. {don't want the crazy weather messin with my new paint-job!}
I gave the mailbox to my husband at our closing {signing the papers to make the house legally ours}I also stuffed some Under Armour shirts inside for another surprise... you've got mail!}
He was pretty surprised, he had NO idea it was the old one!
I keep proving to him time and time again that I am a junk transformer, whisperer.. whatever you want to call it, and he continues to doubt me! WHAT MORE DO I HAVE TO PROVE HUN?! BOOYA!
I had plans to build our own mailbox stand... but we found this one while we were at Home Depot one day getting other supplies for our house. A cedar mailbox post! I think it was around $35.00. We got some quick-crete for a few bucks and there you have it a brand new mailbox! {We put it up before we really even got started on the inside, I was sending a message to the neighborhood... YOU GOT YA SOME NEW NEIGHBORS.... WATCH OUT!}
I had a friend stop by to see the progress of our house, she said, "Well judging by your mailbox, I bet your house is going to be darling." AWE THANKS!!
{I think the inside is turning out pretty fab!}
Linking up!
Blue Cricket Designs, Ruby Jean, Not Just A Housewife, Lil' Luna, My 1929 Charmer, Funky Junk Interiors, Home Stories A2Z, Too Much Time on my Hands
It all Started with Paint {fun blog hop}
