Is 'Home' or 'Welcome' on doormat cringey?

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I need a new doormat and a couple with words on have taken my fancy. My dilemma, if a doormat says HOME or Welcome, nice or a bit tacky? Can't decide.

Very tacky and naff. Outdoor doormats made of coir etc should be totally plain. The only doormat that should have pattern on it is an ironwork one. They're actually really good because mud, dirt and rain drop through rather than clagging up in the coir fibres.

I would say quite close to neutral in terms of taste. 'home' a bit naffer than 'welcome' which is pretty trad. I think those that try to be funny and claim to hate people are cringier, as are 'live laugh, love' type sentiments.

This is the MN endorsed doormat:
https://www.rockettstgeorge.co.uk/collections/doormats-rugs/products/fuck-off-doormat

It's just a doormat. I'm saying not twee.

Why are you bothered about what other people think of your doormat? If you like it, buy it. I genuinely DGAF what other people think of my choices in home decor. I love everything about my home.

Boring rather than cringy. It’s like something one of my elderly relatives would have.
I like the joke ones myself, if you Google them there are some quite funny ones.

Haha, we've got one of those! 😂

I don't mind your Halloween one because it's fun. I think anything sincere, other than "welcome" is cringe

Up there with motivational plaques

@TheHangingGardensOfBasildon

We have the WECLOME doormat.

Still Game is the best!

I quite like a welcome mat personally, but you should factor in the possibility of passing vampires taking it as an implied invitation to come in and feast on your puny human blood. If you're okay with that though, I'd crack on

Garlic around the door?🤔

I love this! I'm buying my Dad one for Christmas (thanks @username3678) He will delighted. His partner and her family not so much. 😜😂

My own doormat says "I am not a doormat"

Ours says Go Away

Departure Arrivals
Family saw one of these and we all burst into smiles

My DGM used to have one that said "All of our visitors bring us joy: some when they arrive and some when they leave"

I like that!

I'm not keen on anything with words on it. But I have a turquoise doormat with bees on so I don't set a good example for porch decor.

Bit overdone by about 20 years really 🤔

I need this-fantastic!

Oh my word- if you like it, get it

We had a door mat that said home sweet home on it.
And some letters on the wall saying Love.
And our initial letters on a shelf in the lounge room. I'm sure that lots MN would judge me.
But I don't care cos it's our house and we choose things that we like .

Wait what? Welcome on a doormat is cringy? Since when? My doormats have all said welcome. Off to cry in a corner

I think you are confused. You appear to think your personal taste applies to others. Everyone's taste is equally valid. To label it tacky and naff says much more about you than it does about the person with the doormat that brings them joy.

If you happen to be in possession of a rulebook on doormats I will stand corrected.

If it’s good enough for royalty……