DIY Door Stopper

The door to the office at my house never seemed to stay open.  Of course I could have bought a door stopper at the store but why buy one when I could make one for free?

All I needed was three things, which I already had.  A brick, some fabric and some glue.  I used liquid stitch because that's what I grabbed from my craft room first but you could use super glue or even a hot glue gun.

I took my scrap fabric and laid it with the finished side down.  Then I put the brick on it and folded each side to get an idea of where to cut the extra fabric.  (See the pictures below).

I folded the fabric over the brick and used the glue after each fold to keep the fabric from unfolding.

Make sure the fabric stays tightly wrapped around the brick as you glue each fold.

Because my fabric was just roughly cut one side of the door stopper had frays.  I used a lighter and briefly ran the flame over the edges to burn off the strings.  I did not mind one side not being perfect because that's the side I put against the door and it is not seen.

I am very happy with this door stopper!  Not only does it work better than a cheap rubber one you buy at the store, it looks much nicer and because I used leftover fabric from the valances I made it matches the home décor perfectly.  Best of all...it was free!

Please comment below with any questions, ideas or suggestions you may have about this project!