Kept Envelope Mailboxes

This is the practical path through the project, including the choices that stayed. Looking for a stylish envelope mailbox for outside of your home? The household has rounded up my favorites!

The mail in our neighborhood is delivered by a walking mailman who carries the mail right to our front door. There are no mailboxes at the end of our driveways – instead, each house has either has a mail slot or a wall-mounted mailbox by the front door. We have a mail slot, which has a lot of perks, including that you don't need to have your mail picked up when you're on vacation and you don't need to worry about scaring the neighbors with your ugly glasses and beat-up robe as you walk outside to get the mail on a lazy Saturday. There is also a big downside to our mail slot – our sweet, lovable twelve pound Boston terrier (“Hope”) turns into a crazed, mail ripping terror when she hears the mail coming through the slot. It started with just a few teethmarks on pieces of mail here and there and, over time, has escalated into full-out mail destruction.

So I have to either (a) figure out how to train Hope not to shred the mail or (b) replace our mailslot with a mailbox that mounts outside of our front door. Option “a” would probably be the best dog parent decision, but I'm thinking that it would involve LOTS of time and patience soooo I'm leaning towards option “b”. Over the weekend I did some searching for a wall-mounted mailbox and found a better selection than I had anticipated. Want to see? (post includes affiliate links; full disclosure statement available {here})

Some of my favorites are the ones that are styled like an envelope such as Pottery Barn's Envelope Mailbox (found {here}), which comes in four finishes including antique silver,

antique bronze,

and vintage brass. Also look at {this envelope wall mounted mailbox} that's a similar style but in different finish options.

A more modern envelope mailbox design A strong choice is is {this wall mounted mailbox}. It has a locking mechanism which would be a nice feature to have! It comes in both white and oil rubbed bronze: 

House Art sells a more modern, clean lined envelope mailbox called the No. 10 Letterbox Wall Mount Mailbox. It is available in classic colors such as satin black or dark bronze 

as well as some crazy bright colors like this combination of key lime and bougainvillea pink:

You can get the same kind of look but in a square design with {this industrial style envelope mailbox}. 

Do you have the preferred (or do you think that I should just train my crazy dog…)?