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I love door mats. Unfortunately, my cat is terrified of them and I love her too much to make her freak out every time she comes inside :(

Any thoughts on half-circle outside doormats? My front stoop is a semicircle shape... seems hard to find saucy looking mats for it.

I have one of the coir "block" doormats. It faded very quickly and it's not in direct sunlight. It was so sassy when I got it but now it's a little sad. I've had it about 9 months. How long should a doormat's life be?

I like the look of Pier One's rubber "Links" doormat, but it doesn't look like you could really wipe your feet on it.

http://www.pier1.com/catalog/collections.aspx?fh_location=%2f%2fpier1direct%2fen_US%2fcategories%3c%7b110304%7d%2fcategories%3c%7b110363%7d&fh_refpath=facet_59434054&fh_start_index=0&fh_view_size=8&fh_view=lister

I usually just buy something cheapola with a plain design that gets replaced every year or so. Although I will say that IKEA's bottom-of-the-line BARRIT doormat starting really curling up at the edges after about a month. I tossed it after a couple months because it got so ratty looking.

Sorry, bad link up there. Let's try again:

http://www.pier1.com/catalog/popups/enlargeimage.aspx?imageid=2113249&cat=base

**crosses fingers**

The chilwich mats come in great bold colors as well and really last. The coir mats lose their color and design so fast.

http://www.utilitieshome.com/store.php?crn=109&rn=470&action=show_detail