Saturday, August 15, 2009

Saturday Morning Question



Spotted this morning while out Estate Sale-ing:

Really cool planter...not so good mailbox placement.... Couldn't they used a level OR another wall? And what is with those empty plastic pots with the price tags still on the bottom?

Am I being TOO critical here?

What do you think?
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  1. Drawn to The SeaAugust 15, 2009 at 9:54 AM

    I'm guessing you found that in an old book. Am I right? It's so much fun when a little surprise falls out of the pages.

    Gene was nice :-)

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  2. melanieAugust 15, 2009 at 10:58 AM

    thanks for visiting my blog...yes, my husband and his friends "raised" my greenhouse/playhouse this summer! I am loving it! I adore your blog, and the note today is great! I do have a store, called ALL MY FAVORITE THINGS, in NE Portland, Oregon. and...I think that answers all your questions left on my blog!
    I will be back...do love your blog...(by the way, I was born and lived my first 14 years in Elmhurst, Illinois!)
    happy day!

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  3. CindyAugust 15, 2009 at 2:56 PM

    Something for me to think about on this cloudy Saturday...literally and figuratively.

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  4. One Gal's TrashAugust 15, 2009 at 3:26 PM

    Really lovely! Thanks!
    Pam

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  5. alessandraAugust 15, 2009 at 7:30 PM

    I agree, cool planter, the mailbox doesn't match at all, bad choice!

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  6. Julie@beingRUBYAugust 15, 2009 at 8:05 PM

    Balance.... such a simple word but hard to achieve. Yet I think even I could of 'balanced' this.. I want to reach into that photo and pull that letterbox off.. hahaha
    Have fun this weekend. xx Julie

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  7. ElyseAugust 15, 2009 at 8:38 PM

    i think the mailbox will be overlooked by the mail carrier. not quite mixing. ?

    xo

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  8. DeeDeeAugust 15, 2009 at 9:32 PM

    I love the wall hanging/pots///but I am with you think the mailbox needed to be somewhere else..how fun ..

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  9. Blondie's JournalAugust 15, 2009 at 10:33 PM

    They are not paying attention There is nothing in the planter...why bother having it??

    xoxo
    Jane

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  10. FlossAugust 16, 2009 at 2:52 AM

    Our neighbours had a great mailbox on a long metal post with a concrete base - the entire base had lifted up out of the ground and they kept the mailbox propped against our side hedge for years! We didn't mind - that's France for you! To be honest, it's a bit less characterless now it's fixed...

    Thanks so much for your suggestion about the fabric box being for gloves - I think that is a very likely idea, and I like to imagine it! My mum has some vintage gloves - I wonder if I could borrow them (or even find them amongst her other stuff)?

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  11. FlossAugust 16, 2009 at 2:53 AM

    Oops - I mean less characterful, or characterless...

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  12. misselaineousAugust 16, 2009 at 5:21 AM

    Bet the mail man just loves delivering to that box..not bad enuff re: rain, sleet, snow yadda yadda...then you got patrons who expect you to be a contortionist to get the WallieWorld junk flyer into the box!! HAHH! BTW...my Mom was a rural carrier years ago in Mass, so we got to hear all kind o' stories! have a great Sunday *elaine*

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  13. Linda SummerfieldAugust 16, 2009 at 8:08 AM

    I could stand looking at that for about 3 seconds, how can in not bug the home owner?

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  14. DeeDeeAugust 16, 2009 at 8:25 AM

    Thanks for stopping in for a visit...yes I do beleive it would look way better with some greenery...and I don't think I'd like the mail box even if it was level....just my eye I guess..doesn;t look balanced to me...have a lovely day...

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  15. MindyAugust 16, 2009 at 10:03 AM

    I'm with you. The mailbox placement is way off. Perhaps, the planter could have been placed "outside" of the area of the mailbox. The price tags wouldn't be on there if it were mine. But, I'd sweat the mailbox placement before I'd worry over the tags. ~Mindy

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  16. MayaAugust 16, 2009 at 1:42 PM

    I agree..., mailbox and price tags have to go.

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  17. NicoleAugust 16, 2009 at 3:10 PM

    I think that's definitely a placement fail. Cute planter, bad application. :)

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  18. Glenda/MidSouthAugust 16, 2009 at 4:42 PM

    I could not handle that - I am one that straightens a crooked picture. :-)

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  19. Marsi @ The Cottage CheeseAugust 16, 2009 at 7:09 PM

    This planter COULD be really cute. Some folks know what they like, but don't quite have an eye for the details...

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  20. jacjewelryAugust 16, 2009 at 9:02 PM

    I love it! I think for me it's one of those things that is so wrong that it is right! It would look SO pretty with flowers growing in those teeny pots.

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  21. Personalized Sketches and SentimentsAugust 20, 2009 at 10:25 AM

    I love the planter!

    *another commenter in agreement*

    ...but um, yeah, the mailbox has to be put somewhere else...

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