I am loving this weather?!? Anyone else!?! We did so much this weekend! It so felt like it was a long one, but it alas it was not! Just two days! And I'm not sure where the alas came from... I guess I just felt like it.
Anyways, since I did so much around my house this weekend and with Mr. K, there wasn't much time for catching up on the good ol' blog here... SOOOOO... I've decided to share a Martha Project with you -- Custom Door Mats. It's something I've wanted to do for a long time now and I happened to come across it over on Good Ol' Martha's website.
Custom door mats are a great way to welcome guests AND if you put your house number on them, it's a great way to reassure guests that they are at the correct house! Mr. K and I really need to do this... our front door mat is going on three years old... oops! I wouldn't recommend this... it needs to be replaced. I love this one below from Ballard Designs... but it can't be that hard to make, right?!
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It's so easy to embellish an inexpensive doormat with supplies that you may or may not already have...
Here's what you'll need:
Coir doormat (Size may vary - made from the stiff fibers of coconut husks)
Scissors
Masking tape in 3-inch and 3/4-inch widths
Address numbers
Card stock
Utility knife
Ruler
T pins
12-ounce can Enamel spray paint
First, create a border with tape. It's probably best to place at least 1 inch from the edge of the mat. If you'd like a second border (as shown) use 3/4 inch tape with about 1/2 inch between the borders. You can print out figures, letters, or numbers to use on your mat. Transfer to card stock for better results and cut out with a utility knife. You can also get number at the hardware store. Using a ruler, center the numbers and once you are satisfied with where they are, pin them to the mat.
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Once finished, let dry for at least 2 hours before you remove the tape and/or numbers.
Then Voila! This is what you should have!
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Here are a couple other examples from people who've tried it already too! I'm going to work on this THIS week and then post pictures of how it went! Love me some DIY. :)
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Happy Monday!
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Scrapers can be attached directly to the mat, helping to keep them in place as people scrub shoes and boots against them.
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