It’s times like this that my pocketbook is happy (do people say pocketbook anymore? How old am I?). My house number is a simple 1 and 5, so when it comes to updating the old house numbers on the porch, it’s a lot less expensive than say, if my house number was 4 digits, or god-forbid, 5 digits with different apartment designations. But anyways, yes, the old house numbers beside the front door are old, and frankly, ho-hum. It’s been my intent to update them with something newer since I’ve been doing so many other things to improve the curb appeal (like, building a porch, and replacing the siding).
As I’ve poked around different stores and sites, and have decided I’m drawn to the plain, clean, bold numbers like these that I found in Home Depot and at a local hardware shop. In all three instances, I prefer the darker gray or bronze colors because they’ll be easy to read from the road (and I don’t like brass, because I just don’t). Finding some with an attractive typeface that I can live with is very important. God forbid I have to face italics or Comic Sans every day when I come home.
But more and more, I’m thinking about finding a more creative number design – and if for readability I don’t use it for my front door, I still think it’d be a wonderful ornate detail by the side door. While there are some nice solid, carved and embossed address tiles available, they’re all more expensive that I care to spend (think: a hundred + if it’s customized). These clay number tiles from Cirrelda’s shop have really resonated with me, and she has a few other color options as well.
Each number in this design would be a separate tile, which is nice, because then I could hang the numbers vertically in the space if I decided that worked best. And I like how she’s made them out of scrap clay from other tiling project she works on; a nice use of something that others might just have thrown out. Check out the goods.
Any other house number ideas that I’ve overlooked?
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House numbers are so important. No only do you need to like the way they look seeing as you will be looking at them Every Single Day, but they need to fit the style of the house as well.
So after we got ne siding last year, I decided to put a number on the house that fit the style, but added a small bit of interest. Since the house is so simplistic and square, I used an oval plate and placed a simple “2” on it in chrome. (I’m with you, no on the brass). The number is simple, but the oval plate kind of switches it up a bit.
I love the clay tiles, however, they appear to have a spanish style. And if your home is not spanish, they could look out of place. I’m not saying to not use them, just make sure it’s cohesive.
And don’t forget, you can make your own house numbers. Don’t limit yourself to what other can make for you.
Glad I found your blog.
Hi Irene! Thanks for visiting and commenting! Do you have your number shown in a post on your site? I browsed around but couldn’t find a post dedicated to it – but your siding looks so nice, it’s amazing what a change it can make!
The tiles do have a spanish vibe (partially due to color, partially because of the accentuated texture) but I like these ones too – nice texture, yet a little quieter. They wouldn’t work as well facing the street since they would be harder to read, but by my secondary entryway for sure. DIY’ing some is definitely something worth looking into. I’m not the craftiest girl but I’ll see if I can find something that would look nice!
-E
Putting up new house numbers can make such a difference! We put up a simple, black number (we only have 1 digit!!). Thanks for following us on Twitter. Love all the work you’ve done on your house.
Single digit. Lucky. I like your site too! Thank you for visiting mine and commenting!