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Putting a decorative door mat at your front or back door may serve a practical purpose, but that’s no reason to settle for a common, dull door mat. We’ve all seen them – door mats made of reclaimed tire rubber or heavy duty brush that are meant to trap the dirt on your shoes before you step into someone’s home. How plain and blah is that?

Instead, why not choose a decorative outdoor mat that is more than purely functional. Indeed, why not choose two – a heavy duty indoor-outdoor mat on the front stoop, and a prettier one inside the door that fits into the decor of your foyer or entryway?

Outside Your Door – Decorative Mats That Are Sturdy And Weatherproof

Skip the plain rubber and steel tire tread doormats. Your outdoor mat should certainly be made of a sturdy material that can stand up to the weather – and being walked on, but there’s no reason for it to be ugly. Choose a decorative door mat that wears like iron – because it is. A number of companies sell decorative door mats made of cast iron or aluminum with cast and scrolled designs that add classic appeal to your front door stoop. Among the most popular motifs are pinecones and pineapples – traditional Colonial symbols of Welcome.

If metal seems a bit harsh underfoot, there’s always the option of rubber – cast and cut in fanciful and beautiful scrollwork designs that mimic the classic cast iron designs. Slatted wood makes beautifully simple outdoor decorative door mats that are easily washable and weather as only natural materials can.

outdoor-rugs-come-back-with-a-warrantYet another sturdy and often-used material for outdoor door mats is coir fibre – that stiff, brush like stuff you might recall from childhood mats. Today’s designs in coir fibre are dyed or sculpted to be decorative as well as functional, and clean with just a hosing.

Olefin, also known as polypropylene, has made it possible to have decorative door mats that are as varied as the carpets inside your home. You can choose from an almost limitless variety of themes and designs – fruit slices, sailboats, doggy and kitty designs – many of them available with your name customized on them. Like coir fiber, decorative door mats made of olefin hose clean – and dry quickly.

Indoor Decorative Door Mats That Wash and Clean Easily

outdoor-rugs-cardinal-in-birchIndoor mats needn’t stand up to the weather, but should be durable and washable.

There are many fine choices of olefin decorative doormats that range in design from the ubiquitous poker-playing dogs to those that mimic a fine Aubusson carpet.

Choose a style that suits your decor and know that your fine carpets and wood floors are protected from the damage that dirt can do to them by the decorative door mat that also adds to the beauty of your room

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