Creative Faux Panels

Mailbox Troubles?

Has your mailbox been the victim of a rousing game of mailbox baseball? Or has it met its maker from a snowplow assault? Or maybe it’s just become rusty or discolored and is now an eye sore on your property.

Faux Stone May Be Your Answer

The new Windsor Random Rock faux stone mailbox column provides you with an opportunity to add instant curb appeal with its look of real stone in three strikingly realistic colors and easy DIY installation. The polyurethane material has a rugged durability that will stand up to abuse from severe weather, moisture and pests, and also is compliant with federal crash regulations.

Solar Lighting Too?

The coolest part about this mailbox? It comes with a free solar panel kit that absorbs sunlight during the day and then lights it up all night. The actual mailbox and flag are also included so there’s no need to hunt around for a mailbox to fit – it’s all in one!

Expand the Design Possibilities

If you’re happy with your mailbox column, you may also want to expand on your design with Windsor Random Rock exterior siding or driveway columns in coordinating colors. Take a look through the photo gallery and see what other homeowners have come up with.

We write a lot here about faux brick and stone veneer, but let’s not forget faux wood panels. And while we’re at it, let’s not forget other coordinating faux wood materials like beams and corbels — which you can find at our sister site FauxWoodBeams.com.

Two of our newest panels are Woodland and Raised Grain, and they’re each part of a larger family of faux products. The Woodland family includes custom beams, corbels and mantels. The Raised Grain family includes beams, corbels and scrolled-end beams.
When you combine flat panels with solid beams and accessories in a single project, you can get really amazing results. The photo shows what one of our customers did with Raised Grain panels and beams to transform a high ceiling into an architectural feature that defines the entire room.

So today’s tip is simple: When you’re thinking about using faux panels for your project, think beyond the flat stuff. Think about solid, three-dimensional stuff like beams, corbels and mantels as well.

We take all of the comments and suggestions we receive to heart. That being said, we’re happy to bring you a much-requested new style of artificial stone panels called Fieldstone.

Fieldstone (also known as Flagstone) is characterized by its artsy, mosaic style. One very distinct feature of Fieldstone is that it comes to you in pieces made from 4 different molds, resulting in a less uniform and a more randomized, natural look. Flat stones of varying shapes and sizes are arranged organically, like natural puzzle pieces, creating a lovely, old New England feel, indoors or out.

Another important note about Fieldstone is that it is the only one of its style on the market that’s made of polyurethane – not concrete. So you’ll have no problem installing it yourself, no mason needed!

And as usual, we have tons of color options to choose from. Use Desert Sky’s mix of dusty reds and beiges to add warmth to your dining room, or the deeper grays and steels of the Smoke style to build a new fireplace.

As with the rest of our faux wall paneling and siding, you can install these all by yourself—or with a friend—without a mason. And the Fieldstone panels interlock both vertically and horizontally, just like a real tongue-and-groove installation. Check out more details and installation tips here.

Comment below with how you think Fieldstone will work to meet your decorating or remodeling needs, or post a review to help other readers make a choice. We want to hear from you – we really DO listen!