Choosing a Large Outdoor Mat For Your Home

A standard-size doormat can look surprisingly small in front of a large entryway. If you have double doors, French doors, sidelights, or an oversized front door, choosing a larger outdoor door mat can make your entrance feel more balanced, polished, and intentionally designed.

But size isn't the only consideration. A large outdoor mat has more surface area exposed to rain, snow, sun, dirt, and wind, so the material matters just as much as the dimensions.

Here's how to choose the right size, material, and style for your entrance.

A good rule of thumb is to choose a front door mat that visually balances the width of your entrance rather than simply buying the largest mat you can find.

For a standard 36-inch single door, an 18" x 30" mat works well in many spaces, while a 24" x 36" outdoor mat creates a more substantial look.

For double doors, French doors, or wide entrances with sidelights, consider an extra large outdoor door mat or doormat runner that spans more of the entryway. The goal is for the mat to look proportional to the architecture around it. Look for a doormat that is around 60" wide 

Quick trick: Before ordering, use painter's tape or chalk to mark the dimensions on your porch. Step back toward the street and look at the overall scale. A mat that sounds large on paper can look surprisingly small beneath a substantial entrance.

Absolutely. If you have double doors or a wide entrance, two 18" x 30" doormats placed side by side can be a great alternative to one extra large doormat.

Using two mats gives you approximately 60 inches of width, creating the visual scale you want across a larger entrance without requiring a custom-size mat. It's especially effective in front of double doors, where placing one mat beneath each door creates a balanced, symmetrical look.

There is also a design advantage. Two coordinating doormats can make a large entryway feel more intentionally styled, particularly when the colors or pattern repeat other elements on your porch.

A large outdoor mat needs to do more than fill the space. It needs enough structure and weight to stay put, a material that can handle year-round weather, and a surface that won't become a giant collection point for water and dirt.

Rubber handles water well, but an oversized rubber mat can look more utilitarian than decorative and may trap moisture beneath it.

Natural fibers such as coir can look beautiful when new, but they can shed, absorb moisture, and deteriorate with repeated exposure to wet weather.

Fabric and carpet-style mats can hold moisture and become difficult to keep clean outdoors.

Coir, fabric, and carpeted doormats can easily grow mildew and mold beneath them.

Marine-grade synthetic rope is particularly well suited to large outdoor mats. It can be fast-drying, weather-resistant, easy to clean, and substantial enough to create a mat that feels appropriately scaled to a large entrance.

A large entrance deserves a doormat with some presence. Lobster Rope™ Doormats combine the substantial weight and durability of marine-grade rope with the color and craftsmanship of a handwoven front door mat.

The Lobster Rope™ brand was created in 2009 for our distinctive collection of Maine-made doormats and baskets. Each Lobster Rope™ Doormat is handwoven from exceptionally durable marine-grade nautical rope produced to our exacting standards for greater strength, structure, and long-lasting outdoor performance.

That structure becomes particularly important in a larger mat. Lightweight, softer rope can create a more flexible finished mat that weighs less and may be more likely to shift or lose its shape over time. The firmer marine-grade rope used in Lobster Rope™ Doormats helps create the substantial, structured feel you want from a large outdoor door mat.

And unlike natural rope, the synthetic marine-grade rope used in Lobster Rope™ Doormats won't rot over time. It dries quickly, resists mold and mildew, and stands up to rain, snow, salt, sun, and everyday foot traffic.

Plus, Lobster Rope Doormats are tightly woven on special looms, and their ends are permanently melted together. So, your outdoor door mat stays strong in any weather, ready for all four seasons.

If you want a large outdoor door mat that is indestructible and absolutely ready for anything, the Wicked Good Lobster Rope Doormat Runners are up to the challenge.

These extra large front door mats are handwoven from marine-grade polysteel rope designed for securing lobster traps in the sea. They can easily handle the sun, rain, snow, sand and salt for years to come.