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Let the fun begin! Here is what you would need to make a monogram striped door mat like mine! 🙂
- Coir door mat (mine is an 18″ x 30″ mat) – I purchased mine from Target – here is one on Amazon
- Exterior paint – I purchased black Folkart outdoor acrylic craft paint from Walmart and will be using some exterior paint I have on hand.
- Chalk paint brushes
- 2 inch wide Painters tape
- Black sharpie
- Craft knife
- 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.
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♥ 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.
Decorating our home on a budget is my thrill. I think a home can look beautiful without breaking the bank. Your home should bring the best out of you and make you feel happy. You should smile every time you enter your home. 🙂
So creative! Love the stripes!
This was such a fun DIY challenge. I am so glad you are going to join us!
Such a great idea, Terrie. The southern girl in me loves the idea of anything with a monogram so I’m all in on this idea and will definitely be making one of my own one of these days!
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!
Wow, it turned out so great! I have wanted a Monogram mat for so long, now I will just make one!
So happy to feature you this week at Thursday Favorite Things! https://followtheyellowbrickhome.com/inspiring-diys-how-tos-and-makeovers-at-tft/
Hope you will join us again this week!
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.
Wow!! This mat looks amazing! You did a phenomenal job creating the perfect mat to welcome guests to your home!! Love it!
~Emily
Thanks Emily. I love the mat and the challenge. The girls really made it so much fun and so many different ideas to use.
LOVE this! It is gorgeous!!! Hugs!
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.
Wow – what a great project and you make it look do-able!! And what a nice way to welcome your guests!
Thank you Patti. Love how this DIY turned out and it saved me money. A WIN_WIN.
I love this so much! It looks soooo good!
Thank you Jessica. It was a lot of fun working on this DIY challenge. Can’t wait until the next challenge.
I love how creative you got with making your own design! And that pop of blue is so pretty!
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!
Terrie, it looks amazing!!
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!
Thank you so much Terrie for asking me to do this DIY challenge. It was a lot of fun. I love your door mat. Good job lady.
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!
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
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.
Wow! So creative! I love how you used your tray to trace the shape – it really was perfect! Your mat turned out beautifully!
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.
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.
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.
This looks really good, and I’m loving the lemon!
Thank you so much my sweet friend. Hope all is well with you.
It turned out super cute Terrie!
Thank you Jerri. I am so happy with how it turned out. You just never know. 🙂
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
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. 🙂