How to Make a Welcome Mat Using Paint

Beginner 20 min 16 steps 30114 views Rating: 4.0/5 Published: 2026-02-24

Get a doormat.. Clean the doormat if it is dirty.. Set up your work area in a well-ventilated area.

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Steps

1

Get a doormat.

Step 1

Get a doormat.

2

Clean the doormat if it is dirty.

Step 2

Clean the doormat if it is dirty.

3

Set up your work area in a well-ventilated area.

Step 3

Set up your work area in a well-ventilated area.

4

Choose your paint.

Step 4

Choose your paint.

5

Spray paint the doormat a solid color if you wish to cover up an old design or l

Step 5

Spray paint the doormat a solid color if you wish to cover up an old design or logo.

6

Have your stencil ready.

Step 6

Have your stencil ready.

7

Cut a sheet of contact paper so that it is a few inches bigger than your doormat

Step 7

Cut a sheet of contact paper so that it is a few inches bigger than your doormat.

8

Print your design out onto a sheet of paper.

Step 8

Print your design out onto a sheet of paper.

9

Tape your printed design to the contact paper.

Step 9

Tape your printed design to the contact paper.

10

Cut the design out using a craft knife or Xacto blade.

Step 10

Cut the design out using a craft knife or Xacto blade.

11

Peel the backing off of the contact paper, and press the stencil onto your doorm

Step 11

Peel the backing off of the contact paper, and press the stencil onto your doormat.

12

Paint over the stencil.

Step 12

Paint over the stencil.

13

Let the first coat dry, then add a second coat or details, if desired.

Step 13

Let the first coat dry, then add a second coat or details, if desired.

14

Remove the stencil.

Step 14

Remove the stencil.

15

Let the paint finish drying.

Step 15

Let the paint finish drying.

16

Use your doormat.

Step 16

Use your doormat.

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