Personalized Door Mats & Entryway Gifts: 21 Picks for Every Home

A big HOME in script with a heart for the O, their family name underneath and the year they moved in. It is a favorite closing gift from realtors, and it comes in three sizes, from 16" x 24" up to 24" x 36".

Natural coir doormat with the family name smiths in flowing script with long swashes and a thin border

Custom Family Name Door Mat

Their family name in flowing script with long swashes on both sides, framed by a thin border. Clean, simple and a little bit fancy, it makes any front step look put together. Natural coir in three sizes, 16" x 24" to 24" x 36".

Coir doormat with a German Shepherd illustration peeking over the word WELCOME with its paws on the edge

Custom Dog Breed Door Mat

From $26.99

Their dog peeks over the word WELCOME with its paws hanging on the edge, so every guest knows who really runs the house. Choose from more than 150 breeds and puppies, add your own line of text, and pick one of four sizes. The coir top sits on a non-slip textured backing.

How do you choose a personalized door mat or entryway gift?

Choose a personalized door mat by the door first and the design second. Measure the doorway so the mat is not lost in front of it, decide whether it sits under a covered porch or out in the weather, then pick a name, monogram or phrase that sounds like the family. Add a matching sign or key holder to make it a full entryway gift.

Quick filter: If you only know their last name, choose a family name mat or monogram sign. If you know the move-in year, add the Est. date. If you know the dog, you already know which mat to get.

How much should you spend on a personalized door mat?

You are	Typical spend	Try
Neighbor or Secret Santa	Under $35	This Is Us Personalized Key Holder ($29.99), Custom Dog Breed Door Mat (From $26.99)
Friend moving into a new place	$35 to $50	Personalized HOME Doormat for a New Home (From $34.99), Personalized Rustic Welcome Door Sign (From $44.99)
Realtor at closing	$45 to $60	Signature Heritage Welcome Mat ($49.99), Home Sweet Home Address Map Sign ($59.99)
Parent or the whole family chipping in	$75 to $110	Custom Family Name Door Mat (From $34.99), Rooted Family Initial Metal Sign (From $42.99)

Mat and sign prices change with size, so the price shown is the smallest size. A larger mat for a wide front door usually adds $15 to $25.

Which welcome mat style fits their front door?

The right welcome mat matches the house and the people in it. A family name with an established year feels classic, a custom phrase feels playful, and a ready-made design is quick when you are short on time. Coir is the standard material because it scrapes shoes clean and dries fast outdoors.

Natural coir doormat with sample text Your Custom Text in a black script font

Personalized Welcome Doormat in Your Own Words

Type a name, a greeting or a little inside joke, like The Millers or Hi, We're Home, then pick one of four fonts: Times, Lucida, Arial or Nickainley script. It is the most flexible mat on this list. Natural coir in three sizes, 16" x 24" to 24" x 36".

Welcome mat with a navy blue border, personalized with the sample family name The Rileys

Signature Heritage Welcome Mat

$49.99

A classic welcome mat with a navy border, personalized with their family name and the year their family began. Slip-resistant fibers stand up to heavy foot traffic, so it suits a busy front porch or a mudroom door.

Natural coir doormat with a navy blue plaid border, engraved with the sample family name The Rullins

Personalized Greetings Mat with Plaid Border

$49.99

A navy plaid border frames their family name or initials for a cozy, traditional look. It works indoors or out, it is slip-resistant, and it cleans up with a quick shake or sweep.

Coir doormat with HOME SWEET HOME in bold black letters surrounded by small hearts and swirls

Home Sweet Home Doormat

HOME SWEET HOME in bold letters, with little hearts and swirls tucked around the words. There is nothing to personalize, which makes it an easy last-minute housewarming gift. Natural coir in three sizes, 16" x 24" to 24" x 36".

Please Remove Your Shoes coir doormat with a pair of shoe prints, at a front door on a white wood porch

Please Remove Your Shoes Door Mat

Asking guests to take their shoes off can feel awkward. This mat asks for you, nicely, with bold lettering and a pair of shoe prints. It is a practical gift for new floors, white carpet or a shoes-off home. Natural coir in three sizes.

What personalized signs go outside the front door?

A personalized sign by the front door does two jobs at once: it tells guests they found the right house and it shows off the family name. Laser cut steel address and monogram signs hold up outdoors, and a wood door sign is a year-round alternative to a wreath. Pair one with a matching mat.

Black laser cut metal address sign with a sample house number and street name mounted on a white exterior wall

Personalized House Address Sign

Their house number and street name, laser cut from steel and powder coated for a smooth, durable finish. Choose black, silver or red and a size from 12" to 36". It helps the pizza delivery find the house and looks sharp doing it.

Large black metal letter B with the house number 1745 cut into it, mounted on green siding

Monogram Address Metal Sign

A big laser cut initial with their house number cut right into the letter, so it works as both a monogram and an address sign. Powder coated steel in five colors (red, silver, white, copper or black) and six sizes from 12" to 36".

Black metal circular wall sign with a cursive initial and EST 2022 mounted on white brick

Circle Monogram Est. Metal Sign

A cursive family initial inside a circle with their established year, cut from 18 gauge steel and powder coated. Hang it beside the front door or over the entry table. Five colors and six sizes, 12" to 36".

Black steel split letter monogram sign with the sample family name MYERS on a white wall above a wooden shelf

Rooted Family Initial Metal Sign

From $42.99

A split-letter monogram with the family name running through the middle. The weather-resistant powder coating means it looks just as good on the porch as it does in the front hall. Five finishes and six sizes.

Round wooden door sign engraved with the family name Blackwell, a large monogram B and an established date

Personalized Rustic Welcome Door Sign

A round wood door sign with a bold monogram behind the family name and their established date or a short phrase underneath. Half-inch wood, a burlap ribbon hanger and three sizes (15", 18" or 24"), handcrafted in Monroe, Connecticut. Hang it on the door all year, or swap it in when the wreath comes down.

Black metal campfire sign with two Adirondack chairs, a fire and mountains, personalized with the name THOMPSON, on a white brick wall

Personalized Campfire Porch Sign

Two Adirondack chairs around a campfire under the mountains, with their family name and Est. year below. Laser cut steel with a powder coated finish, in black, silver or red. A fun sign for the back door, the deck or the cabin porch.

Looking for more for the walls? Our personalized home signs collection has family name, monogram and map signs in every style.

What personalized gifts belong inside the entryway?

Inside the front door, the best entryway gifts are useful or personal: a key holder that ends the morning key hunt, or a family name sign that greets everyone who walks in. These pieces hang by the door, over the entry table or along the front hall, and most cost under $60.

Personalized key holder with a wood grain background reading THE PEOPLES FAMILY in white with metal hooks

Custom Family Key Holder

$34.99

An 11" x 5" wall key holder with metal hooks, printed with their family name and an Est. year in one of three styles. Hang it by the door and the morning key hunt is over.

Personalized wood key holder printed with This Is Us and two first names joined by a heart

This Is Us Personalized Key Holder

$29.99

A line like This Is Us with both of their first names, printed on an 11" x 5" key holder with metal hooks. Under $30, it is an easy gift for a couple's first apartment or a Secret Santa swap.

Round dark stained wood sign with raised white letters reading The ANDERSON Family, hanging on a wall

Round 3D Family Name Sign

$59.99

Their last name in raised white capital letters on an 18" round birch sign, with The in script above and Family below. The layered letters give it real depth, and it hangs beautifully over the entry table or the mantel. For indoor use.

Oval wooden wall sign with white raised lettering reading THE Johnson FAMILY

Hearthside Family Name Sign

$59.99

Raised 3D lettering on a distressed oval backing, cut from birch plywood for a farmhouse look with real dimension. It is the first thing guests see in the front hall, and it says exactly whose home they just walked into.

Black house-shaped sign with a street map of a sample address and a red heart marking the home

Home Sweet Home Address Map Sign

$59.99

A house-shaped map of their exact street with a heart on the home, plus their names, a phrase like Home Sweet Home and the date they moved in. Laser engraved on black leatherette, it is the gift that makes new homeowners stop and say, that's us.

Family crossword wall art reading The Campbells with family names linked crossword style in tile letters

Family Crossword Wall Sign

$49.99

Everyone who lives there, from the kids to the dog, linked together crossword style, with a family name across the top and an optional line at the bottom. UV printed on 12" x 18" black leatherette with a sawtooth hanger, and you see the exact layout before you order.

Buying for a beach or lake house? See our guide to beach house housewarming gifts for coastal picks.

What personalized door mat should you give for Christmas?

For Christmas, give a personalized door mat to anyone hosting family this year, because their front step is about to get busy. AAA forecast that 122.4 million Americans would travel at least 50 miles from home over last year's year-end holidays. A mat with the family name greets every one of those guests.

An ornament for their first Christmas in the new house

If they moved this year, this is their first Christmas in the new place. A photo ornament of the house itself, or of them standing on the new front step, marks it every December from now on.

Building Block Photo Ornament

$29.99

Their photo printed onto building bricks that snap together into an ornament. Use a picture of them in front of the new house and it becomes the first ornament on their first tree there. It arrives unbuilt in a storage pouch and gift box, so building it is part of the fun.