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By: Tim Henry
When you want a quick and inexpensive new look in your home
consider a change of rugs! Doormats and accent rugs can be
an easy way to spice up your home and are a fun way to welcome
in the change of seasons.
There are thousands of different types of doormats and accent
rugs available for your home. Some can be personalized with
your name or your street number. Some have pictures of seasonal
characters such as pumpkins and witch's and snowmen and Santa
Claus. Others show wildlife such as cardinals and bluebirds
and some show flowers like sunflowers or fall leaves.
Some indoor doormats and accent rugs look like expensive
oriental rugs, but are safe indoors or out. Made with polypropylene
or olefin these are all weather outdoor rugs that can withstand
blistering sun, rain and snow. They won't fade or mildew.
They wash easily with a squirt from the hose.
Some manufacturers are making decorative doormats and accent
rugs with coco. Coco is great at trapping dirt at the front
door. Coco is an extremely durable fiber which won't pill.
Coco is quick drying and mildew resistant.
There are some very decorative doormats that are silk screened
and printed with durable inks. These doormats will withstand
heavy traffic and have UV protection.
If you have a very sunny entryway to your home you may want
to consider a plain mat, unless you don't mind replacing that
faded one a new one every few months. What you can do is consider
one of the newer doormats made of rubber or one made of aluminum.
Doormats made of rubber are gaining in popularity. These
doormats are non slip and resist mold and mildew and fading
and clean very easily
with a hose. They come in many intricate designs and different
shapes.
A very classy way to say "welcome" to your guests
is to have an elegant aluminum doormat. These can also be
personalized and are offered in protective powder coatings
of black silver, copper, bronze and pewter finishes. These
are very heavy mats that will not move under foot. Mats made
of cast aluminum will withstand many, many years of outdoor
use.
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This article courtesy of http://www.about-doormats.com
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