Door mat for the comfort of your home

Ordinary in everyday life became decorative coatings on the floor. The use of a door mat is the comfort of the room at the household level.

Manufacturers offer a huge selection of products that differ in texture and design. The main thing - to choose the right door mat. And the article will help in this.

Features of antisplash rugs

The purpose of such products is to prevent the penetration of dirt into the room, which is brought by visitors on shoes.

The peculiarity of the coatings is the increased absorption of liquid mud and melted snow, which provides a special technology for their manufacture. Entrance mats significantly reduce the cost of cleaning the premises, increase the life of the coating on the floor up to 30%.

The advantages of rugs include:

• Compliance with environmental safety standards.
• Retention of dirt, water and sand.
• Contribute to the destruction of harmful microorganisms.
• They have high strength and wear resistance.
• Do not lose shape and color.

Viewы изделий

Door carpets can be of different types.

Some of them can be found in the table:

View	Benefits	disadvantages
	Wear resistance. Convenience and ease of care. Ideal for use in front of the entrance door to the house, and indoors. Do not slide on any surfaces.	Not too attractive appearance. Restriction when choosing rugs in color, design.
	The basis of rubberized mats is natural rubber, which makes them durable and durable. Maintains big differences of temperatures: from (-35 ° C) to (+50? С). Well clean shoes from moisture and dirt. Easy to use. Can be used in front of the entrance door or immediately behind it.	High enough price. But the durability and practicality of products, fully justifies this drawback.
	High wear resistance. Do not get wet, do not rot. Sand and dirt are well removed from the sole of the shoe. Do not slip on the floor tiles.	Often the appearance is not always attractive. At low temperatures, the material becomes brittle and brittle. Cannot be used for external use.
	Perfectly absorb moisture. Well cleaned from dirt and dust shoes. Convenience and ease of operation - they are quite easy to shake out and wash.	With frequent washing, its service life is reduced and the appearance of the product deteriorates. Tip: In order for a shaggy mat to always look good and perform its function for a long time, it should be regularly dried, protected from paint, fuel oil, oil, bitumen, which can get into the house from the soles of shoes.

Tip: Buying door mat 80x80, you need to pay attention to the material and colors. Light and dark monophonic mats are quite soiled due to the fact that they will immediately notice the dirt. Whereas on striped, patterned, melange products pollution will become almost invisible.

Choosing a rug

There are some recommendations that will help you choose the right door mat, convenient to use:

• It is better to buy products from polyamide, polypropylene materials based on rubber. They meet all hygienic standards, have a long service life.
• Artificial materials prevent the growth of fungi and bacteria.
• Mudguard fibers are specially treated.
• Product fibers are woven so that they perfectly absorb moisture and effortlessly give it away after accumulation.
• Super absorbent synthetic mats serve more than 10 years.
• Products manufactured from natural materials, lose artificial in all respects.

Review of the court mats

Door mat can have a very different appearance.

Wherein:

• The most practical are rubber products.made as brushes.

They are not afraid of moisture, they clean dirt off their shoes well, but they can dry out. This leads to the loss of rubber villi, which significantly reduces the usefulness of the rug.

• Coconut fiber for door mats easy to vacuum, they are not afraid of high humidity.

Drying dirt on them will be the least noticeable, but their cost is greatest.

• Grass mat - it is a rubber-based bedding with the presence of polymer particles, which mimics lawn grass.

This product is best used for laying in front of the door to your home. It will perfectly complement the beauty of the garden, it doesn’t cost too much and washes well.

• Moisture-absorbing matsThey are made mainly from polymer fibers. They have almost no drawbacks, they serve for a long time, are relatively cheap and quite practical to use. This is the most popular choice.
• Door mat IKEA.

Product Features:

1. reverse side of latex, which protects the mat from slipping;
2. density of pile - 1150g / m ?;
3. as a part of pile: polypropylene nonwoven; Lining: 50/50% artificial and natural latex.

• Art. door mats.

Mud screens are used to install at the entrance to the room from the street, can be placed in the pit of the floor, or on the surface. Designed to protect against street dirt, snow and sand.

• Door mats ECO.

These are cellular mats, well-retaining moisture, snow, sticking to shoes, large pieces of dirt. At production environmentally friendly rubber of big firmness is used. The material has a high degree of permeability, is safe for children - does not cause allergic reactions.

• Felt and wool products are made, but their practicality is much less than polymer or rubber analogues.

With poor care products, they can become breeding grounds for pathogens that will enter the home with shoes wiped on a rug.

Tip: When purchasing a door mat, you should pay attention to have a rubber base. In this case, he will be in one place, not moving, while wiping his feet on him.

Manufacturing

To make a beautiful and high-quality doormat with your own hands, you can first get acquainted with some types of products:

• From belts.

For this purpose, old woven or leather belts are used. They will be an excellent material to make a door or indoor rug with your own hands. It fits perfectly in interiors with elements of retro, loft, vintage or industrial.

• Door mat with your own hands from wine corks.

The natural properties of the material are excellent for use in rooms with high humidity, such as the bathroom.

• From pebbles.

It is difficult to overestimate the tactile properties of pebble products, their health benefits. It is known that on the foot of a person there are many active points that are responsible for the health of an individual organ. On a rug made of small stones, it is pleasant and very useful to stand and walk. Babies are advised to walk barefoot across such surfaces in order to properly develop their feet.

• Of the nodules.

When making a rug from knots, it is necessary to prepare:

• Fabric, multiple colors.
• Scotch.
• Needle.
• Threads.
• Scissors.

Next, the manufacture of door mat is made in the following sequence:

• Strips of fabrics are fastened at the top with duct tape.
• The first tape on the left side is a simple single knot on a nearby fabric, as in the photo, and stretches up.

• Nodules tied on the right side, also to the middle.
• Counter two extreme tapes are tied together.
• Down their ends.
• The first tape becomes the last.
• In the next row, the process is repeated.
• Work is done to the desired length of the rug.

In more detail the process can be seen on the video in this article.

Caring for rugs

Behind the door mats outside and inside the room the care is different, which is explained by different materials for their manufacture.

• Outside, most often, are rubber products, cleaned with detergents. Mats with rubber fibers perfectly retain dirt and well clean the sole on the shoes but need constant cleaning, which does not take much difficulty.
• More thorough cleaning is needed for internal products.

Models made from natural pile fibers look decorative and cozy, but it is quite troublesome to care for them. The polovichki dry for a long time, it is difficult to clean the dirt. The exception is products made from coconut fiber: they look very attractive, they can keep their structure for a long time, they can be easily and quickly washed and dried.

• Moisture and dirt-proof mats with villi of synthetic fibers are not afraid of moisture, well hold dirt. Polyamide and polypropylene is environmentally safe, meets any hygienic standards, does not hold bacteria. The products look like natural fibers, they look pleasant, they quickly wash and dry. In addition, do not lose color, with regular cleanings are not deformed.
• Microfiber models are strong enough to cope with all the pollution, without using special equipment for their cleaning. With a rubber base, microfiber has an increased durability.

The most durable, environmentally friendly and reliable in operation door mats for premises with a pile of synthetic fibers. Foamed materials, polyamide, polypropylene, rubber products will perfectly protect any room from bacteria and dirt. Such materials are easy to clean, dry quickly.