This Yellow House: Please wipe your feet! (Doormat makeover)

Saturday, April 7, 2012

Please wipe your feet! (Doormat makeover)

Today is so nice outside. Seriously so beautiful. And we even have a chance of rain which would be awesome because of this horrible drought we are in. Our neighbors are literally doing rain dances out there right now. And I'm not kidding. They use drums and gather friends over to do rain dances.

So while I was outside hearing the drums beat, I was spray painting. Yay I finally tackled one of my many Pinterest projects!! Since I'm working on the outside of the house this week, I chose to give our doormat a makeover.

This is what our doormat looked like before. I bought it several years back and believe it or not it used to say "Welcome". And years and years of wiping our feet on it, the letters finally wore off.

So I stumbled across a how to article from Martha Stewart's website from Pinterest. They used painters tape and letters to make a custom doormat. So this got me inspired! And I did it. It's really simple.

I made sure to clean the doormat as well as I could before I started.

I had some 3M blue 2" painter's tape and also Green Frog's 1" tape. They both worked pretty good. I bought some cheap house letters at Lowe's. You can also print out and cut out your house numbers. But I really liked the style of the numbers. And plus I'm not that great at cutting out printouts!

So I picked up these numbers at Lowe's for about $1.50 each. I was planning on going to get wooden numbers from the craft store but they were already closed last night. I just went ahead and bought the ones at Lowe's and I will figure out something else I could use them for later.

Then I did a thick border using the 2" tape. And a smaller one using the 1". You can use a ruler or some sort of measuring device to help make sure it's even. I then just carefully placed the numbers in the middle.

Then I went over it with black spray paint and let it completely dry before I removed the tape and numbers.

AND VOILA! Meet Matt! Yes I just named my doormat :-P

I think there is an improvement right? And it's not done "perfect" so please do not compare it to Martha Stewart's version! I'm happy with it tho. It's definitely better than before and I barely spent any money to get it done.

So I got my inspiration from Pinterest to give Ol' Matt his makeover, the first being a Martha Stewart how to article, and the second is from Pottery Barn. The prices start at $69 there. So I'm happy with my thrifty makeover! :-)

Image via Martha Stewart (Source)

Image via Pottery Barn (Source)

So happy to mark one of my smaller DIY projects off my list. Now on to the next!

Joining these awesome parties :

Monday
Making Mondays Marvelous @ C.R.A.F.T
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Made by you Monday @ Skip to my Lou
Making the world Cuter Monday @ Making the World Cuter
CraftOManiac Monday @ CraftOManiac
Inspire me Monday @ Singing Three Little Birds
Motivate me Monday @ Keeping it Simple
Metamorphosis Monday @ Between Naps On the Porch
Tuesday
The Inspiration Board Link Party @ Carolyn's Homework
Tip Me Tuesday @ Tip Junkie
Take-a-Look Tuesday @ Sugar Bee Crafts
Get your Craft on Tuesday! @ Today's Creative Blog
Wednesday
Wow Us Wednesdays @ Savvy Southern Style
We Did It! Wednesday @ Sew much ado
Hookin up with HOH @ House of Hepworths
Show And Tell @ Blue Cricket Design
Thursday
Link Party Thursday @ Somewhat Simple
Transformation Thursdays @ The Shabby Creek Cottage
Creative Thursdays @ Michelle's Tasty Creations
Friday
Friday Block Party @ Curb Alert
Weekend wrapup party @ Tatertots & Jello
It's a Hodgepodge Friday @ It's a Hodgepodge Life

Frugal Friday @ The Shabby Nest

Flaunt It Friday @ Chic on a Shoestring Decorating
I'm Lovin' It Fridays @ Tidy Mom