Mailbox Redo by Rob & Megan

We have almost been in our current home for four years. Our mailbox has been looking as if it was going to topple over at any moment all four of them.  We don't really see it that often because it is at the end of our long driveway, so therefore it gets ignored.  Well with the beautiful spring weather we decided to make improvements to it.


Here is the mailbox before after we easily pulled it out of the ground.  The wood at the bottom had rotted away at the end of the post and that it was why it was leaning forward. I always assumed we were helping our postal worker by leaning the box towards their truck for easier access. 

Rob and I decided that the post could be saved. He sanded it down and then we applied a decking and wood stain that we had left over from a previous project.

The best part was our old flag was gray...now that is some serious weathering. I am assuming that our mailbox is about twenty years old like our house. I snagged a new flag from Lowe's for about $3.00.

We had some black spray paint meant for plastic in our garage so Rob gave the mailbox a facelift.

We added some new numbers to the post and placed it back in the same spot as before. We added some additional pieces of wood where the post had previously rotted. For the most part it was in good condition and we did not feel it needed to be 100% replaced.  I think this will make the neighbors happy too.

Not a huge project but it makes a world of difference...

Numbers from Lowe's $13.00

New Flag from Lowe's $ 3.00

All other materials were already purchased for other projects..

Total Cost $16.00

Rob and Megan

Painted French Doors by Rob & Megan

I found this project done by the Remodelaholic Blog blog the other day and loved it. Wow the black really made the door pop and look so beautiful.

I went to Lowe's and picked up some Rust-oleum door paint in black. The gentlemen at the paint counter knew exactly what I needed and picked out the right paint.  

Here is our door inside and out before we painted:

Our yellow lab Lance posed for the photo.

Megan sanded the doors down using 60 grit sandpaper to do that.  Then we taped everything off and began to paint.  It took approximately two coats of paint on both sides of the door. The most time consuming part was taping off everything. Here is the final product:

Both Lance and Barkley wanted to be a part of the final product photo.

For about $13 dollars in paint it makes a big difference inside and outside. Thanks for stopping by.

Megan & Rob

Liebster Award

We are a newer blog...basically three months old today. We have been admiring many blogs out there around the world and enjoyed reading about so many projects.  Lisa from Creative Raisins has passed along the Liebster Award to our blog.  :)  

What we are asked is to pass this award on to 5 amazing up and coming bloggers with less than 200 followers.  Of course we have so many wonderful blogs to chose from here are the five we have decided to pass this award on to:

Lori of The Stonybrook House is has so many wonderful ideas and she keeps it real in my opinion.  Her recent spring time mantle display was so creative and beautiful.

Alicia of Sweet Ava Kate is a blogger I just met this week! She is so sweet and has done some great projects in her home. I love the laundry room project that she just posted. She used so many lovely colors and did many diy projects.  

Jake and Baylee of The Tanner's are seriously a couple after my own heart. Their kitchen backsplash renovation post had be laughing out loud....especially when they discussed eating that entire box of Samoa's in the process. Totally something this family would do! And they post the most adorable photos of their sweet daughter, Taytum.

Lisa at Country Roads has a wonderful blog that has amazing organizational projects that she has tackled. She also recently did an amazing window treatment project that turned out fantastic!! 

Taylor at Goings On In Texas has a fun blog that has a lot to offer. She hosts the Unveil Your Genius Link Party on Thursdays, and has amazing features to share.  Today she shared her shoe obsessions and I have to say they were all amazing.  I had to be sure not to go and order them all.  :)

To accept the award you must:

1. Link back to the person who gave it to you.

2. Post the award to your blog.

3. Give the award to 5 bloggers with less than 200 followers.

4. Leave a comment on the 5 blogs to let them know that they have been offered this award.

Thanks so much again to Lisa from Creative Raisins  :)

Megan