Modern House Numbers
House numbers are really just to help people find your house, right? Well, that doesn’t mean they have to be ugly! The above set are authentic Eichler house numbers, available from EichlerNumbers.com.
See more options after the jump.
These [Neutra] are from DWR. I like how they sit away from the house.
I also like these from Chiasso. They’re all very inexpensive, so if you’re really on a budget but can’t compromise style, then these are for you.
Unica Home has these, called Plane Numerals, and you can purchase a lighted back panel for them as well.
Speaking of lighted numbers, below are the solar LED numbers that have recently caused a buzz on the internet:
These solar numbers illuminate about 8-10 hours after a sunny day.
As far as custom letters and numbers go, here are a few websites that specialize in custom designs:
These above are from West On Letters, and their products are moderately priced. Another vendor is Accurate Images, Inc., who has some really cool color choices, including solid colors and bronzes in addition to having a huge font selection.
I also love Object Creative’s colorful stencil-inspired numbers.
Modern House Numbers also has a great selection:
The ones above are from Heath Ceramics and House Industries. They also come in Neutra.
I saw the ones you had posted on your Flickr set and thought, “Gotta show off the solar LEDs from ThinkGeek”. Then I come here and you got ‘em….
Thanks for the others. I’ve been looking for new numbers for the house.
heya!
I bought these recently and mounted them on a new fence we are finishing…
http://flickr.com/photos/airport-lounge/227530538/
they are great and a very reasonable price @ $19.99…
cheers,
jason,
Thanks – the WestOn Letters was an awesome find!
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And check out the Neutra style house numbers from Atlas Homewares. They’re like way way cheaper than Neutra and I could afford them and they had a matching doorbell button.
http://atlashomewares.com/housenumbers1.html
I got these numbers in gill sans…
http://www.signsforhomes.co.uk/designer_house_numbers.htm
Great collection of numbers–only wish I had found this when I was shopping around for house numbers…
In Canada Home Depot sells the solar numbers in silver or black for $23.00 each.
Received the solar LED numbers for Christmas and the batteries came already corroded inside the unit. Sending them back. Terrible
Although the 4641 picture above is nice, I bet it’s hard to see because the silver and the white paint kind of blend together…
There are some truly modern, designer house numbers on Sign Candy’s web site. Many of the metallic ones shown on this blog post are just cut out by a robot. The sign candy house numbers are more fluid and some of them even have real gold or real silver as a part of their unique look.
http://www.SignCandy.com
Thanks for posting that—I’m sure that will save me on some shipping charges!
….Regarding availability of the lights at Home Depot in Canada.
Great post! I especially liked the Eichler house numbers. We have a series of authentic porcelain enameled circular house numbers designed by Knud V. Engelhardt, Denmark’s first industrial designer: http://www.ramsign.com/products_category.asp?vg=900
I was just shopping for house numbers and couldn’t decide which ones to get. You just gave me plenty of ideas, thanks.
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I am looking for cream coloured house numbers in modern style. hope you can help cheers Christine Webb
Hi Christine,
Try WestOnLetters – they have a baked enamel finish, maybe one of those colors will work?
http://www.westonletters.com/index.php?catID=23&file=HN-Finishes-baked_enamel.htm
Great collection of house numbers!
Here’s a good source for Modern House Numbers that are made from recycled
aluminum that are also reasonable priced.
http://www.moderndwellnumbers.com
I like the metallic one, the “270″ one…really modern looking.
Solar numbers are cool…after a sunny day they can even “light up” for up to 10 hours.
I will remember this when I build my house.
We have just launched a brand new site featuring a line of designer house numbers with bold colors and designer fonts. The site features a web application to preview the numbers on different backgrounds. If you are looking for house numbers, check it out at numbermyhouse.com