How To Make A Coir Mat

You can use a few spots of adhesive on the backing if you wish but in most cases this isn t necessary.

How to make a coir mat.

This is one of those projects i ve been wanting to take another swing at for so long. Being a natural material coir does tend to shed a few fibres when new. The coir material is a heavy duty material that is great for indoor or outdoor. A list of recommended supplies.

Of all the things i create this is one of my favorites. If you don t want to make your own design i made a simple house outline that you can download print and trace here. I m tempted to make one for every season. I made a coir stick for my monstera plant.

Strong and nearly impervious to the weather coir twine is the material hops growers in the united states prefer for tying their vines to supports. Folk art outdoor acrylic paint. The personalization on the mat itself is made by painting the door mat. Mine says you better like kids but yours can say whatever you choose.

Highly resistant to abrasion coir fibers are used to make durable floor mats and brushes. Card stock pencil something to cut the pattern with and tape. I picked up one from ikea but you can get one online here. Vacuum over the surface after fitting the mat to remove most of the loose fibres.

Stay tuned on tuesdays for art videos and thursdays for diy videos. The natural coir fiber outdoor mat is great for cleaning off muddy feet and the outdoor paint lasts forever no matter the weather conditions. Step by step instructions with lots of photos on how to paint on a coir mat using a vinyl adhesive stencil. Your new coir mat is fitted and ready to use.

I bought mine at home depot for under 10. Coir comes in big rolls that you can cut down to size to make your very own custom doormat. Coir doormats range from 10 20 each for the 2 x 3 rectangular ones and about 35 for this extra deluxe half circle mat. I have made a ton of these diy coir doormats and they look amazing.

It gets down into the fibers and sticks really well to the mat. A plain coir doormat. Coir is a type of rough coconut fiber matting that is commonly used to make doormats for entryways. There is also something so gratifying about seeing how they turn out.

This way of painting door mats helps the paint hold up longer than spray paint. A list of other design ideas for painting on a coir doormat. Or you might find yourself with a coir doormat that s a little too big for the doorway you want to put it in so you can trim the mat to make it fit.