Creating a seaside feel at home

I took some large posts and surrounded my mailbox to give it a nautical dock look. I got a large rope and tied around the posts. I the build a sandbox around my mailbox. sprayed the area to kill all  weed and grass. I used edging that has a post look to in and was painted in a light grey or natural appearance. After filling in the area with clean sand, I added sea shells from beaches that we have visited over the years.