Why a personalised doormat gets used instead of stored
A personalised doormat is one of the few gifts for the home that never has to match anything. It only has to lie in front of the door. Cushions, vases and framed prints all depend on someone else's taste, and after nineteen years of selling gifts we know where the mismatches end up: in the cupboard under the stairs. A welcome mat escapes that fate because it replaces something the household needed anyway. It is also the first thing guests see, so the family name on it does a small job every time someone rings the bell.
Which personalised doormat suits which household
Pick the design by what you want the mat to say: who lives there, who lives there together, or who really runs the house. Each layout is fixed. Inside it you choose the words, the font and the colour of the mat, so the result fits the front door without you designing anything yourself. If the dog is the true head of the family, the pet design says so better than any surname, and our pet portraits work the same way on other gifts. These are the directions you will find on this page:
- a name doormat with a small symbol, such as a sun with a heart, a paw, a key or a sprig with little hearts
- a monogram mat: one large initial, tone on tone, with the family name underneath
- a photo doormat, with the picture across the whole mat, under a banner shaped like a roof, or as a tilted polaroid
- a pet doormat on which up to five dogs or cats, drawn in pencil, peer over a wooden plank above the word welcome
- a logo mat for a shop, office, practice or sports club
A photo or text on a custom door mat?
Choose a photo when the mat is a present, and choose text when it has to last. A photo doormat makes the bigger impression at the moment it is unwrapped, especially with a picture of the new house or of the dog that crosses it every day. Text ages better. A surname never goes out of date, while a picture of a toddler on the doorstep looks very different five years later. If you cannot decide, take the family name with a quiet symbol, and keep the picture for one of our other gifts with a photo.
A personalised doormat as a housewarming gift
A doormat is one of the few housewarming gifts that is always useful. After a move there is often nothing at the door yet, or there is a tired mat left by the previous owners that nobody wants to step on. A new mat with the residents' names makes the address theirs on the first day. Couples moving in together are a case of their own. For many of them it is the first object in the house that carries both names, and that is worth more than another bottle of wine. You will find more ideas for the occasion among our housewarming gifts.
Logo mats for a shop, office or club
A logo doormat greets customers before they reach the counter. You upload the logo and set the colour of the mat with a free colour picker, so you can match the house colour of your shopfront exactly. That makes a single branded entrance mat possible without ordering a pallet of them from a bulk printer. Hair salons, physiotherapists, small offices and sports clubhouses often order one for the main door. Use a logo without a background if you have one. A logo on a white square prints as a white block on a coloured mat.
What a personalised doormat is made of
This is a thin, light and fully printed mat, not a thick coir mat. It measures 70 by 50 cm and is about 3 mm thick, so it also fits under a door that sweeps low over the floor. The polyester top layer catches dirt and moisture, anti-slip nubs on the back keep it in place and a waterproof middle layer keeps the floor dry. The colours are fast. The ink sits inside the fibres, the same way as on our personalised blankets, so the print does not wear off like a coating, and the mat belongs indoors or outside under a porch roof rather than in the open rain.
How to keep a printed doormat looking good
A printed doormat needs nothing more than a shake, a vacuum and now and then a damp cloth. It is light enough to pick up with one hand and beat against the wall outside. Stains come out with lukewarm water and a little mild soap, after which the mat should dry lying flat. Lay it on a dry, level floor. On wet tiles any mat can slide, anti-slip backing or not, so a porch or the hallway just inside the door gives the least trouble.
Questions about personalised doormats
How much does a personalised doormat cost?
The price of a personalised doormat depends on the design you choose. The exact price is on the product card above this text, in your own currency, and that figure is always current. Designing it costs nothing extra, because the name, photo or logo is included. Order more than one of the same mat, for a front and a back door for instance, and the volume discount appears in your basket.
Can a printed doormat go outside?
Yes, as long as it lies under cover. The colours are fast and do not fade quickly, but a mat that sits in the rain for days dries badly and turns slippery. A porch, a covered veranda or the hall just inside the front door is where it lasts longest. There the print stays sharp and the mat stays where you put it.
How long does a custom doormat take to arrive?
Allow the normal delivery time plus a few production days, because every mat is printed only after you order it. For a housewarming with a fixed date that is rarely a problem if you leave a week of margin. Around Christmas and the other holidays production gets busy. Order a little earlier than you think you need to.
Which photo works best on a photo doormat?
Pick a photo with one clear subject and some calm space around it. A doormat is seen from above and from a few steps away, so small details disappear and big shapes stay. Two people on the front steps or a dog looking straight into the lens works far better than a group photo with ten faces. Upload the original file rather than a copy forwarded through a chat app, which has lost much of its sharpness.