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Very handy mat, Cork can do a lot more than just keep wine safely in its bottle!

2016-02-23

Very handy mat, Cork can do a lot more than just keep wine safely in its bottle!

In fact, there is an unbelievable number of creative and practical uses for this great, eco-friendly material. This is one of our favorite: a mud room mat. Be- sides being a rapidly renewable resource, cork is super durable and water resis- tant, so a cork mat is the perfect place to dump wet and muddy boots whenever you come in from the rain.

If you already have a wine cork collection in the works, then you’re one step ahead. If not, then this is a good excuse to start one – and also to pick up an extra bottle of wine tonight. In addition to anywhere from 200 to 400 corks (de- pending on what size mat you want) you’re going to need some sort of durable but floor-friendly material on which to mount them. An old yoga mat is perfect since it’s also designed to stay in place. 

 

 

Collect what you need:


Making the mat:

  1.  

    A. Cut the mounting material to roughly the size and shape you want.
    B. Grab some waterproof glue and begin by gluing one cork in the middle of
    your backing so that it stands upright.
    C. Glue the rest of your corks in concentric circles around it, all the way out to the edge of the backing. Glue along the bottom and sides of corks so they stick both to the backing and to each other.
    D. Once the glue dries, use a blade to cut away any of the backing that’s peeking out from around the edges of the corks
    Now just place your great new cork mat in your mud room or by your door. And the next time it rains you’ll have the perfect eco-friendly place to dump your muddy boots.

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