A black oval with white lettering is about as readable as a house sign gets, and that’s the combination shown on this Hawthorne Oval standard lawn plaque. It holds two lines, so the number sits on top and the street name runs underneath. Buyers tend to be people on long driveways or shared roads where a sign on the house can’t be seen.

Two lines, cast into the metal

The top line takes up to five characters at 3 inches tall. The lower line takes up to 14 characters at 1.5 inches. Both are raised and cast as part of the aluminum itself, so there’s nothing to peel off later. If your street name runs longer than 14 characters, an abbreviation like Blvd or Dr usually solves it.

Why the Hawthorne Oval standard lawn plaque is aluminum

Every one is cast in the USA from recycled aluminum. Aluminum won’t rust, so you don’t get the orange streaks that steel signs leave behind. An all-weather protective coating goes over the casting, and that finish is covered by a five-year warranty. You can order it in twelve colors: Antique Brass, Antique Copper, Black/Gold, Black/Silver, Black/White, Bronze/Gold, Bronze Verdigris, Green/Gold, Oil Rubbed Bronze, Pewter/Silver, Red/Gold or White/Gold.

Reading it from the road

Contrast matters more than color on a Hawthorne Oval standard lawn plaque. Black/White, as pictured, and Black/Gold are the two that stand out best at dusk. Softer pairs like Bronze Verdigris or Antique Copper look handsome up close but blend in more at a distance, so weigh how far the sign will sit from passing traffic.

Because the lettering on a Hawthorne Oval standard lawn plaque is permanent, read your text back twice before ordering. Personalized orders can’t be modified, cancelled or returned after they’re placed. For a number on the house instead of in the yard, see the wall-mounted address plaques, and for the full range of shapes, the address and home signs page lists everything we carry.