Gingerbread Door Mat
This gingerbread door mat has to be the easiest DIY dupe I’ve ever done.. honestly it feels like cheating. When I went into Five Below, I was hoping to find a blank door mat to paint. A gingerbread house door mat was not what I was looking for, but it’s what I found! Given the price ($5!) I knew I couldn’t pass on the opportunity to turn this into the Anthropologie Christmas gingerbread house doormat.
Step 1: Cut off the Excess Mat
I am honestly still shocked at how similar this coir doormat is to the original Anthropologie mat from 2019, the design of this mat is almost identical. Anthropologie’s gingerbread doormat was $48 and I still remember wanting it, but not wanting to pay for it. The major difference of course was the Five Below dupe is not cut out.
Using a pair of scissors, I cut off the top, following along the shape of the house.
WARNING: IT IS MESSY!
Step 2: Touch up the Paint
After cutting the top off, I realized the edges looked a bit unfinished. I decided to paint them for two reasons – First, it was super difficult to cut a straight line. Therefore, there were a few areas with brown. I painted white over these to make the design details look seamless. Secondly, I wanted the actual edge to be white.
While this wasn’t the mat I planned for, after making my Gingerbread Houses last week, I feel it fits my Christmas Décor perfectly! For $5.30, I’m pretty pleased with this dupe and love the way it looks on my front porch.
Gingerbread Door Mat Links
The Five Below doormat is sold out online – however they do still have it in the store! I linked a similar at Michael’s below.
Gingerbread Door Mat
Equipment
- Scissors
- 2" Paint Brush
materials
- Door Mat
- White Paint
Instructions
- Cut off the Excess Mat
- Touch up the Paint