Mailbox

This post is fairly straightforward and simple...we got a new mailbox! By new, I mean we found it at a thrift store back when we moved into our rental unit, originally planning to put it up there, but we never did. When we moved into our house, we knew we would be replacing the old, rust-stained white mailbox with our thrift store find. This week, we finally did!

Before

After

Is that not the most dramatic before and after you have ever seen? We are also hoping to either replace the door or sand/strip/stain it to be a dark rich wood colour - which will match the mailbox better.  I am not a big fan of this door for many reasons:
- It is not sealed well, so you can feel a draft
- The window is only a single pane of glass (not great for warmth or safety)
- The lock mechanism is not great...it has to always be locked or the door won't stay shut, and I would prefer a deadbolt
- I don't like that it is white - only for the reason that I use a white curtain so that some light can still come through...and I don't like the white on white. I would prefer a dark door with a light coloured curtain or maybe just a door with a smaller or frosted window

But I digress...I'm here to talk about the mailbox!

I am definitely a home owner, because the thought of our new mailbox makes me squeal with excitement (although let's be honest, I tend to do that with just about anything). I keep opening our front door to make sure it's still looking great. It is. The day we put it up, I was hoping to witness our mail carrier deliver the mail and hopefully see an approving 'this-mailbox-is-way-better–than-your-old-mailbox' nod while I peered through the window. That didn't happen, which is probably for the best. But I just know that he must have loved it!

All this talk of mailboxes has me itching to go check the mail.

Until next time,
a&a