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DIY Personalized Door Mats

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Looking for a great way to jazz up your front porch?  DIY Personalized Door Mats are a quick solution that can be customized to fit any décor! Using a blank door mat, and a few simple supplies, you can easily add a bit of character to your front door and a welcome message for your visitors.

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DIY Door Mats – Perfect For Summer!

To begin to make your own DIY Personalized Door Mats, gather these supplies (this post contains affiliate links):

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To start your project, find a font that you like and print out your own personalized message. Make sure it is big enough to be seen on your mat. Don’t pick a font that is too detailed or intricate, as you will need to be able to cut it out easily with a utility or x-acto knife. Tape your printed message on top of your contact paper, and using your knife, cut all the way through. You are creating your own customized stencil!

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Next, separate your contact paper and place it on top of your mat in the area that you want your message to be. Make sure it is straight!

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Because your door mat is so bristly, your contact paper is not going to want to stick very well! If this is the case, you can secure your stencil with pins. Concentrate your pins around extra detailed spots and areas that need a little bit of help staying in place!

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To begin painting, saturate your brush and then gently press it into the bristles of the mat. Don’t rub the brush around a lot or your risk moving your stencil and getting paint where it isn’t supposed to be! Keep loading your brush up with paint and pressing it into your mat. The mat will soak up a lot of paint, make sure you have plenty on hand before you begin!

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To finish your project, gently remove the pins and stencil to reveal your message! Allow plenty of time to dry.

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Personalized Door Mats are a great way to add a bit of spunk to your entry and greet guests with your own special message!

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You are now ready to let your front door step do all the talking.

About Tracie Nall

Tracie lives in Arizona with her husband, teen daughter, and more books than her shelves will hold. She spends her days writing and editing. Many of her words end up on her blog, From Tracie. Find Tracie on Twitter @FromTracie and on Instagram where she takes pictures of things that are yellow.

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  1. Pam says

    What a fun idea to personalize a doormat! It came out really cute! It’s about time for us to get a new doormat so this really has me thinking.

  14. Jacqui says

    What an awesome doormat! We are in the process of a remodel and it would be amazing to personalize our doormat. The idea had never crossed my mind!

  23. Donna says

    Very nice!! What keeps the paint from messing up if it gets wet? Do you add something to the paint, or do something to the paint after it’s dried? Our porch isn’t completely covered, so it would get wet.

  31. Maria Matter says

    with spring right around the corner, I just added doormats to my shopping list! looks like I’ll now be creating my own! thank you so much for sharing this project!!

  33. Suzy @ Worthing Court says

    Good morning! I’m a little confused – do you host two link parties weekly? I linked up to Saturday Sharefest, but my thumbnail never showed. Should I be linking here instead? Thank you!

    • Kristi Corrigan says

      The thumbnail wasn’t working on Saturday. But yes, these are two different links ups. Saturday is for any type of posts and Tuesdays are geared towards crafts and recipes.