You can be assured that you won’t need to be putting leather elbow patches on Norwegian knit jumpers in order to pass of this little collection of cutesy coir doormats.

Keeping it natural, designer Ed Annink based these hippos and hares doormats on a 1920s pictogram by modernist artist and designer Gerd Arntz, and has had them constructed to high standards to ensure they can keep up with the wear and tear caused by busy households.

The hare doormat reaches an impressive 195 x 90cm and costs £72.50, whereas you’ll be able to pick up the hippo mat (the only hippo you’ll ever be able to lift!) for 55 quid (141 x 68cm). Pretty perfect if you’ve been wallowing in the mud all day!

If you’re looking for something a little less gimmicky, a bog standard coir entrance mat for your doorway that makes a simple yet stylish statement could be just what you need.

Fantastic at dirt-trapping, those clever natural fibres absorb moisture incredibly well. You can clean them by giving it a bit of a shake outside, or your vacuum cleaner will be able to do a good job instead.

Grab a stylishly sedate coir mat here, £25.99 for 120 x 60cm.

But if you had some straight-laced notion that clean can’t mean cheeky, then you were wrong.

This pretty witty door mat catches visitors unawares, and will set any stroppy salesman straight without you having to say a word.

Look down and you’ll find yourself having to take a second look with this cheeky coir mat beneath your feet. If cheeky’s not your cup of tea, then there’s plenty of more fun options we’ve found too.

This sensational leopard skin patterned coir doormat looks like its owner could eat men alive for breakfast.

So if you’ll be too busy chomping on the male species to clean, you’ll be glad to hear that all it requires is a quick whoosh of the vacuum cleaner or by giving it a good shake to get rid of the dirt.

And as if you need much more of an incentive, it’s under a tenner to buy online. Sold!

Stumbled across by accident, we’ve found a doormat designed to reflect sewer manhole covers, and by golly they look authentic.

24 inches wide (that’s 60cm for the metric lovers among you), there’s definitely plenty of space for even the biggest of clodhoppers to wipe their tootsies on.

To be used indoors and out, this nifty, thrifty (that’s right it’s 25 bucks) doormat is environmentally friendly too as it’s made from 100% recycled rubber.

If the green credentials tickle your fancy but the garish concept doesn’t, then you might be might be able to interest you in this equally environment assisting accessory, that will happily complement your doorstep or hallway.

It’s a more conventionally shaped doormat, but still does its bit for the green count as it’s made entirely out of plastic bottles.

The Eco doormat is washable and incorporates a heavy recycled rubber non-slip backing to help keep you safe around the house, while the raised pattern provides excellent dirt trapping properties.

Available in brown, black, blue and grey, this slightly more sedate doormat option is helpfully under 15 quid to look after your bank balance and the planet.

Finishing Line Doormat

How about this for a great doormat? Never has a simple entrance mat carried such meaning than this vinyl-backed natural coir doormat.

Well done you have reached the finish line, that bad day at the office is behind you. It does not matter that your computer crashed, you sent a rude email to your boss by mistake or the photocopier toner went all over your crisp white shirt.

None of this matters because you have done it, you have made it through the day and reached the finishing line. You know that beyond that line the dog is waiting to slobber all over you, you can finally kick off those painful shoes and sit back in your favourite chair with a nice glass of wine.

Well done you!

And if your doormat is so smelly it’s beyond hope don’t despair, as there are plenty of new ones to choose from at Doormats Delivered.