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Welcome guests in style! Create your own Stenciled Door Mat with stencils and paint. DIY tutorial for a personalized entrance.
Welcome guests in style with a personalized touch at your doorstep!
In our latest DIY tutorial, we'll show you how to turn a plain doormat into a fabulous stenciled masterpiece.
With just a little paint and a stencil, you can elevate your outdoor decor and add a unique flair to your home entrance.
Let's get crafting and create an inviting atmosphere for your home!
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Craft Supplies:
Some links may be to similar items when exact items couldn't be found online.
Measure:
First, I needed to do a little math to make sure the pattern is centered evenly on the mat.
Measure the size of the stencil and the size of your rug.
According to my measurements, my stencil fits across four times, and down twice with one extra row of the stencil.
Prepare the Stencil: (optional)
I am going to create a two color pattern with my single stencil.
To do this is covered the entire stencil with masking tape.
Using a craft knife, I cut away the openings that I want to paint with the first color.
Can you see the pattern?
Paint:
Squeeze a drop of glue onto your paint pallet, I am using a paper plate.
Place the stencil on the mat starting in the upper left corner.
Apply paint by bouncing the brush in the paint, bouncing again on the plate to remove any access, and then bouncing over the stencil.
When one area is finished, move the stencil, lining it up with what is already painted, and continuing the pattern.
Here is what the mat looks like with the pink portions painted. It is a little blurry, so I apologize. I can't wait to see what it looks like with the green.
Now I can switch to the green paint, going opposite with the stencil pattern.
Here it is completely finished.
This was such a fun doormat to make and it looks fabulous outside my front door.
Look at the before and after to see what a difference a little paint can make.
Final Thoughts:
This project was fairly easy to do, although it did take about 2 hours to paint the two different colors.
To make the welcome mats even easier to make, use the stencil as designed with a single color.
Painted entry mats are quite durable, and can last for several years.
Personalized doormats make a great gift for weddings, housewarmings, and even Christmas.
Crafting Essentials
- The Cricut Cutting Machine is easily my favorite crafting tool. We use it in so many of our tutorials!
- These MakerX Crafting Tools are perfect for keeping in the craft room and are always ready when needed!
- This Fiskars Paper Trimmer is easy to use and cuts nicely without frayed edges.
- These Scotch Precision Scissors cut like a dream, and you get multiple pairs in a pack!
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Al
So cute! I'd love to know how well it holds up over time.
Carrie This Home
I love the geometric pattern on the stencil! So cute! My doormat is looking pretty bad these days so this inspires me to make something to replace it!
made by ChrissieD
I had no idea you can paint doormats - a whole world has opened up to me! 😀
Patti
Pinned!
Trayci - Please May I?
Looks fabulous hun.
x x
Kim @ {enjoy the view}
I love it! I really need to try this. I love putting a new mat on the front porch each spring, but I can't always find a design I like. Doing my own would be perfect! Thanks for sharing!
Sharon
Turned out so awesome! You picked great colors.
Val
Hi Katie, found you via Worthwhile Wednesdays. This is so much more fun than a plain mat! Love what you did with the pattern. Have a great day,
Val
Christina-CrazyHappyHouse
This is on my to-do list! Thanks for sharing.
Marni @ haberdashery Fun
Love this. The colors your picked are awesome. Like how you used the tape on it.. very smart!
Ashley @ 3 Little Greenwoods
Seriously! That is the cutest, most colorful mat ever! Thanks so much for the tip about using Porch and Patio Paint. I would have never though to use a special paint!
Marti
What a clever idea! That's the cutest door mat ever! Pinned!
Carmody
Love this rug. I always purchase Christmas themed rugs in January on sale and paint them. This will be on my list to do.
Alexis @ We Like to Learn as We Go
I love how this turned out! I currently have a solid brown door mat right now and this would make it so much cuter! I'm featuring this at my link party and pinning!
Allie
Hey Katie, I featured your mat on Worthwhile Wednesdays @thecraftiestallie.blogspot.com
Alicia
What a great idea!! And I had NO idea there was such a thing as Patio Paint! Thanks for sharing, found you on Creative Corner Hop! 🙂
The Happy Creations
That's a great DIY!!Love the result!!
I thing my door mat needs a makeover!!!!
Thanks for sharing!!
Diana Rambles
I love this! So pretty!