Door Mat Info
Door Mats or Rugs add a first impression to your guests as they enter your home. The floor is the first place you look when entering a room. The indoor rug or mat at your foyer is your guest's first introduction into your home or space. It sets the theme. You want your door mat or rug to make a statement about who you are, and the wonderful environment your guests are about to enjoy !
A nice indoor throw rug utilized at your entrance can add warmth, invitation, and acoustic improvement to an entrance into a space with a hard floor, such as marble, stone, or hardwood. Stepping onto an indoor rug as a door mat lets your guests know they have arrived!
CHOOSING AN INDOOR THROW RUG FOR YOUR DOOR MAT
There are several factors you should consider when choosing an indoor throw rug for your door mat. It should have a low profile so that it does not interfere with the movement of your door. Most modern entryway doors open to the inside. If your door presents a low profile against your flooring, a high piledoor mat or indoor rug would not only interfere with the action of you door, it would receive wear from the abrasion. Your indoor throw rug at your entrance should accomodate your door's action with a little room to spare.
At ThrowRugs.net, we strongly encourage you to use a carpet pad under yourdoor mat or indoor rug at the entryway. This will give your guests a solid foot-hold for entering your home, business, or garden room.
While many indoor rugs may look good as your door mat, a good indoor rug will give your guests a firm foot hold when stepping into your home from the outside. The rug should not shift, bunch, or change shape as pressure and friction is applied to it. Our door mats are durable and will keep dirt tracking to a minimum.
PORCHES
If you have a large porch from which your guests will enter your entryway, you should coordinate the theme and look across these two spaces. While the outdoor rug or mat and indoor rug or mat do not have to match perfectly, they should carry a similar design theme. Both mats or rugs will serve similar functions: to provide a good grip, to minimize debris entering your home, and to provide warmth and invitation to your guests while serving these functional purposes. A rug can be both practical and beautiful!
MUDROOM
A mudroom is every mother's dream entry for her children. It is an area to organize the hectic comings and goings of your high energy kids. While a mudroom used to be an unattractive area of the home, modern design has put focus on this area as well, marrying practical with beautiful. Don't neglect one of the key features of the mudroom's purpose: catching mud! A functional door mat can be an indoor throw rug. It can help mudroom cleanups go faster, and will add style and comfort to this high traffic room. Your floors don't need to take the brunt of the mud! A well-placed, durable indoor rug as a door mat can do wonders. And our selection ofdoor mats and indoor/outdoor throw rugs gives you even more options. Do you have the muddiest kids? Then maybe our outdoor throw rug is the best option for you. Cleanup is as easy as hosing it off!
