DIY Workshops - Wooden Door Mat

This post is sponsored by The Home Depot.

Nothing like a brand new rug by your front door to welcome the new season!  This time I'm welcoming Spring with a fresh and vibrant "leaves" rug! A wooden rug that you can make this weekend and I have all the details for you. ;)

This is a project done for the Home Depot's DIY - Workshops, at the end of this post you'll find the links to visit each and everyone of the fellow bloggers who gave the same project, the wooden door mat, their own spin. You're going to get inspired to create your own, that's for sure!

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These are the materials I used for a 30½" x 18" Wooden Mat:

• 18' 1x3's (You'll need 11 - 18" boards)
• 2 - 4' Diamond Braid Nylon Rope (¼")
• 20 - 5/16" stainless Hex Nut
• 4 - Flat washers
• Stain or paint to finish it.

Cut the 1 x 3's at 18" long. You can use a circular saw or even an old regular hand saw. I did it the fastest way, using my Ryobi miter saw.

Give those boards a good sanding, especially those ends.

Mark two inches from both ends of each board, that's going to be the location where to drill the holes.
I clamped each piece on scrap pieces of wood (above picture) and then, drilled the holes.  First, using a 1/8" bit, then with the 1/4".
Since this is one inch material, you have to be very precise while drilling these holes. Take your time and go straight.

You can simply apply stain and thread the cord and you're DONE! But, you know me. ;)
I wanted something "Springy" to greet my visitors. That Springy idea was translated into painted leaves.
The boards were primed and two coats of Behr Marquee - Dove White - Semi-Gloss, were applied.

Once the white paint is dry, you can go ahead and draw your leaves design very lightly with a pencil. I first drew what I kind of liked on a piece of paper and then, used it as a visual guide to transfer the design onto the boards.
Two coats of Behr Marquee - Dried Chive - Semi Gloss were used to paint the leaves.
As you can see in the above picture, the mat boards were kept together by clamping two extra boards on each end. A little bit of paint seeped in between some of the boards. A quick touch up was done.

They all looked so good with just paint, but in order to preserve the finish even more, I went ahead and gave all the boards three coats of flat finish poly.

The final part was to pass the nylon cord thru the holes, adding a hex nut in between boards. Little washers were added on the outside before tying the knots. Burning the ends of the nylon cord prevents it from fraying.

And I LOVE it! It looks so fresh. :)
Did you notice I painted the hex nuts? Yep, I'm that picky... 11 green, 9 whites. ;)

I was so glad to bring this mat to my front porch. It was so sad and bare, I gave the whole area a good clean up, and I even did some gardening!

Isn't that cupcake flower the cutest?!

As I said, some gardening was thrown in the mix. While at The Home Depot I also grabbed some herbs, so pretty!  And hey, here comes a SURPRISE...

My wooden mat is TWO mats in one! If I get tired of one design, or want to change it for the new season, I only need to turn it around and Voila! a new mat. :)

I'm telling you, this is something YOU can TOTALLY DO! 

For more inspiration, click on the links below to check the awesome 

Wooden Door Mats 

my blogging friends have created:

Remodelando la Casa	Batchelors Way	Heathered Nest	The Kim Six Fix	Creatively Living
The House of Wood	Shades of Blue Interiors	Place of My Taste	Bower Power Blog	Making Home Base
Build Basic	Sawdust 2 Stitches	My Love 2 Create	Her Tool Belt	Addicted 2 DIY
That's My Letter	Ciburbanity	Brooklyn Limestone	Wills Casa	The Bold Adobe
Fix This Build That	Build it Craft it Love it	DIY Huntress	Sawdust to Sequins	Glued-N-Screwed

The Home Depot offers Workshops at all of their locations for do-it-yourselfers of all ages and experience levels.

There are three types of Workshops offered: Do-It-Yourself (DIY), Do-It-Herself (DIY), and kids.

*I acknowledge that The Home Depot is partnering with me to participate in this Workshops Program. As a part of the Program, I am receiving compensation in the form of products and services, for the purpose of promoting The Home Depot. All expressed opinions and experiences are my own words. My post complies with the Word Of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA) Ethics Code and applicable Federal Trade Commision guidelines.*

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