It s an inexpensive easy diy.
How to seal a painted door mat.
The only time consuming.
Sealer will help your painted door mat last longer.
This is pretty much how my front walkway looked.
It is usually better to repaint the door.
Dab the paint on.
Seal your door mat.
Dress up your entry with a custom door mat.
My friend and i made a door mat.
And because i am super excited you get a free cut file.
And here is tip.
I use a blank door mat and a custom stencil i cut on my silhouette and paint it wi.
A rubber mat that sits in your garage as a catch all for wet winter boots won t have to be quite as durable.
And yall i found it.
But i knew there had to be an easier way.
Take the location and use of the rubber mat into consideration.
This is especially important if your mat is going to be exposed to weather.
We got the blank mat at home depot and maybe it waz too fuzzy i tried using the oramask but we couldn t get it to stick to the mat at all.
But for this front door mat i tried a different technique then i did with my last one.
If it sits outside your front door exposed to the elements and walked on daily use a durable weather proof paint.
I usually use outdoor paint and i have even tried spray paint.
But i could at least make a painted custom welcome mat for the front door.
And i have the shirt to prove it i ended up making a cactus one door mat no stencil.
We did home sweet home did we use the wrong kind of mat.
The problem is that aside from painting our front doors a punch of color last year i ve ignored the outside of my house.
Painting a wood or concrete floor can be a complicated process that involves floor filler sandpaper and several coats of paint.
This will help you get paint in all the little spaces you may have missed with a bigger brush.
So there you go a cute door mat.
Quick drying sealers to put over painted floors.
A painted exterior door can be covered with a sealer that is compatible with the type of paint that is already painted on the door.
Use polycrylic if you are going to seal your mat.
After all the layers are dry you should seal your mat.
You need to seal and protect these rugs.
This is not a common or a recommended practice however.
Using brush strokes got little tiny dots of paint everywhere.
Watch my video to see how to paint and personalize your door mat.
And today you will learn what i found.
So once it s done.
I ended up cutting the stencil from cardstock and painstakingly painted each letter one at a time.
I can barely get through transforming the inside of my house much less the outside.