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Halloween Outdoor Decorations: Pottery Barn Halloween Doormat

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Pottery Barn Halloween Outdoor Door Mat Haunted House

Pottery Barn's Halloween door mat is thick, durable and attractive.

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The Bottom Line

Whether your haunted house is not much more than a door and entryway or a near-replica of Disneyland's Haunted Mansion, this doormat from Pottery Barn will dress-up your digs. By no means flimsy, this heavyweight doormat is at your door to stay, even if devil winds or trick-or-treating pranksters come your way. If properly stored, it's the kind of decoration/furnishing that should last Halloween after Halloween.

I've bought a few Halloween doormats through the years, and they invariably get left out well into November, become faded, and find their way into the dumpster. This one's here to stay.

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Pros

  • Nice and large.
  • Thick, bristly pile.
  • Great silhouette-style graphics.
  • Made of sturdy, durable coir.

Cons

  • Coir is a great fiber, but tends to "shed"
  • Might be too thick (high) for some thresholds

Description

  • Made of coir, which is a course fiber that comes from the husk of a coconut.
  • Measurements: 22" x 36"
  • Silhouette-style graphic of haunted house on a hill, clouds, etc.

Guide Review - Halloween Outdoor Decorations: Pottery Barn Halloween Doormat

My one surviving Halloween doormat is an orange foam-backed spider cut-out with edges that curl up. It starts out at the front door, only to get further smashed and bent and kicked around until it's a thin, almost unrecognizable orange thing that sort of resembles a placemat. I end up rescuing it before someone trips on it and put it in some low-traffic (and hopefully out-of-sight) area. My daughter loves it -- otherwise it would be "recycled."

Pottery Barn's sturdy coir doormat is high and hefty, and looks quite attractive in front of double doors. Hand-tufted from coir, a natural fiber derived from coconut shells, the mat is a simple tan/beige coir color, with a black graphic created in the silhouette style that was popular in early 20th-century Halloween illustrations and designs. The scene depicts a haunted house with picket fence, clouds and all the details.

The mat is simple, striking and a keeper. Who can argue with that?

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