This Diary was started in January 2005 for showing our hand painted house plaques.- We update these pages on an ongoing basis with photos of recently completed custom painted house signs
Friday, May 25, 2007
House Sign depicting pet rats
Our customer asked us to create a house sign showing two pet rats - one white one and one black and white rat. Painted by house sign artist Rosemary Hitchman
House Sign depicting Helm's Deep Castle
Our customer requested a pictorial of Helm' s Deep, the fortress from Lord of the Rings to be painted on this 14.5 inch by 10 inch oval house name sign. The font is called Old English.
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
House Name Plaque with ferns pictorial
Our customer requested this large mews style house plaque which measures 15.5 inches wide by 7.25 inches from the top of the arch to the base line. She asked for us to paint lots of ferns fanning each side of the house number. The font is called Old English. painted by rosemary Hitchman
House Sign depicting Corfe Castle
Our customer who lives in the US asked us to paint a pictorial of Corfe Castle on this house plaque. She also requested lots of heather in the foreground of the castle grounds. Corfe Castle is a ruined castle in Dorset which has a great steam railway running by it. Painted by house sign artists Ivan Brenton
House Sign with Rainbow pictorial
Our customer saw a similar house sign we made some time ago on this blog and asked for a similar design showing a rainbow leading to a pot of gold. This large classic oval sign measures 10.25 inches by 8.25 inches. The font is called Century Schoolbook. Painted by Ivan Brenton
House Name Sign with May Blossom Design
our customer asked us to create a layout showing two different cherry blossom branches mingling together, one blossom white and another blossoming pink with some forget-me-nots underneath the blossom. The flowers where painted by house sign artist Rosemary Hitchman.
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Oak leaves and acorns house sign
A popular theme - Oak leaves and acorns painted in the top arch of this large mews style house plaque. it measures 15.5 inches wide by 7.25 inches from the top of the arch down to the baseline. The font is called Bernhart Modern.
House Sign with stonechat bird pictorial
Our customer asked for a sign depicting a stonechat on this 14.5 inch by 10 inch house address plate. Our artist painted in a few yellow flowers and green/blue background to make the little bird stand out against the black of the base plaque. Painted by house sign artist Ivan Brenton - he paints birds very life like don't you think? Click on the picture to see it in greater detail!
Cherry Blossom House Sign
Our customer asked for a 14.5 inch by 10 inch classic oval with twigs of pink cherry blossom arching over the house number. The font is called Tiffany Bold. Painted by Rosemary Hitchman
House Name Sign with swallow pictorial
Our customer asked us to paint a swallow swooping in the top arch of this large mews style house plaque. He also requested this font which is called Harrington. We can offer any font - if they are not installed on our system, but we charge a little extra to install them.
Friday, May 04, 2007
House Name Sign with Seascape Pictorial
For this custom painted house sign project, our customer sent us several photographs of the view they have from their home's back garden in St. Ives, Cornwall. - What a view! They asked for us to make the base plaque blue and paint in certail elements like the sailing ship anchored in the sea, a lighthouse in the far headland in the distance and a blooming hydrangea bush and some cows in the field. Painted by Ivan Brenton. The font is called Times Roman.
House Sign depicting Flowers
On this large mews style house sign our customer asked for a spray of spring flowers to be painted stretching above the top of the house name and surrounding the smaller house number. The font is called Tiffany Bold special Caps - ALL captial letters with the first letter in each word larger to emphesise the word. Painted by house sign artist Rosemary Hitchman.
Oval House Number Plaque with Mallard Duck
Our customers asked us to create a design showing a closeup of a male mallard duck in a stream surrounded by reeds. Aparently their back garden leads straight down to a small river where they have many ducks.
Rustic house Sign with Snowdrops pictorial
Our customer asked for a rustic slate house plaque depicting a few snowdrops in close-up with a gealic style font. We can paint ANY flower you like on a selection of base plaques.
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You won't see all house sign designs we make here as most of the house signs made by us are standard house names or house numbers without custom painted pictorials - you can view all our STANDARD HOUSE SIGNS at our home websites http://www.yoursigns.co.uk/ or our house sign shop to buy one.
You won't see all house sign designs we make here as most of the house signs made by us are standard house names or house numbers without custom painted pictorials - you can view all our STANDARD HOUSE SIGNS at our home websites http://www.yoursigns.co.uk/ or our house sign shop to buy one.