| Details | | Publication Date: | 1997-01-08 | | Editor: | G. E. Novak |
| Size | | Length: | 126 pages | | Height: | 11.0 in | | Width: | 8.8 in | | Thickness: | 0.5 in | | Weight: | 16.0 oz |
Publisher's Note
Add a unique touch to your property with the whimsy of a decorative mailbox. Whether you're a woodworker, artist, or a crafter, you'll find a style to match your ability, interest, and locale. Extensively illustrated, this practical guide includes easy-to-follow designs for over 20 post- and house-mounted boxes; step-by-step instructions for dressing up purchased boxes with stenciling, sponging, and other painting techniques; clever ideas for mounting and finishing boxes to withstand the elements; tips for using plants and flowers to enliven a setting; and up-to-date advice on United States Postal Service mailbox requirements.
Adding a personal touch to any home easy with this assortment of projects for creating and dressing up custom mailboxes. Woodworkers, artists, and crafters will find styles to match any ability, interest, and locale in designs for both post- and house-mounted boxes. Building plans include a covered bridge box made of willow branches, a Shaker bentwood-style mailbox, a log cabin box, a broken dish mosaic box; and a planter mailbox. For a more traditional look, plans for a sturdy all-purpose house and post mailboxes are also offered. All finished projects are shown in full-color photographs, and are designed to meet the United States Postal Service requirements. Instructions are presented for stenciling, sponging, and applying other decorative paints to perfectly finish each project. In addition, there are clever landscaping ideas to transform a drab mailbox setting using plants and flowers.
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