Uniquely Bainbridge – Our Curiously Creative Mailboxes

We’ve all seen them, incredibly creative, often whimsical, always fun – the mailboxes of Bainbridge Island, and as a writer and lover of this artistic community, I’ve always thought it would be great fun to write about them. Clearly, I wasn’t alone. Denise Stoughton, who is an interior designer, artist and writer herself, recently created a Facebook Group called Uniquely Bainbridge/Fabulous Mailboxes and Other Interesting Totems, which celebrates these fabulous mailboxes and tells the stories behind them.

While out walking her dogs, Denise noticed and admired these curious mailboxes, “I’d look at an unusual box and think wow, someone put a ton of effort into creating that, why? Who would do that?” she told me. “Plus, there are just so many, I wondered, is it a ‘thing’ on the island?”

When it comes to creativity, Denise is an obsessive observationalist and the mailboxes had captured her attention and imagination. One random Sunday afternoon, she decided to start a project revolving around the mailboxes and the people and stories that brought them to life. In addition to the Facebook page, Denise has plans to create a book “to give these fabulous mailboxes a well-deserved moment in the sun.”

To read the whole article head over to The Island Wanderer Blog