Create Seasonal Welcome Mats For Cheap With These Dollar Tree DIYs

Welcome mats are a great way to reduce the amount of dirt trekked into your house, and jazz up an otherwise plain front porch. They also make a simple and affordable DIY project if you enjoy crafting. You can find a basic rectangular 15 ¾ by 23 ¾ inch rug for $1.25 at your local Dollar Tree, and then browse the shelves for additional tools and materials to add to your vision. Keep the rug in its original shape, or cut and decorate it to reflect seasonal trends.

Designing a festive mat is easy if you stick to simple shapes and patterns. For example, juicy watermelon slices scream summer, and spooky Halloween shapes work well in the fall. Go with blue and silver for winter styles, and green and florals in the spring. There's no limit to your creativity. Decorate a rug to fit every holiday, and check out these fun and cheap ways to create seasonal must-have doormats that add flair to your home.

You can do a lot with a basic black and beige welcome mat, from changing the color of the text to adding a unique design. Some materials you'll need along with the carpet component are paintbrushes and paint. Acrylic is one of the better options for outdoor use because of its high elasticity after drying. It remains intact as it shrinks or expands in varying temperatures. Purchase metallic colors in three ounce tubes from the Dollar Tree for $1.25, or grab a collection of 12 multi-color tubes from a craft retailer like Michaels for around $6.99. Dollar Tree brushes come in a seven-pack for $1.25. Now that you have the supplies, it's time to begin.

Let's start with a fall vibe. Paint over the welcome text with orange paint, using a small detail brush. Once the letters are to your taste, add your accessories. YouTuber TheTayraPerezProject chose to go with creepy Halloween eyes, which they outlined in white and filled in with acrylic paint. Use a stencil to add ghosts, pumpkins, or falling leaves for a different look. Different seasons call for different colors and shapes. The best Christmas doormats for adding festive flair to your front porch use red and green lettering with trees or snowmen. In spring, go with pastel text and multi-colored easter eggs. There's no wrong way to deck out these affordable doormats. For summer, take things further by crafting a new shape to represent the season.

There are several types of watermelons you can grow in your backyard, but what about your front step? For this doormat DIY project, you'll need two rugs, a pair of scissors, some duct tape, a hula hoop, a glue gun, glue sticks, a paintbrush, black, pink, and green paint, and about 350 feet of rope. Grab 50 foot coils of hardware rope for $1.25 per unit at Dollar Tree, or 100 foot cords of nautical rope for $11.99 at Walmart. Go with the same acrylic paint brand above, or use a general-purpose spray paint from Home Depot for $6.99. 

Tape two rectangle mats together at the longest side and trace a semicircle with a hula hoop and cut it out. Unspool some rope along the round edge of the rug and cut it to fit. Measure the next segment so it sits just under the first like a rainbow. Apply hot glue to fasten the first four rows in place and paint them green before skipping two rows and continuing with the rope until you complete the rug. Paint the bottom portion pink and go back to the gap to fill it with unpainted cord. Use black paint to add teardrop-shaped seeds to the pink as a finishing touch. Enjoy this slice of fun on your front porch and swap out a new mat for every season with these easy and affordable Dollar Tree DIY projects.