Carved House Signs with a Woodgrain Background
These carved house signs have a sandblasted woodgrain background with raised letters and trim. We finished them with 23 karat gold leaf and installed them on an Annapolis home. We make every sign at our shop in Edgewater, Maryland. The installation is quick and straightforward, and the finished faces have a clean, seamless look. For more on how we install raised pieces, see how to install dimensional letters.
How Do You Make a Carved Wood Sign?
There are a few ways to make a carved wood sign. First, as in these signs, we can use HDU and sandblast it to look like wood. However, it is sometimes better to carve signs from cedar, teak, or mahogany. A hand-carved wooden sign with v-cut letters is usually more time-consuming, so it can cost a bit more. In contrast, we can usually blast a cedar sign and finish it quickly.
The sandblasting process carves away the background and leaves a grain pattern that is unique to each sign. In addition, the raised flat letters suit gold leaf or palladium leaf well. As a result, carved house signs made this way catch the light and read clearly from the street. We can also match the colors to your trim, your door, or your landscaping.
To see more of our work, browse our gold leaf signs and glass gilding projects in Annapolis and Washington, DC.
A Carved Sign for a Severna Park Home
We also made a carved house sign for a family in Severna Park. The Courtney family wanted something original, so we created a black carved sign with incised letters and palladium leaf. See photos of that sign. We work with residential customers on boat names, house signs, and gold leaf numbers, and we offer many carved signs and services.
Contact Designs & Signs
The quickest way to get started on your project is to send us an email.
We can also be reached by phone at (410) 798-5115.