This Chic Vintage Persian Rug is Actually a Doormat Made for Muddy Boots – Style Editors are Calling it 'This Season's Game-Changing Cult-Buy'

It might look like a vintage Persian rug you discovered at a flea market, but this beauty is actually a doormat (yes, really) – and a deceptively practical one at that. With its intricate pattern and lived-in patina, it gives your porch the kind of polish usually reserved for inside the house, yet it’s tough enough to handle muddy boots and rainy days. Consider it the chicest welcome your guests will ever get.

Vintage Persian rugs are having a revival in popularity, which is why this Collive Washable Indoor Door Mat, available at Amazon, has gone somewhat viral. 'My prediction? It's going to be this season's game-changing cult buy,' says Homes & Gardens' Interiors Editor Hebe Hatton. 'It's the perfect example of a functional piece that's totally fabulous.'

Here's where to shop it (and other lookalikes!).

All prices were correct at the time of publication.

Unlike those usual brown doormats, the Collive Washable Indoor Door Mat, available at Amazon is bright, colorful, and full of fun, with a Persian-inspired pattern that actually helps to create a cozy atmosphere, rather than taking away from it.

While we love the pattern and the fact that it's available in an impressive 18 different colorways, it's not just the look of this mat that has our attention. More than anything, it's the way it helps to curb some of the dirtiest places in an entryway, namely the floor and floor grout, that really proves it's a worthy addition to any entryway.

With a non-slip, sturdy design, this mat traps dirt, dust, and mud at the door, scraping shoes and absorbing water, to ensure your space stays clean and dry, and making it far easier to clean your entryway long-term. The anti-slip backing also ensures it stays in place, reducing the risk of slips, slides, and falls.

Furthermore, it's easy to clean this doormat – simply pop it in your washing machine, give it a quick runover with your vacuum, shake it out outdoors, or spray it down with your hose and let it air-dry thoroughly before replacing. That way, you can reuse it all season long, and into the spring and summer, too, as the elegant, traditional design will look sophisticated year-round. You can even pop it in your tumble-dryer for 10 minutes to banish creases. Just be aware that the rubber backing will soften, but not melt, in the process.

You won't need to worry about it getting jammed under your door, either. With a low-profile height of approximately 1/5 inches, it's thin enough to fit underneath doors without getting stuck, making it the perfect choice for adding comfort and design to high-traffic areas. It's available in eight different sizes, too.

'This beautiful little rug is a joy to see in the house, and would blend with almost any decor,' writes one reviewer, Savi, leaving a five-star review and dubbing it the 'perfect entrance rug.'

'It is easy to take care of and does not slide around at all when walked on,' they say. 'Besides staying in place, its texture captures debris wonderfully, and the pattern and color do a great job of disguising any debris it has captured until it can be shaken or washed out.

'Though it lies nicely without moving, it is surprisingly lightweight and pliable, and thin enough to allow the door to easily open and close without touching it. Another great feature of this rug is that it has no smell at all,' so it won't leave you needing to get rid of musty smells in your entryway. Instead, you can expect quite the opposite, as investing in a high-quality doormat is actually one of the things people with nice-smelling entryways always do.

Another reviewer, Sharon, agrees with Savi, describing this mat as 'Bright, colorful, and low profile,' and highlighting that it 'stays in place and at a great price with a bonus of being able to throw it in the wash without having bits of rubber backing everywhere!'

For all those reasons, they deem it 'perfect,' so don't delay purchasing this clever, budget-friendly way to make an entryway inviting this fall and winter, particularly ahead of hosting season.

What to Shop

Along with your doormat, adding additional rugs will help to keep an entryway warm without heating.