Every Cottage needs a sign...

[MGWillia]

I know this might be better on the maintenance forum, but then again, I thought it might be just an information/General question. Not looking to spend a fortune on it (I'm a poor retired Soldier, teacher on a fixed income ) But it is my belief that no cottage is complete without a name and a sign proclaiming it! We have the cottage, we have the name, What we don't have is an idea of where to go. Anyone have recommendations? Thanks

[MDoug]

Seems as if there was a guy advertising signage on this site's classifieds a while back

Good luck! We love signs, too.

[Major]

Originally Posted by MGWillia

I know this might be better on the maintenance forum, but then again, I thought it might be just an information/General question. Not looking to spend a fortune on it (I'm a poor retired Soldier, teacher on a fixed income ) But it is my belief that no cottage is complete without a name and a sign proclaiming it! We have the cottage, we have the name, What we don't have is an idea of where to go. Anyone have recommendations? Thanks

Try Paquette Signs in Meredith. The quality of work seems very good. Not sure about the price. http://www.paquettesigns.com.

[MDoug]

Here's a link--

http://www.vintagesignworks.com/signage.html

Also, Paquettes next to The Mug on Rte 3 does good work.

[upthesaukee]

Todd McKinney is a local guy here in Alton. He did the signs in front of the Doctor's Office in town- Alton Family Medicine. That is the old Victorian house next to the TD Bank.

603-776-6032

[8gv]

I see vendors at home shows and country fairs.

The big one is called "The Big E" down in W. Springfield MA.

It's in the fall so you might have one by then.

[8gv]

Oh yeah,

Just in case "North Pole" is what you had in mind...

EVERYBODY'S OUT OF STOCK!!!

[ghfromaltonbay]

If you don't need the sign ASAP, the craft fairs usually have some good sign makers. The first big fair is Memorial Day weekend (Sat. - Mon) in the Mills Falls parking area in Meredith. There is an excellent vendor J. Peter Signs http://www.jpetersigns.com/ located in the White Mountains. He always has a display at the July & August craft shows at Brewster Field in Wolfeboro. You can see examples of his work on his website. They are truly works of art! Checking his website, I see he will be at all 3 of the craft shows I mentioned, the first being the Meredith show May 23-25.

[tbonies]

Paquettes is awesome. Won't be the cheapest but he does top quality work.

[winniplayhouse]

The Winnipesaukee Playhouse uses JC Signs in Wolfeboro. Great work and reasonable prices.

[tis]

We use Jerome at JC Signs, too. He does a great job.

[chasedawg]

Originally Posted by tis

We use Jerome at JC Signs, too. He does a great job.

I third JC Sogns. He did work for me and came out excellent. He is in Wolfeboro.

[Rusty]

A trucker got his truck stuck underneath an over pass and a cop pulled over and asked him, "did you get your truck stuck?" the trucker replied, "no, I was haulin this over pass and I ran out of gas".

Here's your sign!

[SAMIAM]

Why not select a special or interesting slab of wood that catches your eye and bring it to one of the sign concessions.You could pencil out your letters or stencil some art work and just let them use the router to cut it out.
You could stain it after and have a pretty classy sign for $20 or so.

[TiltonBB]

Originally Posted by SAMIAM

Why not select a special or interesting slab of wood that catches your eye and bring it to one of the sign concessions.You could pencil out your letters or stencil some art work and just let them use the router to cut it out.
You could stain it after and have a pretty classy sign for $20 or so.

Great idea! If the sign shop was too expensive to router what you wanted you could try this:

I bought a pice of pine at Lowe's that was already shaped and routered around the edges. They sell them as blanks in the sign department. I took it to Gator Signs in Gilford and he cut out the letters on a sheet of vinyl and placed the vinyl sheet on the wood. I painted the letters like a stencil and then removed the vinyl.

It was cheap and it looks like a hand painted custom sign.

[mcdude]

In my neighborhood at the lake everyone had a sign on their cottage with their family name; the Smiths, the Jones, etc and we were just a mix of people who didn't share the same last name. We referred to ourselves as a "lovely bunch of Coconuts". We went to a craft fair at Gunstock once upon a time where they were selling wooden letters. You can find these wooden letters at most unfinished furniture stores or at Michael's Craft Store or A.C. Moore's. We made our own sign. It's simple!!

[Denny Crane]

A friend of mine told me that if a home has an eagle type plaque attached to the outside that it means your home is mortgage free. Has anyone ever heard of this before?

[fatlazyless]

...slightly off-topic....but I see a lot of five-pointed stars, maybe three feet across in size, attached to the outside of individual homes where the star can be seen from the road....always wondered what these stars are all about....are people just seeing stars or something....is it a signal to the incoming aliens from outer space.......beep-beep-beep?

[tis]

When I first started seeing all those stars, I wondered the exact same thing! I wondered if it was a religious thing or something. So I asked a couple of people that had them finally and they said they are just decorations.

[MDoug]

Originally Posted by Denny Crane

A friend of mine told me that if a home has an eagle type plaque attached to the outside that it means your home is mortgage free. Has anyone ever heard of this before?

We always were told the pineapple signified financial success.

But flying like an eagle sounds better.

[MGWillia]

Originally Posted by MDoug

We always were told the pineapple signified financial success.

But flying like an eagle sounds better.

I never heard the Eagle story (but I may have to add one of THOSE to the sign), but "we were always told" that the Pineapple represented Hospitality. Seen often in signs for restaurants and Inns.