Secretly I really love a big mailbox on a post at the end of the driveway. Perhaps because thats how I grew up, running to the end of the driveway to see what that big black box would deliver. However, in our current neighborhood all the mailboxes are right at the house (which I must say makes it so easy especially in bad weather thank you US Postal!) but let me show you the before:
Yes theres the beautiful copper mailbox on a post right by the back door. As convenient as it may be it was also an eye sore and a problem for a few reasons.
1. The garbage men need access to that gate right behind the mailbox and it was sort of blocking the pathway.
2. The door on the mailbox was ripped and hard to close.
3. Size - its super big. Were a family of five and never ever did we come close to filling that mailbox. Granted it is good space for small packages but those can be left just inside the storm door.
So I removed the mailbox cutting down the post and hung a wall mounted version. Its streamlined now and I can guarantee I wont have any of the garbage men telling me they cut themselves on the ripped metal of the old mailbox.
I placed my diy planter in the corner with a fern and Im loving the new look already. Im still a little bit sad about not having a mailbox on a post but this back door refresh is working just swell.
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