Farmhouse Mail holder
Thank God it's almost Friday! What a week! I did have time to redo another piece of decor for our kitchen command center! I'm excited to show you guys the transformation this mail holder has undergone! I got this cute piece at hobby lobby two years ago with my sister (crazy to think we have been in our home for two years now!), when I was visiting back home! I got it 60% off because of some dents it had! Score!! It worked great in our kitchen when I was going with a red color scheme but now that I'm headed down a more neutral path I needed a change! I have been eyeing down a galvanized envelope mail tray at target for awhile now!
You can see more about this on Target's website by clicking here!
It's a steal right now at $14.99 plus 10% off but me being a cheapo, figured that I could make my own version with the mail tray I already had!
Here's how!
First I gave it a good dusting, its been sitting in the back of a closet for probably half a year! Then I took some coarse grit sandpaper and sanded it all! After that I wiped it down with a lint free rag and painted the whole thing black! 
Next I took a "sponge brush" and dabbed the whole thing with metallic craft paint! This is what I got!
I liked it but felt like there needed to be something to break all the "metal color" up! So I made these bad boys up on the computer and printed them out on regular printer paper!
After that I took modge podge and put a think layer of it on the backs of the "number decals"! Then take another thin layer and put that over the front of the "decals"! And that was it!
I have yet to hang this where it will eventually go because I have about a million ideas right now for the command center! Once I can convince my husband to help me make some things then I will have a better idea of where to put it! I hope I am not boring you all with my decor "redoes"! I promise that there is an awesome project in the works that has nothing to do with decor! Hopefully it will be done this weekend! Happy Thursday!!
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Your mailbox turnout great! I will have to keep my out for one.
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DeleteVery nice. Thank you for sharing on Idea Box link party!
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DeleteLove this - the style of your new mail holder is so up my alley (and much cuter than the Target version!). Thanks for sharing on Best of the Nest!
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DeleteLove the transformation of your mailbox - and your paint technique. Such a difference. Thank you for sharing at Share It One More Time. Cathy
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DeleteI love the final look. It came out so awesome and the numbers look so much better on it than the words it had before.
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Kate | TheOrganizedDream.com
Thank you!!
DeleteLove the look of this mail holder! What a transformation and great job!! Have a great day!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! Hope you have a great day as well!
DeleteYour mail holder turned out so pretty! It looks like galvanized metal and I love those labels! Nice to meet you at Merry Monday, and heading over to follow on instagram...
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DeleteSo cute, you did a great job!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing at AMAZE ME MONDAY.
Blessings,
Cindy
Thank you!!
DeleteI love how it turned out! I'm in the process of creating a command center too.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing at the #HomeMattersParty :)
Thank you!!
DeleteGreat re-do. I like your version alot better then the original. Great job.
ReplyDeleteP.s. Your Blog Banner is cute as well ;)
Amanda@TexMexCrafting
Thanks so much Amanda!!
DeleteI wish I had found this last week when I was agonizing over mail sorters that weren't what I wanted. Now I have to make my own, which is just silly. Yours looks beautiful and I love the paint job. Thanks for sharing on Merry Monday!
ReplyDeleteThanks Rachel!!
DeleteWhat a lovely transformation! So cute and functional!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jennifer!!
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