Door Mats

I know, I know…the idea, at first, of giving dear, old dad a door mat for Father’s Day, might seem kind of lame, but nothing could be further from the truth! Trust me; I’m a dad, and sometimes the best gifts are those that leave a lasting impression, or that serve a lasting purpose.

Of course, don’t make the door mat the only gift you give your dad! Think of something he’ll get a lot of use out of; preferably something he enjoys, like maybe a grill, or grilling utensils, or perhaps an old turntable if he has old 45, 78, or 33 RPM, records. If he has a home office, maybe a nice, roll-up, bamboo chair mat to go under his desk to replace the clear plastic one that’s much less attractive.

Have you ever wondered about or thought you might like a unique, personalized front door mat for your home or personal office? In a previous post, some weeks back, I wrote about the possibilities of custom door mats with a company logo or family crest on it, and the more I think about it now, the more I think it’s a pretty nifty idea; how about you?

I realize not everyone has a family crest, but you could incorporate the talents of a graphic artist to come up with a regal or unique “logo” of your family name to have printed on a custom logo mat, similar to the one pictured here—they don’t ONLY have to be “professional logos” after all.

These custom logo mats can be printed in single orders, in case you’re thinking, “You probably have to order in bulk.” Don’t you think it would be really impressive to visitors to have a TRULY unique entrance mat to your home? It would be nice departure from traditional welcome mats, like we normally see on front porches and other entry ways.

Looking back over the years, I can’t say we’ve ever had much in the way of attractive or decorative welcome mats on our front porch, at home.  My wife and I have been making some fairly extensive plans for some home renovations lately, and some of those include expanding our front porch.

Part of my plan—and I hope I can “sell” her on the idea, too—is to buy something beautiful and fitting for our front porch, like perhaps an attractive, 100% recycled door mat, or perhaps we’ll choose from among other rubber door mats that are much more colorful and beautiful to look at.

I know these door mats of today are not only, typically, made of recycled rubber, are very durable, easily cleaned, and highly resistant to sun fading, but just looking at them sort of causes me to marvel at what technology has made possible today. Take a look for your self to see what I’m talking about.

Are you looking for durable, luxury, indoor carpet mats to protect interior floors? Most people naturally think of welcome mats or outdoor entrance mats for walkways and front porches; but what about something for just inside the doorway, or even a breezeway, for when people are in a hurry to get out of the rain, sleet, or snow, and they don’t take enough time to wipe their feet on your decorative welcome mat?

Then, once inside, they apologize for getting your floors all wet and/or muddy, and you keep thinking, “Boy…we sure need some mats for just inside the door for people to clean their feet off!” It’s at times like those you realize you have no one to blame but yourself for not putting down some good entrance mats to catch not only the water and grime, but also to protect your own liability against falls due to slippery floors.

Most of today’s outdoor entrance mats are made from 100% durable, recycled rubber, and have either a carpet top surface—or something similar—that is designed to catch grime and dust. If you’re not looking for a decorative door mat, but something more conservative, the rib pattern door mat [pictured] is always an excellent choice, with a durable vinyl backing, and are more economically priced if your budget can’t handle something “higher end” and yet you need to “cover your tracks” in regards to providing mats for people to wipe their feet on.

And then, once your budget increases, you might want to consider something such as the ever popular CleanScrapeTM outdoor entrance mats, which are much heavier duty, UV resistant, meaning they won’t fade in sunlight, and the most aggressive entrance mats on the market, made with an eco-friendly, recycled rubber base.

While we’re talking about the increasing popularity of eco-friendly products of every kind—not just mats—those who are unaware will be pleased to know about the abundance of gorgeous, 100% recycled rubber, eco-friendly door mats, like the one pictured here!

Fortunately for most societies around the world, the idea that something recycled is poorly made is no longer a commonly held belief. On the contrary, most customers not only hope for high quality in recycled and organically made products, they expect it! With this in mind, it’s better for the consumer that there are eco products like beautiful and durable recycled rubber door mats [welcome mats] that are not only exceptionally long-lasting, but are also very eye catching!

Durable entry door mats like the one shown here are made with a unique “clean scrape” surface that is designed to especially clean shoes, absorb water, and still remain tough, resistant to sun fading, and general wear and tear from traffic and dirt. These rugged door mats are made with 100% recycled rubber backing.

And, if your desires are for genuine, eco-friendly products, there are plenty of indoor and outdoor entrance mats made of recycled rubber in either conservative profiles, industrial appeal, decorative welcome mats, and many other styles, sizes, and purposes. So no matter your need, circumstance, or vocation; there’s never a shortage of choices when it comes to entry door mats.

Decorative welcome mats aren’t appropriate for most commercial settings. Maybe you’re a commercial professional developer who has just built a nice facility to serve as your model office space, and you want to make a nice presentation. Are home-style door mats going to be the appropriate choice for your situation? Well…not likely; not if you want to make an impression of professionalism that doesn’t smack of real estate agent, when you’re dealing with a different group of professionals.

Thank goodness, then, there are tough, sharp-looking, commercial entrance mats that will provide nice footing to every entryway, will pick up impurities on people’s feet, and will even be suitable to place in your breezeway, and just inside the door, before visitors and employees step onto, perhaps, nice, hardwood floors.

Welcome mats aren’t what they used to be, that’s for sure! Welcome mats are no longer unattractive and ignored. Front door mats and other entryway mats now range from rugged and sharp looking to elegant and quite decorative. In fact, welcome door mats, such as 100% recycled rubber door mats are almost attractive enough to frame! It almost doesn’t seem right to put these lovely items outside or where people are going to wipe their feet on!

For instance, take a look at the cute door mat pictured here. This is simply one among many, gorgeous, often colorful decorative door mats that are not only just that—decorative—but also extremely fade resistant, and easily cleaned; just spray with a garden hose, or perhaps brush with a tire brush.

Typically, the most attractive or impressive door mats most of us see are something ornate on the front porch of a highbrow residence or perhaps multimillion dollar business, or…maybe at the entrance of a Hollywood studio.  If you take a stroll through an upscale business park, you will most likely run across a few businesses that have had their own custom logo door mats with the company logo embroidered, stamped, or painted on the entrance mat, or mats in the breezeway.

If you own a business and have always wanted your own company logo mats for your place of business or as promotional items, you can have your own mats custom made in either bulk orders or single mats; no order is too big or small.  Custom logo mats really ad that bit of pizazz your business has been missing all along.  So why not trade out your conservative entrance mats for some distinctive, custom logo mats with your company logo or motto deeply embedded in the mat material?