Part of the reason I love DIY is because I can personalize my decor. When it came time to buy a doormat for our front door, I really wanted one with our last initial. Of course Pottery Barn sells them for $60, but I thought, how hard can it be?? I found many tutorials online, but I liked the look of
this one from Random Thoughts of a Supermom.
This project was pre-Silhouette, so to make the stencil I printed a W onto card stock and cut it out. I taped the stencil to the corner of the doormat, and used black acrylic paint and a stencil paint brush to dab the paint on. The doormat was from World Market. Here it is with my
spring wreath.
I love the simplicity of it. These photos show the doormat after 6 months of use, so you can see that it looks as good as new! Because our porch is covered, the doormat hasn't gotten wet, and placing the monogram off center also helps keep shoes from wearing it away. I think spray paint would be a good option if you needed it to be more weatherproof.
Personalized decor is the best, and it's even better when you can do it yourself!
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ok- I love this! I Love how simple it is!! Really really thinking I need one of these! Thanks for the awesome photos of how your's looks, its really simply perfect!
ReplyDeleteSo easy to do! I will personalize every doormat from now on! :)
DeleteSimple and so elegant. Love!
ReplyDeleteHope : )
http://hopefuloneblog.blogspot.com/
Thanks, Hope!
DeleteI saw this over at Tip Junkie and I thought "Hey, that looks just like my rug!" LOL! My rug held up for a pretty long time too, but now it has just about faded away. I'm so glad that you were inspired by my post:)
ReplyDeleteToo funny! Yes, it does look like your rug! :) Luckily it's easy to fix if you need to re-do it! Thanks for all your great posts- love your blog! :)
DeleteI love the simplicity of it, too! What a great and quick project! Thanks so much for sharing at our Uncommonly Yours link party! Hope to see you next week!
ReplyDeleteTake care,
Trish
New follower from the hop! I'm a NW girl also! I look forward to reading more of your blog!
ReplyDeleteI'm a big fan of simple and my mat has been through it all {and looks like it}. Definitely time for a new one. Unfortunately my door is not covered so here in the NW that means a wet mat. Bleh. Looking forward to poking around your site some more {new follower from the blog hop}.
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