Mailbox Update

Ages ago --

like a year or two after we moved to Linderhof

We found an antique looking cast aluminum mailbox

That we think fitted Linderhof

We had it on the right side of the drive . . .

And then moved it to the left side.

The boxwood, however, grew over the years and completely hid the mailbox

Why have a pretty mailbox when you can't see it!

When we first got it, we painted it white . . . because all the trim was white.

And then about 11 years or so ago we painted it what I thought was

British Mail Red with a British Racing Green Base

To show off the mailbox

When you got it, flaunt it!

We moved it back to the right side of the drive

And I debated paint colors.

The Royal mailboxes are, indeed, red.

The home mailboxes, alas are not

For I googled

They are all painted BLACK

with gold lettering

A more modern one

And one similar to mine, only it's wall mounted rather than post mounted.

Those mail boxes made my decision for me

Today, I repainted my mailbox!

 BLACK!

with gold lettering!

I think it looks smashing in it's new location

with it's new paint job!

The brick, the black, the green!

It's understated

but

it fits a historic house, me thinks

It's there but is much more elegant than when it was red and green!