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Build a House Number Sign and Planter Box

Written by Cass

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Even though it’s the middle of winter (unless you’re a Southern Hemisphere dweller, in which case, hello and I hope you’re enjoying the summer!) — it’s always a good time to think about curb appeal and updates you can make to your home exterior. Sometimes better to think about them during the winter so you can have a really good game plan for what you want to do come spring! 🙂 I really like this house number sign — plus planter box! — that Barb is here to share today. It’s a simple design that gets the job done in style and could easily be adapted for a smaller area, or for use in a backyard with a family name, old window, or something else creative in the center. Here’s Barb to tell you all about it!

Build a House Number Sign with Planter Box - Second Chance to Dream featured on @Remodelaholic #curbappeal

DIY House Number Sign and Planter Box
by Barb of Second Chance to Dream

Hi all you Remodelaholic followers out there. I’m Barb Camp and I blog at Second Chance to Dream where I focus on being creative and living fully alive. I love to create and re-purpose things and you can almost always find evidence of that process inside my home, aka some kind of mess.

I’m excited to share with you my House Number Sign that my hubby and I made.

Second Chance to Dream: Remodelaholic

This was the entrance to our driveway which is really boring. We wanted something that would really stand out! I was visiting Pinterest and I ran across this sign here and fell in love. This was the perfect project for our entrance.

entrance before house number planter sign - Second Chance to Dream featured on @Remodelaholic

I’m going to show you a step by step tutorial on how my hubby built it.

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Here are the supplies that you will need:

2 -4 x 4 cedar boards
5 -1 x 6 treated boards
liquid nails
nail gun
house numbers
5 ft. of chain
4 eye bolts
2 caps for the 4 x 4 boards
paint or stain
bag of cement
 
To begin you need to lay out your 2 – 4 x 4 boards as pictured.
 
how to build a house number sign with planter box 01 - Second Chance to Dream featured on @Remodelaholic
 
Next step was to make the window box. Our measurements were as follows:
Base 41″ long
2 Sides 54″ long
2 End pieces 5 1/2 ” long
He used liquid nails as well as a nail gun to assemble the box.
how to build a house number sign with planter box 02 - Second Chance to Dream featured on @Remodelaholic

We then laid everything out to get the window box at the height we wanted it to be at.

how to build a house number sign with planter box 03 - Second Chance to Dream featured on @Remodelaholic
 
For the top piece of wood, he took a 1×6 and ripped it in half and cut it to 54″ long. You will need both for the sign. Only one shows in this picture..
 
We had some wainscoting left over from our banquette seating project so he cut it into a 20 x 20 square. He ripped a 1 x 6 into 2′ strips to make a frame for the square. He assembled it all together.
 
Second Chance to Dream: Number Sign
 
Next stain or paint the whole sign and once dry add your caps to the tops and your house numbers to the sign. After everything was painted we took it to the driveway entrance. He dug holes and sat the sign in the holes.
install a house number planter box sign - Second Chance to Dream featured on @Remodelaholic
 
Make sure everything is level, then mix up your cement and pour into the holes. Keeping it steady until cement sets
install a house number planter box sign with posts in ground - Second Chance to Dream featured on @Remodelaholic
 
Next, he added the sign. He used 14″ of chain and an eye bolt for all four corners. The chain will keep it swinging in the wind.
finished entrance house number sign with planter box - Second Chance to Dream featured on @Remodelaholic
 
Next plant your flowers and enjoy your hard work each time you pull up in your driveway.
 
driveway entrance house number sign with planter box - Second Chance to Dream featured on @Remodelaholic
 
before and after house number planter box DIY - Second Chance to Dream featured on @Remodelaholic
Don’t you think it looks so much better? It was surprisingly quick to put together, approximately 2 hours and around $75.00 to make.
 
 
I want to show you real quick how I’ve decorated my sign for Fall and Christmas. Here is my Fall Decor. You can find a tutorial here.
fall house number planter box - Second Chance to Dream featured on @Remodelaholic
 

And here is how I decorated it for Christmas. You can find a tutorial here.
 
Christmas winter decor for house number planter box sign - Second Chance to Dream featured on @Remodelaholic
 
I can’t tell you how much I enjoy pulling up to my driveway. There’s beauty in every season. Go create some beauty in your surroundings today.
 
Thank you for allowing me to share with you today. Stop on over and do a little exploring in my neck of the woods, Second Chance to Dream
 
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Thank you so much for stopping by, Barb! What a lovely sight to come home to!

Stop by Second Chance to Dream to see more from Barb, like her DIY flower tower (which looks easier than the “original”) plus her door turned coat rack — and $40 for a farmhouse table?!? Go pay Barb a visit!
 

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Published: December 30, 2014Filed Under: Before and After, Guest Bloggers, How To, Tutorials Tagged: curb appeal, Garden, Guest Bloggers, house number, Outdoor projects, planter, planters

About Cass

Cassity started Remodelaholic with her husband, Justin, to share their love for knocking out walls together. Since then, Remodelaholic has become a great community and resource for all those wanting to know how to make their builder-grade home BEAUTIFUL on a budget!


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Comments

  1. Barb says

    December 30, 2014 at 7:09 am

    Thank you so much for featuing my House Number Sign!!! Have a great day!

    Reply
    • Cass says

      December 30, 2014 at 11:25 am

      Thank you for being our guest, Barb!

      Reply
  2. Patricia says

    December 30, 2014 at 3:31 pm

    Barb’s blog site is great. If y’all have stopped by to check it out, it is well worth your time. Thank you for featuring her project on your fun site.

    Reply
    • Cass says

      December 31, 2014 at 10:46 am

      I agree, Patricia — Barb is great! Thanks for commenting!

      Reply
    • Barb Camp says

      December 31, 2014 at 5:30 pm

      Thank you so much Patricia, you are so kind!! I really appreciate your support.

      Reply
  3. Teresa says

    December 30, 2014 at 4:51 pm

    What a fabulous idea and gorgeous execution, love it!

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    • Barb Camp says

      December 31, 2014 at 5:33 pm

      Thank you Teresa! I do love the scenery pulling up to my house.

      Reply
  4. PNut67 says

    November 20, 2018 at 12:22 pm

    You could probably make it more personal by instead of ripping the top 1″x6″, just leave the board a whole 6″s & just cut to length and adding your family name in a contrasting color (obviously black, if you are painting your sign white) up there on the top board.

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    • Cass says

      December 5, 2018 at 3:25 pm

      What a great idea! Thanks for sharing.

      Reply

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