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Don’t Track Your Garden Indoors
Now that it is spring, I think that the door to my house is a revolving door. People in and out, dogs in and out and all I do is sweep the floors once again! It seems to be a never ending task. Since I am now working in the flower and vegetable garden, I am also contributing to the dirt that is brought into the house.
My partial solution to this problem is a doormat. I have looked at rubber mats and coir (or coco) mats, but I like the filigreed aluminum doormat for the entrance to our home. Our soil is a heavy clay that sticks to my shoes and when I want to wipe my feet on a mat, I need something that will scrape that heavy clay off. If I was lucky enough to have sandy soil, a coir doormat would be a great choice. I appreciate the qualities of an outdoor mat because they are made to handle the environment and still be attractively designed and, if the right doormat, it can be personalized.
I know that a doormat won’t completely solve the problem of tracking dirt into the house, but it helps. Now, if I could get everyone to leave their shoes at the door and the dogs outside, I would have won a great victory.
Door Mat Says Welcome
The door mat at the entrance of your home is one of the very first things a visitor sees and should say “welcome to my home”. A door mat’s most important feature is to keep dirt and moisture from entering the home. Studies show that about 80% of dirt in a home comes through the door. This is especially important to protect a wood or carpeted floor. Mats can also provide a slip-resistant surface to help reduce accidents.
Door mats are sometimes called welcome mats because of the message or pattern imprinted on them. There are many styles and patterns of door mats such as rubber, coir or aluminum. My favorite is the coir or coco mat because of its ability to brush the sole of the shoe and remove the dust or mud before going indoors. I really like my coir mat with our last name imprinted on it. It is a great way to welcome my guests and let them know that they are at the right home.