Your favorite front door mat

March 13, 2023 8:17 AM

Looking for a large front door mat that's both functional (good at trapping dirt etc) and also colorful. Under $100. What brands and sites do you got?
posted by sandmanwv to Shopping (7 answers total)

Waterhog
posted by Juniper Toast at 8:27 AM on March 13, 2023 [1 favorite]

Outside or inside?
posted by Emmy Rae at 8:33 AM on March 13, 2023 [1 favorite]

seconding the Waterhog mats from LL Bean. Mine shows no sign of wear.
posted by hydra77 at 9:10 AM on March 13, 2023 [4 favorites]

Agree--I am this very minute looking at a 35-year-old Waterhog mat from LL Bean. This morning I accidentally kicked the dog's water bowl over it and it absorbed and held easily 1.5 c of water. It's not colorful (in fact it's brown) but isn't colorful at odds with trapping dirt? Anyway assuming they are still made to the same standard, highly recommend.
posted by HotToddy at 12:51 PM on March 13, 2023 [1 favorite]

West Elm has some beautiful ones that are very colorful right now, but are only the standard size of 18x30.

I shopped around for a 3x5 one this year, and it took a couple tries because I didn't measure the clearance of the door - the first TWO mats I ordered were too thick/tall for my screen door to swing over.
posted by amaire at 2:40 PM on March 13, 2023

I have had my Chilewich doormat for a dozen years, and still looks as good as new, and just needs a yearly spray down. Great colors.
posted by momochan at 4:31 PM on March 13, 2023 [1 favorite]

Water Hog mats for sure. The 3x5 size is (currently) 85 dollars on Amazon.
posted by oneirodynia at 3:18 PM on March 14, 2023