Choose your House Number!

I found these house numbers at This Old House. Which one would you pick for your house?<br /><br />1. Wrought iron. A metal grape vine with hammered iron numbers adds a soft touch when set against a rugged stone house:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/photos/0,,1223489_1120313,00.html" linkindex="155"><img alt="metal grape vine with hammered iron numbers" src="http://img2.timeinc.net/toh/i/g/0806_housenumbers/house-numbers-18.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 500px;" /></a><br /><br />2. Found object. Brass numbers mounted on an antique wooden mold create a one-of-a-kind house marker:<br /> <p><a href="http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/photos/0,,1223489_1120297,00.html" linkindex="154"><img alt="Brass numbers mounted on antique wooden mold" src="http://img2.timeinc.net/toh/i/g/0806_housenumbers/house-numbers-14.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 500px;" /></a></p>3. Traditional placard. An arched black plate with brass numbers looms large without overwhelming: <p><a href="http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/photos/0,,1223489_1120293,00.html" linkindex="155"><img alt="arched black plate with brass numbers" src="http://img2.timeinc.net/toh/i/g/0806_housenumbers/house-numbers-13.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 357px;" /></a><br /></p><p>4. Stained glass. Numbers incorporated into a decorative art-glass transom dress up a 19th-century door surround:</p><p><a href="http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/photos/0,,1223489_1120273,00.html"><img alt="art-glass transom dress" src="http://img2.timeinc.net/toh/i/g/0806_housenumbers/house-numbers-08.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 334px;" /></a></p> <p>5. Fade-resistant sunflowers frame easy-to-read Art Nouveau-style tiles in this high-fired ceramic address plaque:</p><p><a href="http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/photos/0,,1223489_1120264,00.html" linkindex="154"><img alt="Art Nouveau-style tiles in high-fired ceramic address plaque" src="http://img2.timeinc.net/toh/i/g/0806_housenumbers/house-numbers-05.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 322px;" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></p> <p>6. Spanish Revival. Hand-painted flourishes in yellow and blue give these ceramic tiles a Mediterranean accent:</p><p><a href="http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/photos/0,,1223489_1120259,00.html" linkindex="154"><img alt="Hand-painted ceramic tiles" src="http://img2.timeinc.net/toh/i/g/0806_housenumbers/house-numbers-03.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 334px;" /></a></p> <p>7. A carved and gilded wooden plaque states its case elegantly, without fuss or fanfare:</p><p><a href="http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/photos/0,,1223489_1120258,00.html" linkindex="154"><img alt="carved and gilded wooden plaque" src="http://img2.timeinc.net/toh/i/g/0806_housenumbers/house-numbers-02.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 334px;" /></a></p>8. Feminine scrolls give these raised brass numerals an added dimension:<p><a href="http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/photos/0,,1223489_1120257,00.html" linkindex="155"><img alt="raised brass house numbers" src="http://img2.timeinc.net/toh/i/g/0806_housenumbers/house-numbers-01.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 500px;" /></a></p> <p>The one we have at home in Argentina is something like #6. We bought them in the beautiful city of Guanajuato in Mexico.<br /></p><p>I selected just a few for this post but there are some more house numbers at <a href="http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/photos/0,,1223489,00.html">This Old House</a>.<br /></p>

Choose your House Number!

I found these house numbers at This Old House. Which one would you pick for your house? 1. Wrought iron. A metal grape vine with hammered ir...

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