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By the numbers
Sometimes you do want people to appear at your door. Make it easy for pizza drivers and party guests with house numbers that range from the basic to the artistic.
© St. Petersburg Times
published January 17, 2002
| A border featuring flowers and berries surrounds the black numerals on these ceramic tiles (31/2 by 5 1/2 inches). $7.50 each. Home Depot. |
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| Plastic numbers (21/2 by 41/2 inches) in basic black are an inexpensive way to mark your territory. About $1.50. Hardware, home improvement stores. |
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Tiles with black numerals are 4 inches square and have an aged, weathered look. $12 each. Anthropologie, Old Hyde Park Village, Tampa; (813) 250-3600. |
Sturdy push pins (about 3/4-inch circles) are subtle numbers applied on apartment doors or above doorbells. Lilac Bow Yoke push pins, about $20 a set. Gift, stationery shops.
Handmade ceramic tiles are available in Craftsman (about 5 inches square) and Cattails (about 41/2 by 6 inches) designs. Shown: Cattails numerals. Both styles, $19.95 each.
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