Personalized Doormats

Doormat Ideas for Every Front Door

A doormat is part decor, part inside joke. A few directions from the designs here:

• Pet households: pet portrait mats in watercolor or sketch styles, "hope you like fur babies" and "paw surveillance" warnings. See dog doormats for dog families and cat doormats for cat people.
• New homeowners: "Our First Home" mats with your names, one of the most thoughtful housewarming gifts, including versions with the cats or dogs.
• Grandparents: "Grandkids Spoiled Here" and big-family designs with every name, a sweet pick from our gifts for grandma.
• Couples: "a crazy dog lady and her grumpy old man live here" style mats with both names, for couples with a sense of humor.
• Seasonal mats: "Santa please stop here" and "Merry Christmas ya filthy animal" for Christmas, plus a few Halloween and patriotic designs.
• Funny welcomes: "check your energy before you come in" and countdown-style jokes for friends who'll laugh on the porch.

How to Personalize a Doormat

Guests read a doormat in a second or two, so design for a quick glance.

• Pick one message. A family name, or a funny line with names, reads better than both plus a long list.
• Use the last name the way you say it. "The Johnsons" or "Johnson Family", and add a year if the design has room for one.
• For pet portraits, choose a clear, front-facing photo of each pet; the sketch and watercolor styles need a sharp face to work from.
• Think about the season. An everyday name mat stays out all year; a Christmas mat is fun to swap in each December.