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Layered Front Door Mat Trend

in create, Home Tour, Porch Life on 05/15/18

Howdy howdy! Does everyone else feel it? The excitement of SUMMER?!?!?! With the One Room Challenge Dining Room Reveal behind me, we have officially kicked off summer around here. If you missed it, yesterday I shared how to rock red shorts all summer. Today I am sharing how to achieve that layered front door mat trend you may be seeing everywhere. I’m also joining lots of other bloggers below to share a summer DIY so be sure to take a look at the end for lots of inspo. School ends for us next Friday so we are all abuzz about summer and I for one cannot wait for the more relaxed days and not having to pack a lunch every day. (thanks Mom for packing me a lunch all those years, it really is the worst!)

Layered Front Door Mat

Buffalo Check Rug   |Red & Navy Clutch

By now you have probably seen the layered front door mat trend. I shared ours back in March when I shared our spring front porch. A few months later and I am still loving this look. It really helps to give the front door an extra punch and anchor the space. 

Layered Front Door Mat

Buffalo Check Rug  |    Bow Slip On Shoes  

Plus it’s also really fun for taking cute Instagram pics. 🙂

Layered Door Mat

Buffalo Check Rug  |   Howdy Mat (if you don’t want to DIY one!)

When I set out to spruce up our front porch for spring, I really wanted a blue buffalo check front door mat and searched all over. When everything was coming up really expensive I considered DIYing one but then I stumbled up on this one from Target. The rug is under $20 and it comes in a variety of colors so it makes a great backdrop for this Layered Front Door Mat look. 

Layered doormat

For the top mat, I used the same method as I did for the “Come in, Cozy Up” version I did awhile back. Ikea carries these coir mats for around $5 so I picked up a couple last time I was there. As for what I wanted to write on it, Draper James provided the inspiration with their “howdy” version. But since theirs was around $40, I figured I could achieve something similar with my Ikea version. 

The full tutorial for how I make these coir mats can be found here. The short version is that I use sidewalk chalk to write out my words on the blank coir mat. It takes a couple times going over it for it to really show up, but if it isn’t right, I can just wipe it away. Then I just use a paint brush and black paint (I happened to have chalkboard paint on hand so I used that) for the words. 

Layered Buffalo Door Mat

Buffalo Check Rug 

I promise this is an easy one! But if you don’t trust your handwriting, you could always print out your initials to stencil your monogram. Or stars and stripes would be super cute for summer! 

Buffalo Check Rug

I still have another extra blank Ikea coir mat on hand so I imagine I will change this up when the seasons change. We considered hosting a Derby party this year and I was going to make one just for that occasion! 

Layered Front Door Mat Blue Buffalo Check Rug

For both of the layered rugs coming in at around $25 it is such an easy way to have a little fun by your entry. 

Layered Front Door Mat Buffalo Check Rug

Now, if you don’t want to try your hand at DIY-ing a top coir mat, there are so many options for buying them too. I had some fun and made a couple fun pairing two layers below for you…

Layered Door Mat Options

Layered Red White and Blue Doormat

 Red, White & Blue Stripes + Red, White & Blue Stars 

Green Gingham Buffalo Door Mat + Howdy Mat

Farmhouse Front Doormats

   Blue Plaid + Blue Bicycle Mat 

Layered doormat

   Red Gingham + Come Back With Tacos

Black and white buffalo check welcome mat

  Black Buffalo Check Gingham  + Watermelon Mat

 

Now here is lots more inspiration for you…

 

I’m so excited that the Seasonal Simplicity series is back again; and this time it’s to celebrate Summer! Today I’ve joined up with a talented group of bloggers to kick of this series by sharing a beautiful DIY or Craft project with you all! Enjoy the inspiration and ideas…

The Happy Housie / Home Made Lovely / Taryn Whiteaker / Craftberry Bush

The DIY Mommy / Duke Manor Farm / Zevy Joy / Inspiration for Moms / Newly Woodwards

Satori Design for Living / Tidbits / Sincerely, Marie Designs / So Much Better with Age / Town and Country Living

Paint Me Pink / Finding Silver Pennies / Southern State of Mind / The House of Wood / Amber Tysl

 

Related posts:

Valentine Decor for Your Front Door {Spring} March Front Porch Our Summer Front Porch DIY Moss Wreath Tutorial

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Comments

  1. Lauren@SimplyLKJ says

    May. 16, 2018 at 9:38 am

    Such a fun look for summer.

    Reply
  2. Kim says

    May. 16, 2018 at 3:17 pm

    I just got the same rug in red – love how your layered mats turned out. And your door is just beautiful on its own!

    Reply
  3. Krista says

    May. 17, 2018 at 10:05 am

    I absolutely love this trend, Heather! Such a fun look! So glad you could be part of this hop! Pinned and sharing:)

    Reply
  4. Aunt Lora says

    May. 17, 2018 at 11:16 am

    I love this look Heather and would like to try it at my house BUT we have been under construction for what seems like forever and we still have mud, mud, mud everywhere! Putting it at the front door would be a waste of beautifulness (LOL) because when you live out in the country front doors don’t even get used!

    Reply
  5. Ivory says

    Jun. 22, 2018 at 8:10 pm

    I love these doormats,now which one do I select? Fabulous.

    Reply

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