Front Door Mats - All Your Front Door Mat Questions Answered

Front door matsare one of the most important outdoor accessories for any home. They provide a way for you to welcome your guests and express a little bit of yourself. They come in endless colors, sizes, and even shapes. There are also companies that specialize in personalizing front door matsto make something that can truly represent you.

Why would I want a front door mat?

Front door mats serve several functions. First, they help keep your entry way clean. They give guests a place to wipe their feet before entering your home. They can also be used as a place for people to remove their shoes, acting as a transition from outdoors to indoors. In addition, these mats reflect your personality. There are a limited number of ways to decorate around your front door, especially if you live in a small place like an apartment or townhome. One way to add a little bit of yourself is to use a personalized door mat express yourself.

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What kind of mats are available?

With customizable front door mats, your possible choices are endless. There are places that sell premade door mats, and those can also suit your needs and taste. Home décor companies like Pier One and Franklin's often have extravagant decorative mats. Home improvement places like Lowe's and Home Depot offer more functional mats. These days, mats are made out of almost anything, but the most popular materials include rubber, cast iron, wood, and coconut. Each of these mats serves a different function. Rubber mats stay easily in place on any type of flooring. They are usually eco-friendly because they have been made from things like recycled tires. In addition, they are extremely easy to clean. Cast iron mats are somewhat less popular because they are so decadent. They are difficult to move because they are typically very heavy. If you have iron work surrounding your home, this can make a beautiful addition to your front doorway. Wood mats are typically made of strips of wood criss-crossed together to form a mat.

The most popular style of the front door matsis the coconut material. These are among the most customizable, as you can paint directly on them. The paint tends to stay on them well, and the fibrous nature of the coconut gives you an excellent wiping surface for soiled shoes. An added bonus is that it feels good on your bare feet when you run them across the mat. This material is also known as coir.

Where can I customize my own mat?

There are several online websites that allow you to customize a mat to suit your desires. The Personalized Doormats Company makes front door matsaccording to your specifications. On their site, you can see your mat as you design it. You simply choose things like border design, text, and text style (including font, size, and color). Your customized mat's price shows up on the next screen. A customized mat at this site costs about $89.

Another customization website is Doormats and More. You have a little more flexibility at this site, as you can choose between a half round mat and a rectangle one. In addition, you have a choice of material, and on some mats, you can add a customized graphic. These mats cost between $45 and $100, depending on the selections you make.

Williams-Sonoma, Brookstone, and L.L. Bean all offer versions of personalized mats that run between $55 and $80. For the most part, these customizations just allow you to select a letter or a name that you would like to have appear in the center of your mat. They also sometimes let you edit the type style or font. Additionally, there are several different borders you can choose.

Can I find a mat with graphics on it?

There are plenty of mats with different pictures and graphics on them. If you have a favorite sports team, you can find front door matsto show off your team spirit. Usually during the summer time, places like Target, K-Mart, and Walmart offer a huge variety of mats with designs on them. Examples of these designs include flowers, garden gnomes, surf boards, palm trees, animals, hearts, or flip flops. There are countless other designs available. Prints are also popular. These include zebra, leopard, tiger, and other animal prints.

Another hugely popular time for front door matswith graphics is around the winter holiday. Santa Claus, snowmen, and even menorahs grace these mats to let the owners express their holiday spirit. Holiday mats are usually fully colored, with most of them concentrated in one of three color schemes: red and green, blue and white, or blue and gold. Other graphics that sell well at this time of year are things like snow flakes, Christmas trees, and Christmas lights. There are even specialty door mats that can light up.

Where is the best place to buy a mat?

The best place to buy your mat depends on what you are looking for. If you are just looking for a cheap rubber mat for the kids to wipe their feet on after running around outside, a mass retailer like Walmart would be a good choice. However, if you want something to truly reflect you, you may want to try a home décor store like Bed, Bath, and Beyond or Linens 'n' Things. If you are giving a mat as a gift—they make great housewarming presents—a personalized mat from one of the previously mentioned places like Brookstone or L.L. Bean is an excellent option. During the summer and just around Christmas, you will have more choices, as even places like grocery stores will carry some type of front door mats. However, throughout the rest of the year, you may have to visit a garden or outdoors store to find your mat.

I only have one front door; why would I need more than one front door mat?

Many people like to have multiple mats for several reasons. First, if it rains on one mat, it is convenient to have another mat to set out while the first mat dries. In addition, some people like to change their mats with the season or the holiday. Fall and winter could see as many as four or five different mats. For example, in September, you may lay out a mat with colorful leaves to welcome fall. October would call for a Halloween or pumpkin-themed mat. In November, you would want to switch to something that evokes those Thanksgiving feelings. Images like turkeys, pilgrims, or cornucopias would be appropriate. As December approaches, you would want to change to a Christmas or Hanukkah theme. After the holidays, you could still decorate with a mat related to the cool weather—something with snowflakes or snowmen.

How do I know which mat to choose?

The right mat will depend on many things. The first thing you should determine is what function you want your mat to mainly serve. Is it mostly decorative? Do you really want guests to wipe their feet on it? These questions will lead you to the right mat. If you want a mat for the looks, you do not have to worry as much about the material it is made out of. You can concentrate on finding a picture or design you like. However, if you want something that is more functional, you might want to lean toward the coir or the rubber front door mats, as they have a gripping surface for wiping feet and getting into the little nooks and crannies on the undersides of shoes. The most important thing is that you like your mat. Coming home to a mat that makes you smile will make you feel good. You certainly do not want to walk home to a front door mat that just causes you extra grief.