Buy Doormats Online

Find Personalized, Custom, Rubber, Coir Mats for Outdoors and Indoor

Feb 20, 2009 Judith Zwolak

Banish muddy footprints and welcome visitors to your abode (and amuse them, too) with stylish and funny doormats.

Door mats serve functions both practical and cheerful when they greet people who cross your home’s threshold. If you live in rainy and snowy climes, choose a mat that will vigorously scrub dirt and snow from footwear. For a more decorative, lighthearted approach, place a pretty mat with a personalized greeting or name at your doorway.

Following are some doormats available for purchase online, all for use indoors and outdoors.

Natural River Stone Door Mat

Placed indoors or out, this beautiful, natural door mat made of smooth river stones messages bare feet as a bathroom mat and creates a beautifully sturdy entry way welcome mat. The 30-inch by 20-inch mat (sold through Acaciacatalog.com and pictured below) features hand-selected and -applied river rocks in grays, browns, and creams, all attached to a mold- and mildew-resistant backing. Price: $49. Weighing in a 22 pounds, a surcharge brings shipping costs to $17.95.

Dragonfly Coir Doormat

A blue dragonfly flutters among brown and green plants on this natural fiber coir doormat from Worldmarket.com (see photo below; the fern design is no longer available). The manufacturers recommend indoor or covered outdoor use of this 30- by 18-inch mat. Price: $14.99. Shipping is $4.95.

Binary Code Welcome Mat

Announce your geek tendencies at the door with a doormat that spells “welcome” in binary code, available at Thinkgeek.com and pictured below. The pretty display of “ones” and “zeros” also doubles as an abstract design. Only your most astute, geeky visitors will get the joke. Polypropylene surface with vinyl backing. Size: 2 feet by 3 feet. Price: $39.99. Shipping varies with UPS.

Personalized Door Mat

Frontgate sells the elegant Courtyard Coco Monogrammed Door Mat in three sizes with free one-letter monogramming. A detailed scroll design frames the monogrammed letter on the coir surface and a skid resistant backing keeps the mat in place. Price: 18 by 30 inches, $39; 24 by 39 inches, $69; 36 by 72 inches, $159. Shipping starts at $8.

Recycled Tire Rubber Door Mat

The all-weather rubber mats from Recycled Tire Mats keep mud and dirt out the house while also keeping old tires out of the landfill. Handmade in 10 standard sizes, these indestructible mats are designed to roll up for cleaning the surface beneath. The informative and entertaining Recycledtiremats.com website is definitely worth a visit. Prices for the three smallest mats: 14 by 20 inches, $20; 17 by 25 inches, $25; 20 by 30 inches, $35. Shipping varies with UPS.

Remember to clean under outdoor welcome mats regularly, especially on a wooden deck. Mold and mildew often take up residence in the warm, moist space underneath door mats.

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