Doreen from Hymns and Verses fell in love with a pretty and functional kitchen mat from Ballard that features a measurement conversion chart.
What she didn’t love was the price of$75.
Doreen instead decided to try her hand at making her own with a similarly-shaped comfort mat from Wal-mart and a chalk marker.
Doreen designed the chart on the computer and then used a nifty transfer method to trace it onto the mat.
The final cost of Doreen’s mat was under $15 instead of the more pricey original!
Doreen was inspired by the Southern Living Conversion Comfort Mat sold by Ballard Designs.
See how Doreen made it at Hymns and Verses.
Beckie is the founder of KnockOffDecor and has curated thousands of projects over many years. She is passionate about inspiring others to create beautiful homes through accessible DIY design. Her legacy of creativity continues to guide our community and the projects we share.
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Do you have to seal the mat or is the ink durable enough to hold up to traffic/grease/water….just curious….Beautiful idea…cant wait to do this in my kitchen!!
Hi Stephanie, If Doreen doesn’t see your comment here, you may want to contact her through her site. http://www.hymnsandverses.com/2013/08/knock-off-ballard-designs-southern.html Thanks for reading!
Beckie – you’re the best! Thanks so much for sharing my knock-off! I’m having a stellar day thanks to you and your amazing site!
Blessings,
Doreen
You are very welcome, Doreen! Thank you for the submission. I’d love to feature you more in the future. Hugs!
The possibilities are endless. Wow! What great inspiration.
So true, Sylvia. Using Doreen’s method you could trace just about anything onto your mat!
Love! Love! Love! Thank you for the clever tutorial!
Thanks for reading, Krissy. So glad you loved Doreen’s idea!
This is such a clever updo. I’ve seen those black mats before and always thought how ugly they were ~ now I may just grab one up and do something similar. Great idea!
Thanks for reading, Mary Beth. Best of luck with your mat!