前廊更新第3部分-新的照明和门牌号码

Welcome back for 的 final installment of my front porch update! In case you missed it, you can catch up by reading about my DIY storage bench 这里或我的喷漆门五金 这里。如你看到的， I'm finishing up just in time for 的 leaves (and weather) to turn. I'm glad I didn't wait until spring to complete 这个 project, because 的se two small updates made a huge difference!

这个帖子 包含亚马逊会员链接。看我的 披露事项 页面以获取更多信息。

Our former light fixture next to 的 front door was a mess. It was rusted, missing pieces, and 的 CFL bulb stuck out from 的 bottom. The house numbers were dated, and 的 screws didn't match 的 numbers 的y were holding up.

除了美学问题之外，还存在安全问题。灯具的壁板没有与房屋齐平放置，在顶部周围留有空隙，使电气组件暴露在元件上。门廊悬挑使它免受雨水侵袭，但仍有足够的空间让昆虫进入我们的墙壁。

After a false start 与 a light fixture that I bought months ago and wasn't thrilled 与, I ordered 这个 one from Build.com. 它有一个微妙的亚洲 感觉到了，所以一切顺利 with the decor inside 的 house and 的 Japanese maple out front. It also featured a square base, allowing it to fit perfectly under 的 siding edge 与out a gap.

啊，好多了！可是我好激动 为了让这个美丽起来，我没想到 through 的 order in which things should be installed, and ended up covering up 的 old numbers.

Oops! After removing 的 glass shade, 的 old house numbers finally came down. Obviously 的 new ones would need to be installed a row lower on 的 siding.

When searching for new house numbers, I was shocked at how expensive 的y can be. I can't imagine paying $20+ for each number! I attempted to make my own out of plywood, but my jigsaw skills weren't up to 的 task. Instead, I found 的se 浮动的门牌号，这正是我想要的，价格要合理得多。

Installation was pretty straight-forward, and soon I had pretty new numbers...and a bunch of holes in my siding. I used 的 same caulk to mount 的 new numbers and fill in 的 holes of 的 old ones.

这种特殊的填隙 变白但变干，制成 用于户外应用。我给孔加满了，然后用湿纸巾擦去多余的部分。填缝料治愈后，我将其掩盖 用一些剩余的房子油漆。瞧，别再有洞了！

这两个简单的更新确实改变了我们前廊的外观。 现在，我们的入口干净整洁，更受欢迎。检查一下 很快回到决赛 揭示整个门廊改头换面的内容，以及如何在假期为假期做更多准备。

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