DIY MONOGRAM DOOR MAT

Published on by Terrie

Hey there!  Welcome to the first DIY Challenge Blog Hop.  I am so excited to be hosting the DIY Challenge each month.  We are a group of bloggers that love creating budget friendly home decor.  For May’s challenge we are taking a plain Coir door mat and creating a DIY door mat!    Saving money is what we all want to do, right?  We are going to show you how you can save money by creating your own custom door mat.  We used the same mat, but came up with different inspiring ways to style them.   You can find links to each of my friend’s blog at the end of my post. The door mat challenge seems so fitting for this time of the year.  Everyone is cleaning their porches and entryways, how perfect to share a DIY with you to help you spruce up your door way?

This post may contain affiliate links. Click {{HERE}} for full disclosure.

Let the fun begin!  Here is what you would need to make a monogram striped door mat like mine! 🙂

  1. Coir door mat (mine is an 18″ x 30″ mat) – I purchased mine from Target – here is one on Amazon
  2. Exterior paint – I purchased black Folkart outdoor acrylic craft paint from Walmart and will be using some exterior paint I have on hand.
  3. Chalk paint brushes
  4. 2 inch wide Painters tape
  5. Black sharpie
  6. Craft knife
  7. Printed off design from the computer

For my friends that likes my DIY door mat I am going to share where you can buy one similar, actually it is the design that inspired me.  FRONTGAGE MONOGRAM DOOR MAT.  Did you by chance catch the price of their mat?  Yep…..I didn’t spend a fourth of that.

First thing you will want to do is find a font that you want to use for your monogram letter.  I used the font Georgia font size 200 .  I printed the letter and made a copy enlarging it to 150%.  The design for each side of the monogram I used one on the below photo.  Just click to save to your computer and then print two copies.

Taking my painter’s tape and covering most of the mat.

Using a tape measure finding the center of my mat.

Once I marked the center I took my silver tray (the shape was perfect), placing that in the center and tracing around the tray with a black sharpie.

Taking my craft knife and cutting on the lines.

Pulling gently to remove the outer part of the tape.

Smoothing out and making sure the tape is secure on the mat.

Taking my printed out monogram T, cutting it out and gluing it to the center of the tape.

Using the craft knife and cut around the T.

I cut my two pattern designs out and glued and cut them the same way as the T.

Since the designs are so close to the exposed mat I am adding more tape for protection.

I am using FolkArt Outdoor arcylic craft paint and my chalk paint brush and applying the paint to the cut out patterns.  Dabbing NOT brushing.

I did three coats of the black.

DON’T REMOVE THE TAPE! Just remove it from the little part on the ends.

Adding a border of black around the center.  I took a ruler and a black sharpie and made a line ¼ inch from the center taped pattern.

I taped out the line and painted it black.

Applying stripes to my mat.  I started with a piece of my tape smack dab in the center.  I found the center, folded a piece of tape in half, I placed the fold line right on the center mark.  That will be my first stripe.

I took two pieces of tape and placed it next to the center one to keep my spaces even.  Kept doing that until I got the stripes all taped.

I took the same blue exterior paint that I used on my planter TRASH TALK and painted the spaces.

I might be a little obsessed with this, but make sure you paint the sides also!  That just makes it look complete.

Removed all the tape and let dry.  Are you excited or nervous?  I always have mixed feelings when I come to this part.  I am excited to see, but nervous to see if the paint seeped under the tape.

Two more steps.  I want to make one more frame around.  Taking my ruler and measuring inside of the first frame 1 inch and making a mark.

I used the next line from the blue stripes.

Taped both lines and painted it black.

I am so happy how my door mat turned out AND…………

I love how it looks on our front porch!

It took some time taping this mat, but I save a huge chunk of change by doing this myself.

⇓ PIN THIS ⇓

If you like my blog be sure to click on the LIKE button and SHARE it with your friends!  It’s the best way for my blog to grow. 🙂  I would love for you to be part of my family so sign up to receive my emails.  Every time I post a blog I will send you an update.  Also follow me on Facebook HERE, Instagram HERE, Pinterest HERE and Bloglovin’  HERE.   Come by and say Hey!

♥  Terrie

Don’t forget to take a peek at all the rest of my friends blogs.  It amazes me how one coir mat can be made in so many different ways.  I hope you find a lot of inspirations on this hop for your door mat.

 

Decorate and More with Tip  

Styled by Kristen Wiltgen

Welcome to the Taborhood

Our Military Home Front

Barn House Mess

Camelot Art Creations

Heyitshod

Jessica Simmons

This Full Life 5

City2Farmhouse

Savvy In The Suburbs

 

32 thoughts on “DIY MONOGRAM DOOR MAT”

    1. This was our very first DIY challenge project. It was so fun looking at all the different styles we came up with. We all took the same mat and made it our own. I loved this challenge and my mat looks as nice as it did the first day I placed it down. I hope you make one for your door. you will love it!

      Reply

    1. Thank you so much for featuring my door mat and the invitation.

      I love how the mat turned out and will be enjoying it on our front porch. I hope my tutorial will help you if you decide to make on similar. Have a great week.

      Reply

  4. Wow!! This mat looks amazing! You did a phenomenal job creating the perfect mat to welcome guests to your home!! Love it!
    ~Emily

    Reply

    1. Thank you Benita. It was so fun to make and work with the talented ladies. Can’t wait to work with you on next month’s challenge.

      Reply

    1. Thank you Dani. The great thing about doing a DIY is you can custom the decor piece to your liking. It was a lot of fun working with you on this hop. can’t wait until the next one!

      Reply

    1. Thank you Pamela. So happy it turned out the way it did. Now once the pollen settles I will be placing it out for good on our porch. have a supper Mother’s day weekend my friend!

      Reply

    1. You are so welcome Shanna! I love all of our DIY mats. Thank you for your sweet comment. Can’t wait until our next DIY challenge!

      Reply

  11. Wowwwww, Terrie!! Great tutorial! I never would have thought about taping everything and cutting out areas. Haha it turned out so beautiful!! Thank you for inviting me in on this fun DIY!

    Desiree

    Reply

    1. You are so sweet! Using the tape seems to work the best for me. Thank you for joining me in the challenge. Hope you will join us again! Had a lot of fun working with you.

      Reply

  12. Wow! So creative! I love how you used your tray to trace the shape – it really was perfect! Your mat turned out beautifully!

    Reply

    1. Thank you Dori. It was amazing how perfect the shape of the tray was for my mat. Couldn’t of worked out any better. I enjoy the challenge and hope you will join me on the next DIY monthly challenge.

      Reply

  13. Great job on your doormat, Terrie! It looks fabulous! And, thanks for the detailed tutorial. You clearly put a lot of thought and effort into making this project beautiful.

    Reply

    1. Thank you so much Kristen. It was a lot of work saving money. It’s all about what you want and the time you want to take with it. I enjoy the challenge and hope you will join in on the next DIY challenge.

      Reply

      1. This turned out great. Yes I do know the doormat from Frontgate. We have it on our front porch as I type this. It was a house warming gift.

        You really did an excellent job.

        Enjoy the rest of your week

        Cindy

        Reply

        1. Thank you Cindy. That’s a great gift. I love Frontgate’s items. I am so happy my door mat measured up to look something like that. DIYs are so great to do because it is fun and budget friendly. 🙂

          Reply

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *