![]() I even went as far as to round off the edges of the wood to make it less sharp and less modern looking. I used a battery operated orbit sander and these hook-loop sanding pads. If you picked a wooden mailbox post, I would suggest sanding down any rough edges before you paint it (especially if you bought a 4×4 wooden mailbox post from a big box store).I also listed places you might be able to find those too! Here’s the mailbox post that was available at my local Lowe’s. There so many options to choose from- wooden, plastic or even metal. Come up with a mailbox post idea that fits the style of mailbox you chose. ![]() You do you! I listed a few helpful sources above… so browse your heart out until you find the perfect one! Here’s the country style mailbox I fell in love with! Could be farmhouse style, country style, or modern. Figure out the style of mailbox you’d like to go for.This mailbox I chose is the exact replica (minus the front porch) of the She-Shed I am planning on purchasing! I was sold! I have been picturing a She-Shed going onto our land next year with a black and white high barn theme. There was one picture that caught my eye in my search! It was a wooden, high-barn style mailbox over on Etsy. When you type in “Mailbox post idea” or “Country style mailbox” there are quite a few suggestions that come up. Those were definitely not going to cut it! All the big box stores had the same generic metal or plastic mailboxes. They were good for hardware and we ended up getting the wooden post from Lowe’s, but the mailbox HAD to be special. When you type into the good old Google, “Mailbox store near me” or “Mailbox post near me”, the only stores that come up are big box stores like Lowe’s and Home Depot. And finding a country style mailbox that looked pretty, was functional, fit into our rural surroundings and wasn’t uber expensive was a little more difficult than I had imagined. Where to find a mailbox and the post were pretty much the hardest part of coming up with this DIY country style mailbox post idea.
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