Comments on: help! i need a narrow doormat

By: jen

jen — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:00:38 +0000

search for “stair treads” instead of “narrow doormats”, they’ll do the job just fine! all doormats at smith & hawken (<3) are on sale right now, and they have a few…

http://www.smithandhawken.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=prod540077p&categoryId=cat120235&sku=540077p

http://www.google.com/products?q=stair%20tread&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1&safe=on&um=1&sa=N&tab=wf

good luck! :)

By: Mary T

Mary T — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:44:21 +0000

Or you could paint the underside to look however you want! Cool.

By: Daffodil

Daffodil — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:04:08 +0000

Hooray! Now you’re set for everyday and in case you have a French visitor stopping by unexpectedly!

By: Erica P.

Erica P. — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:03:28 +0000

Thanks, everybody. You know, I never even thought about flipping over the bienvenue mat! I called the company that sells it to find out about the underside and it turns out it is just the plain coir. I just purchased it and plan to put it out upside down. Success!

By: susie

susie — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:36:58 +0000

we had the same problem and made ours from several Flor carpet tiles from the House pet collection. We cut them with a exacto knife into smaller pieces to make a logical fit for our entry. In truth, they work way better than any “regular” doormat we’ve ever had. They keep the dirt outside and are easy to sweep and wash!

By: lisa g

lisa g — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:19:25 +0000

The architecture firm that I work for NEVER wants to keep carpet samples that we receive. I cut one from its original 2′x2′ size using a C-thru blade (more durable than Exacto) and use it outside my front door. Contact a carpet manufacturer such as Shaw. You could probably even pick a pattern off their website before calling. If they won’t send you a sample, call a local architecture firm and see if they have any extras.

By: Mary T

Mary T — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:49:03 +0000

I like the Chilewich idea — those are great; I couldn’t find any in the size you need, but yeah — they aren’t that thick, so cutting one down shouldn’t be an issue.

The Bienvenue mat might be blank on the other side, but it might also have some rubbery no-stick stuff on it. That’s how one of our floormats was designed (because, yes, I did try to flip it over to a plain side).

By: House Obsession

House Obsession — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:24:00 +0000

Anthropologie has some on their website. Otherwise, it’s not something I’ve seen a lot of.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:47:55 +0000

I have one of those Chilewich shag mats, I bet you could cut it pretty easily.

By: Daffodil

Daffodil — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:40:40 +0000

Or you could order the Bienvenue one and flip it over. I bet it’s just plain on the back.