Love our house... it's our home. But curb appeal is not it's strong point :) So this weekend I decided I'd try to help it out a bit (and yes, we've lived in this house since '05... why didn't I update it sooner!?!?) My project this weekend was focused on the porch light, house number, and mailbox.
Here's a close up of how awful each part actually was... it was bad. Rusty ugly brass.
And this ugly thing. The more I looked at it, the more I didn't want to refinish it... it's going to the curb- along with its four friends! And don't worry- that's an old nest behind the light- no baby birds were harmed.
Priming the numbers and mailbox...
looks so much better already!
And the finish- Rust-Oleum Metallic Oil Rubbed Bronze (dark dark brownish finish with a little bit of shimmer). 
And yes, I even sprayed the screws. After doing this project, I want to spray Rust-Oleum on everything!
Oh, and I even painted a little surprise ;)
So here's a close up of our new light and finished house number and mailbox.
Oh, and that surprise!!
(It actually photographed brighter than it is... if you've seen my living room accent wall- that's the color orange)
More of that to come later... ;)
Before and Afters. Seriously... such an improvement!
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Can't wait for my next project(s)...
curb appeal, here we come!
4 comments:
Nice! So you used the Rust-Oleum primer, and then the Rust-Oleum paint?
Yup, I primed it with a Rust-Oleum primer and then used their metallic spray for the finish. What an easy fix!! I want to spray everything now :)
I think I'm going to give it a shot! I bet you could use the Rust-Oleum on other items. Our outside door is pretty icky too, haha.
You should, Heather- it's super easy!
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