Rubber Mats
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Neocrowe on Jul 17, 2014I have seen them spray painted white, sanded a bit to distress, then hung up and used as wall art....they look like architectural salvage pieces!1 marked as helpful Reply
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Loni on Jul 17, 2014Thank you, no place to hang them, still open for more suggestions!Helpful Reply
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Miriam Illions on Jul 17, 2014What about to cover ugly air vents? I've seen them used that way.1 marked as helpful Reply
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Loni on Jul 17, 2014thank you.Helpful Reply
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Woodbridge Environmental Tiptophouse.com on Jul 17, 2014Because they are rubber they can make great molds for walkways. Construct a box using screws about four or five inches larger then the mat itself. Then make that box about three inches deep. Place the mat on the bottom of the box in the center. Then using a cooking oil and a spray bottle wet the surface of the mat really well. It will be used as a release agent. Also do the same with all the wood surface. Make it wet. Then mix cement, Not mortar. Use the stuff with the rocks. Fill the box and level the back side with a larger board. Let the cement harden over night. Then carefully remove the screws on the box so it comes apart. You then can pull the mat out of the surface of the cement leaving that pattern on the surface. Make several of these and use as walkways around gardens. For areas where you may have heavy foot traffic, you can place metal rods in the cement as you pour to strengthen the pad of cement that you create. They will be heavy, but will last a long time.1 marked as helpful Reply
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Loni on Jul 17, 2014Great, thank you!Helpful Reply
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Tammy w on Jul 17, 2014could use metal looking paint and make wall art...maybe like a hammered copper or bronze to make it look like metal scroll work.Helpful Reply
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Shirley C on Jul 18, 2014Use for houseplant or patio plant placemat? Or place yard clogs or boots on them outside the door. They could even be used under a faucet near the outside hose, or how about in front if the BBQ pit? If you have anything metal you don't want coming in direct contac with concrete, they can be used as a buffer. I have one where we step onto the patio from yard. What if you used it under a hose reel to keep it from sliding? I may try this myself. They do look great on a wall as mentioned, you said no wall space, but do you have a gate? They'd be awesome there or as fence accent?Helpful Reply
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Jeanette S on Jul 18, 2014Beautiful mats and you are getting some great suggestions! Another thing you could do is use this as a stencil to paint designs on a concrete patio! Or a walkway!Helpful Reply
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Susan Cryor on Jul 18, 2014Send to me...I love to clean up the dirt in them....OUTSIDE instead of it getting tracked inside!!! Three dogsHelpful Reply
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Carol on Jul 18, 2014I use one of these mats in my poorly ventilated, downstairs (guys) bathroom. My husband showers in the evening, and my son showers in the morning. A traditional bathmat would never dry out between showers. The mildew and musty smell was forever present. Rather than washing/drying the bathmat every day, I put one of these down. The mat prevents leaving a slippery floor and somehow, the water evaporates between showers, too! No more mildewy-smelling bathroom!Helpful Reply
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Carole on Jul 18, 2014Could they be used for making decorative pavers or on a cement path. Face down, the pattern would come out on the wet cement?? Or use like a printers plate - paint the surface and use it face down on a canvas surface or similar and use a roller for pressure to ensure the pattern is transferred to the fabric? Could use this method to paint a decorative pattern on a deck or wooden or concrete floor?1 marked as helpful Reply
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Marie OHara on Jul 18, 2014look on Pinterest. some great ides!Helpful Reply
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HeidiZG on Jul 18, 2014hmmmm..... I'm wondering if you could roll the rectangular one and insert a light bulb. Could be too heavy. Maybe if you cut lengthwise and then roll them. Or how about cutting out the center part of the rectangular one and making it into an outdoor frame for a mirror? Use the leftover to hang or to place planters on to protect tables.Helpful Reply
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W.e188636 on Jul 18, 2014How about using the oblong one for a ceiling medallion, painted color of your choice. I can visualize an oblong light fixture hanging from the center. If you have two of the half circle you could us them for a circle medallion. Would like to know what you do with them.Helpful Reply
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Bonnie Medearis on Jul 18, 2014If you follow the above directions from Woodbridge Enviromental you can also use them as ornamental sculptures in the garden. Like the italian wall art. Distress the concrete a bit and prop them up in various places in the garden and they look like very ornate wall plaques.Helpful Reply
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White Oak Studio Designs on Jul 18, 2014Do you have a garage or an outbuilding? They would make a great decoration hanging on the outside of the structure and would hold up well too.Helpful Reply
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Joffler on Jul 18, 2014You must've missed this post on Hometalk: http://www.hometalk.com/diy/-3634077 I think you have the very same door mat featured in the post.Helpful Reply
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Joan on Jul 18, 2014You could make a river stone bathmat, or on a small scale cut it and make a trivet. http://www.tattooedmartha.com/2013/05/28/ocean-stone-bath-mat/Helpful Reply
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Elizabeth Dwyer Simpson on Jul 18, 2014GREAT!! It's fun and interesting to be connected with such creative individuals. I'm so pleased with the Thriftiest Bathroom Design. Now will some one help me with a kitchen design. When, not IF, I win the lottery worth millions, I'll take whom ever to lunch ..... in gay Paris. Really!!!Helpful Reply
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Neen Finley on Jul 18, 2014Not sure about the size but I was thinking of working it in to a door way in with the framing.Thats what I see with the half circle and even the rectangle..Lots of awesome ideas...Helpful Reply
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Ann Marie Caldon on Jul 18, 2014Outside the front door or garage door. They also work well for a big planter holds it up just enought to protect the deck.Helpful Reply
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Candy on Jul 18, 2014I use these as stepping stones in areas where I can't grow grassHelpful Reply
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Gina on Jul 18, 2014I saw a table with them nailed on sides (for lattice effect) then spray painted. Looked awesome.Helpful Reply
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Gina on Jul 18, 2014See aboveHelpful Reply
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Kim White Trudo on Jul 18, 2014I have seen them used placed inside a gate to look like decorative iron work and also used to stamp concrete stepping stones.Helpful Reply
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Lisa Ochoa on Jul 18, 2014hang them as a decorationHelpful Reply
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Jenifer Cunningham on Jul 18, 2014paint them with Anne Sloan paint and use them as a wall decoration. PINTREST.Helpful Reply
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She365433 on Jul 18, 2014Use them as a stencil - lay them on a piece of wood (or whatever), spray paint from straight above and remove the mat - wa-la :)Helpful Reply
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Linda Macdonald on Jul 18, 2014Hang on your wallHelpful Reply
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Kristen Zebley-Bossert on Jul 19, 2014You can spray paint through them on canvas or paper for neat looking art?Helpful Reply
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Kai T on Jul 19, 2014I've seen them painted and framed in as a headboard.1 marked as helpful Reply
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Vicki on Jul 19, 2014hang them outside by deck on the brick wall with brick brackets to hold them. can spray paint color to pretty it up.Helpful Reply
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Debra on Jul 19, 2014Mount them to cover a mirror and then frame them.1 marked as helpful Reply
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Polly Zieper on Jul 19, 2014I NEED one of these mats, and can't find one - the stores are only carrying the regularrope- or whatever rough material- welcome mats. I need one for an outdoor shower we put in our backyard, for after swimming, so dripping wet kids aren't walking through the house to take a shower.Helpful Reply
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Gina on Jul 19, 2014Also this oneHelpful Reply
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Trish Davenport on Jul 19, 2014I, too have a friend who painted hers and hung three of them on her living room wall. Lowe's sells them.Helpful Reply
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Vicki K on Jul 19, 2014When I went to buy one, all they had was the rope ones. Apparently everybody bought them out of the rubber ones!Helpful Reply
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Sherry Wade on Jul 24, 2014Paint and hang for wall art.Helpful Reply
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C on Jul 28, 2014They make great art for outside on a patio.Helpful Reply
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Sue Voeltner Blythe on Jul 28, 2014I found one at Tuesday Morning for $7.99!Helpful Reply
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Candace on Jul 28, 2014What did you use to mount them? Mine are pretty heavy. Great idea though; would also look great as a deck/porch decoration. Thanks for the idea.Helpful Reply
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Heather Taylor on Jul 28, 2014http://monicascreativeroom.se/category/concreting/Helpful Reply
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Judy Ford on Sep 03, 2014They would be pretty in a garden path..sunk into the earth..along with maybe pavers.Helpful Reply
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Trish Davenport on Sep 04, 2014@Vicki K I just checked this minute 1:55 pm 9/4 and Home Depot has a beautiful one listed under door mats for about $20. Good LuckHelpful Reply
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Denise on Feb 09, 2015make a great stencil for tabletopsHelpful Reply
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Lori on Feb 23, 2015Maybe someone already mentioned this but they look like wrought iron when hung on a wooden fence, or gate, but cheaper and they never rust.Helpful Reply
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Jackie on Apr 16, 2015Does anyone have the instructions on how to build the yellow server with the door mat sides?Helpful Reply
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Brenda Turnquest on Jun 15, 2015They look great painted either one color or very detailed and mounted on a fence or wall.Helpful Reply
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Ruby77 on Apr 24, 2016I saw someone put one over an ugly wall heat/AC register. Looks a lot better than a metal grate.Helpful Reply
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Ptr6799626 on Aug 29, 2016You can also press them in paint or stain and then press onto a wood to use as a painting press transfer.Helpful Reply
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