DIY Fall Buffalo Check Doormat

Easy DIY Doormat!

How To Make a Buffalo Check Doormat!

These two up above couldn’t help but be a part of this fall project today ;)… This week I was brainstorming how I could make a doormat and make it cute for fall as well. So of course buffalo check came to mind and I got to work! I am joining my sweet friend Ashley at Modern Glam for a blog hop of DIY doormats today and how fun is that?!

Here are the things I used to make this mat and the steps I followed…

Multipurpose acrylic paint (I found some that said it was suitable for outdoors as well).
Foam brush (I tried others pictured below, but found that this one was the best.
Painters tape
An outdoor mat
Paper plate for paint dipping.

To get things started, I began to layout the tape in the pattern I wanted. This could be any pattern, stripes, plaid, etc…

Once I found my pattern, I pressed the tape into place. Now of course it would be smartest to measure and do things exact… But I just eyeballed it, haha!

Next I began dipping my foam brush in a good amount of paint and pressing it firmly within my taped squares. I looked at some fabric I had on hand to make sure I was placing the colors correctly.

After I got all the squares in place, I pulled the tape off.

You can see here what the pattern looked like so far.

To finish off the buffalo check, I taped off individual squares for the next color.

And that was it! This actually worked better than I thought and came together rather quickly. Now I want to go make a bunch of rugs for each season this year, lol. I hope you enjoyed!

Don’t forget to go and visit these friends below who have some fun ideas for doormats as well! See you tomorrow all… I told you it was going to get busy around here ;!