Upgrade: Mailbox

ith the holiday weekend upon us, I figured that this was one of the best times for us to upgrade our mailbox, especially considering that it could have taken us many days, not knowing which snags we may have encountered while doing the work. Fortunately, this was an easy one, and everything went according to plan.

The mailbox that came with our house was old and busted. The flag would spin way past upright, the box itself was covered in algae and lord knows what else, and the post--oh, the post!--was well, look at it. Nightmarish, right? It had seen better days to say the least.

 

 

So we hit up the local blue and oranges to get some supplies, namely, a new post, a mailbox, and some numbers. We also went to our local Sherwin-Williams and bought some paint from a guy with a personality like a used car salesman.

Two days, two coats of paint, and a few feet of dirt later, we've got a new mailbox!

 

 

 

It's a little red, but it's not too shabby, I think.