Allow the paint to dry.
Can you spray paint a doormat.
Card stock pencil something to cut the pattern with and tape.
Use short even strokes in a circular motion to coat.
This is pretty much how my front walkway looked.
Depending on the kind of wear it gets you can use primer and exterior house paint or specialty paint from folks who really know rubber tire and auto accessory dealers.
Anywho i m going to show you how to paint a doormat without a machine.
The problem is that aside from painting our front doors a punch of color last year i ve ignored the outside of my house.
But i could at least make a painted custom welcome mat for the front door.
Folk art outdoor acrylic paint.
Shake a can of enamel spray paint for several minutes to ensure paint is mixed.
You need to seal and.
A plain coir doormat.
If you are using a light color of paint use a light color of sharpie another quick tip.
I picked up one from ikea but you can get one online here.
If you want to.
Make 2 beautiful spray painted door mats at one time.
It s a 30 x48 and i love the larger size.
One coir doormat i really love how this type of doormat works for this project.
I love this time of year.
Hold the can about four to six inches away from the doormat.
It s perfect weather for spray painting.
What i started with.
Using brush strokes got little tiny dots of paint everywhere.
Wait a few minutes and spray the stencil again.
Let them know you are happy to see them even before you open your door.
I already had these 2 door mats but neither of them look very spring y or fresh.
Dab the paint on.
What better way to add color than to paint a couple of door mats.
And the perfect time to add a little color to the front and back porches.
You can certainly paint your outdoor mat any color but since we are celebrating rainbow week we decided to use a rainbow of colors.
I made my stencil with my silhouette cameo cutting machine but.
Continue spraying until the fibers on the mat are sufficiently coated with paint.
And here is tip.
If you don t want to make your own design i made a simple house outline that you can download print and trace here.
There is however a little story behind this finished project last year during rainbow week i fell in love with the wooden floor mat and then promptly ran out of time to give it a try.
And i have the shirt to prove it i ended up making a cactus one door mat no stencil.
I can barely get through transforming the inside of my house much less the outside.
Let s gather our supplies.
Just fill in with paint.
Spray the stencil with the aerosol paint moving the can in a sweeping motion about 2 inches from the mat.
