Diy Painted Door Mats

Paint your door mat.

Diy painted door mats.

Those skinny fonts may look pretty but it s much easier to paint if you have a really bold font on your diy doormat. Dab the paint on. Blank coir mat target has them for 9 99 paint i use outdoor acrylic oracal 613 for the stencil. Apply your stencil material to your door mat.

Seal your door mat. Sealer will help your painted door mat last longer. Grab a tiny paintbrush so that you can go over the letters after the initial layer of paint dries. If you are using a light color of paint use a light color of sharpie another quick tip.

I made my first doormat over a year ago and since then i ve cranked out upwards of 100 mats for customers. Using brush strokes got little tiny dots of paint everywhere. Summer temps are already here. Then i perfected it with a permanent marker.

For a cheap and easy way to cut a stencil use freezer paper from the grocery store. Just fill in with paint. Create a stencil using card stock cardboard or any sort of stiff paper. Watch my video to see how to apply the stencil material to your diy door mat.

My fall and winter doormat felt a little out of place with temps hitting 90 lately. Watch my video to see how to paint and personalize your door mat. This past week i decided it was time to freshen up our front door mat. I actually used a piece of scrapbooking paper and did a drawing of a simple little house using a pencil.

And i have the shirt to prove it i ended up making a cactus one door mat no stencil. I still loved the layered look i had before but wanted to do something a little larger to better fit the front door.