How To Make A Coir Mat

The natural coir fiber outdoor mat is great for cleaning off muddy feet and the outdoor paint lasts forever no matter the weather conditions.

How to make a coir mat. You can use a few spots of adhesive on the backing if you wish but in most cases this isn t necessary. Not familiar with a coir doormat. Card stock pencil something to cut the pattern with and tape. This is one of those projects i ve been wanting to take another swing at for so long.

Stay tuned on tuesdays for art videos and thursdays for diy videos. I picked up one from ikea but you can get one online here. Coir is a type of rough coconut fiber matting that is commonly used to make doormats for entryways. The coir material is a heavy duty material that is great for indoor or outdoor.

Folk art outdoor acrylic paint. There is also something so gratifying about seeing how they turn out. Strong and nearly impervious to the weather coir twine is the material hops growers in the united states prefer for tying their vines to supports. Vacuum over the surface after fitting the mat to remove most of the loose fibres.

Being a natural material coir does tend to shed a few fibres when new. Your new coir mat is fitted and ready to use. Step by step instructions with lots of photos on how to paint on a coir mat using a vinyl adhesive stencil. And with a diy coir doormat design possibilities are endless.

Of all the things i create this is one of my favorites. Or you might find yourself with a coir doormat that s a little too big for the doorway you want to put it in so you can trim the mat to make it fit. This way of painting door mats helps the paint hold up longer than spray paint. A plain coir doormat.

Coir doormats range from 10 20 each for the 2 x 3 rectangular ones and about 35 for this extra deluxe half circle mat. If you don t want to make your own design i made a simple house outline that you can download print and trace here. Highly resistant to abrasion coir fibers are used to make durable floor mats and brushes. A list of recommended supplies.

I made a coir stick for my monstera plant. I m tempted to make one for every season. The personalization on the mat itself is made by painting the door mat. It gets down into the fibers and sticks really well to the mat.

I bought mine at home depot for under 10. Mine says you better like kids but yours can say whatever you choose. Coir comes in big rolls that you can cut down to size to make your very own custom doormat.