A neighborhood of matching mailboxes is sometimes mandated by Home Owners Association rules. The Architectural Review Board for the HOA may state that mailboxes have to be a certain style, a certain color and placed in a certain spot near your street. The uniformity of a neighborhood can be quite appealing to some.
But you may still be able to dress them up with flowers planted at the base or with a vining plant, like Confederate Jasmine, trained and trimmed to cover the post.
Other neighborhoods don’t seem to mind what you do with your mailbox. Here you can get creative.
A typical scenario is a mailbox that matches the house: one surrounded by the same brick, stone or siding used on the house. Other homeowners like the sturdy plastic variety of mailboxes, yet still others go out on a limb with whimsy.
Whatever you do, keep it tasteful if you are getting ready to sell your house. If you don’t plan to be in your home very long, a plain black mailbox might be all you need. Remember: The next homeowner may have to change that whimsical box and may not want the hassle. You’d be surprised what can break a deal in real estate.
Check with your HOA for rules governing your mailbox and think “curb appeal.”
Eileen Saunders is a HottyToddy.com contributor who writes on curb appeal and gardening. A certified Junior Master Gardener Instructor and Master Environmental Educator, Eileen is also a realtor in the Oxford office of Tommy Morgan Inc., Realtors. You can contact Eileen at eileen@tmhomes.com or call her at (662) 404-0816. For more home tips, follow her Facebook page.
