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Update: House Numbers

March 14, 2017 By Chelsea Lipford Wolf 5 Comments

It hasn’t been too long since I hung up my moss-covered house numbers on the front porch.

House Numbers Stuck on Vinyl Siding

Unfortunately, it was plenty of time (9 months to be exact) for the sun to wreck havoc on them and fade the mossy green color.

Craft Moss Numbers Faded from the Sun

It just made them blend in with my siding which is the opposite of their purpose…So it was time for a little update.

krylon catalina mist spray painted numbers on tan siding house

I had some red spray paint on hand and thought it would pop nicely against the tan and brownness of my house. BIG mistake. I didn’t even take a picture it was so yucky.

Then I tried to spray this lovely teal shade on them. But with all of the nooks and crannies of the moss, I couldn’t get enough coverage. So I cracked open a can of white paint, dipped the numbers in it, and let them dry, giving me a blank slate for my spray paint.

Once the white was dry, I quickly sprayed them with a few coats of Krylon’s Catalina Mist (aka new favorite spray paint color!) and let that dry. They hung right back up and that was that.

Update House Numbers Between Door and Window

It actually worked out perfectly since the teal color of the numbers picks up the teal color in our porch pillows.

Front Porch After Painting House Numbers

Just a quick, little freshening up for Spring! I hear it’s just around the corner…I’ll believe it when it’s not in the 40s at night! (I know that’s not cold compared to the temps in the northeast, but I’m a Southern gal and 40 is cold to me!)

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Comments

  1. Melissa Storms says

    April 27, 2017 at 4:48 pm

    The white paint definitely was the way to go. The sun can really fade items out in it.

    Reply
  2. Latanya says

    May 3, 2017 at 11:36 am

    I like the look and how simple it was to update the numbers

    Reply
  3. Tracie Cooper says

    May 4, 2017 at 3:27 pm

    I am in need of House Numbers and I love this idea!

    Reply
  4. Jill Hanson says

    May 4, 2017 at 7:16 pm

    Things really fade where I live too, Final color choice on your numbers looks good!

    Reply
  5. carol clark says

    May 5, 2017 at 4:55 am

    that is unique way of display your numbers i love it

    Reply

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