{"product_id":"cheetah-portrait-doormat-24x36","title":"Cheetah Portrait Doormat 24x36 Polyester Felt","description":"\u003cp\u003eA cheetah portrait, head and shoulders, resting in green foliage across the wide twenty-four by thirty-six inch mat. Eye contact at the door.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eA Portrait Wants The Space\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFaces need scale.\u003c\/strong\u003e A head and shoulders composition on a small mat becomes a smudge. Three feet lets the eyes carry.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGreen ground, warm subject.\u003c\/strong\u003e The foliage behind is what makes the cat come forward, and both are dyed through the same felt.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIt stops what it needs to.\u003c\/strong\u003e Wider felt means more of the doorway is doing work rather than decoration.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eChoosing The Position\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePortraits read best when you approach them straight on. A path that arrives square to the door suits this better than one that arrives at an angle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wide format fits double doors and broad steps without overhanging awkwardly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eCleaning Takes Two Minutes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDo\u003c\/strong\u003e hose it, or use a power washer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDo\u003c\/strong\u003e sweep it with a broom for dry dirt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDo\u003c\/strong\u003e vacuum on the floor setting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDo\u003c\/strong\u003e spot clean with a mild cleaner\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSkip\u003c\/strong\u003e anything that foams heavily, since the residue holds new dirt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSkip\u003c\/strong\u003e the stiff brush, which lifts the nap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSkip\u003c\/strong\u003e the carpet setting on the vacuum, built to pull pile up\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSkip\u003c\/strong\u003e bleach entirely\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eLayer By Layer\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePolyester felt carries the image, layers beneath give it body, and a stamped rubber sheet closes the underside. Binding tape frames all four edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNothing here is glued on. The picture is part of the felt, which is the reason it tolerates being stood on daily.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eKeeping The Face Sharp\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDetail concentrated in one area fades before broad color does, so the eyes and muzzle are what to protect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShade is the whole answer. Under an overhang the portrait stays as printed for years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWorth knowing:\u003c\/strong\u003e let a new mat lie flat for a day before you judge it. Shipping creases in felt relax on their own and pressing them makes it worse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eQuestions About This Cheetah Mat\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhich way round should it face?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nWith the head toward whoever is arriving. The composition was painted to be read from the approach rather than from the doorway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes green show dirt more than brown?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nSlightly, because mud reads warm against a cool ground. It rinses out as easily either way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it thick enough to feel underfoot?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nAt about a quarter of an inch it registers as a mat rather than as a rug. 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