Contemporary Street Number Plaque

Step 5 Done!

And its done! I'm extremely pleased with this. I purposely left the space below the numbers so I can add my street name in black vinyl lettering from a sign shop later.

This was my first instructable, so forgive me if its a little simplistic. Please let me know what you think.

Update:

Since posting this, I have moved and had the opportunity to create version 2.0 of this project, so to speak. The improvements I made consisted of:

More Interesting Hardware (hex drive bolts and finishing washers)
Longer Spacers (1" to make it stand off of the wall a little further)
Rustoleum Window Frosting Spray (created a more opaque effect while still staying adequately transparent, also allowed for the edges to be masked off to create a clear border)

I've included pictures below.  Thanks for looking.

Comments

[Ronnieisaacs]

I was thinking if you put some kind of light behind it, like some LED's it would look really good at night.

[Ronnieisaacs]

Sorry I just seen someone had posted this already. But it would look good

[iamunique127]

This is very timely for me. I'm doing some outdoor renovations right now and house numbers are on the agenda. I don't like the plain wooden ones my wife bought at Menard's and then painted. They are just too ordinary. This is an excellent idea and, as someone said earlier, "a work of art". My wife will be pleasantly surprised when this shows up on the front of the house in place of her blah numbers. I will not be adding LEDs. They're just lame. Question: did you get the numbers at HD in Canada or the USA? Excellent Instructable too, by the way (clear, good pics, nothing extra or distracting).

[cornflake_81]

I bought these at Home Depot in the US. Thanks for the kind words.

[secretshedfreak]

looks like one for this weekend, nice idea. just one question, is polycarbonate otherwise known as a clear acrylic? i live in england and we have ten names for everyting for some reason.

[cornflake_81]

Acrylic & Polycarbonate aren't the same thing. I think acrylic would probably work just fine as long as it's UV resistant.

[kerberoszero]

Now you only need to apply some correct lightning and it rocks! would be uber cool a nice set of led lights just behind the numbers!! thanks for sharing!

[Guy.Fawkes]

Nicely done! Good Instructable, clear, to the point. Suggestion: Add lighting with LED strip lights from http://www.buy-leds-online.com/strips.html - put a strip top, bottom, and each side, facing the center (not facing the Lexan), and your number sign will be easier to read from the street (and if the Fire Department is ever looking for your house, you DO want that number to be easy to read. I tell you this from experience).

[cornflake_81]

I really wanted to add lights to this but opted against for simplicity's sake. However, those LED strips look awfully handy, so I might revisit that idea. Thanks for the link.