How to Make a Stenciled Welcome Mat
Dress up your front porch with this simple tutorial using a door mat, paint and stencils.
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Here are the supplies you need to make a colorful welcome mat for your front porch.
- Ikea coir door mat
- Large stencils
- Craft paint
- Sponge brush
- Painters tape
I chose this herring bone stencil for my door mat and opted to use white and teal paint. I positioned the stencil on the mat and used a generous amount of paint with my sponge brush. I moved and re-positioned the stencil as needed to fill the mat.
Once the paint was dry, I cut a welcome stencil using my Cricut and used black paint to add this word over the herringbone stencil.
To fill in the gaps created by the stencil, I went back with a fine brush and black paint to connect all the letters.
This welcome mat adds color to my front porch adn looks great even after a few years of use!
A few tips if you don't have access to a large stencil.
- Pick a pattern you like and free hand it with paint. Practice on paper first to get the hang of it then paint it onto the mat.
- Add words over the dry paint using a paint marker.
If you like this, you'll love the rest of this colorful Spring porch!
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I will definitely have to try this. Love the colors, love your sandals. Thank you for sharing!
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