Reversible Wooden Door Mat

I have always loved the staggered wood look on door mats so I thought this would be the perfect time to try it, and it was really easy!

How to make your own Reversible Wooden Door Mat:

Supply list:

8- 36” x 2” x2” Square End Balusters (Or you could substitute 2×2 furring strips)
1- Spool 1/4” x 50′ Natural Sisal Rope

Cut List:

46- 2×2’s or balusters cut at 6”
12- 2×2’s or balusters cut at 3/4”, 1”, or even 1 1/2”  *please read the post and note the modifications that are optional, I made mine with 8 balusters and cut my small pieces at 3/4”.  The plans read to cut at 1”, getting the cuts to fit into 8 balusters they ended more to the 3/4” size.  I recommend using 9 balusters or 2×2’s if you want to make them 1″ to 1 1/2” in size.

Optional materials:

paint, stain, sealer, electrical tape

Tools:

Circular saw, 3/8” drill bit, Drill, scissors, tape measure, clamps, pencil, scrap wood, sand paper, safety gear.

Here are my balusters and rope, time to cut!

I started by cutting my small ends at about 3/4” in order to get all of my pieces from only 8 balusters.  Start by cutting a small piece from each of the 7  balusters and then on the 8th baluster, cut the last 5 pieces.  Then you can start cutting the 6” pieces from the rest of the balusters.  You can see I used a piece of wood and a clamp to make a stop so I didn’t have to measure each time.

Then I drilled my holes.  I found it easiest to make a template out of a scrap piece of plywood or a 1×2.  I clamped my template to my 6 inch piece and drilled my holes.  This also helped keep them straight, since I don’t have a drill press.

Then I quickly sanded the edges and I was ready to stain!

Here is the scoop:

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