Before & After: Mailbox Umbrella Stand

The clever folks over at Creative Waste of California found this beat up old mailbox at the dump and decided to give it a new life as an umbrella holder. Check out the results of their DIY project after the jump...

082509 umbrella mailbox3.jpg The simple DIY only required a quick sanding of the rusty areas followed by a thorough coating inside and out with rust-proof spray paint. A few decorative touches in the form of little blue "droplets" hint at the mailbox's new purpose holding rainy day paraphernalia. Not bad for the cost of a can of paint and a little elbow grease!
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(Images: Creative Waste of California)

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posted by deckbd on August 25th 2009 at 8:39am
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That's cute. I think the blue droplets were a good idea.

posted by Brandyjane on August 25th 2009 at 9:41am
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Not enough of a transformation, in my opinion. It looks like a sideways mailbox.

posted by fabframes on August 25th 2009 at 10:07am
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A rusty old mailbox turned on its side with what seem like random blue paint spatters on it. Sorry, but it doesn't look so good to me.

posted by slowdown on August 25th 2009 at 10:42am
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What transformation?

posted by leadingedge on August 25th 2009 at 11:14am
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So cute! I actually didn't get that the light blue were raindrops, but it made me like it even more once I knew.

posted by nick0326 on August 25th 2009 at 11:58am
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I use this same solution in my home. A few years ago I found a vintage yellow mailbox at an antique store and had absolutely no idea what to do with it until my fav umbrella nearly got damaged from tumbling over so many times.

posted by preciousstyle.blogspot.com on August 26th 2009 at 12:19am
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