Are you living in a world of beige?  Do you need to infuse some color into your home decor?  That is exactly how I felt about my family room.  The couch is tan, the walls are beige, the floors are hardwood, my hearth is a beige stone, the mantle is a stained reclaimed timber, and the recliners are brown leather…could it get anymore boring?

Need to add a punch of color to your decor? See how I transformed my family room with an amazing area rug for inspiration to update my modern rustic decor!

Today I am revealing my new and improved family room.  This makeover required no construction, no painting, and no mess.  It took less than 2 days to complete and even though the majority of the accessories were recycled from other rooms in the house, it feels new to me!

Need to add a punch of color to your decor? See how I transformed my family room with an amazing area rug for inspiration to update my modern rustic decor! Here is the before picture…what do you think?  Can you believe I design for a living and this is my family room?  I guess I am like the cobbler who has no shoes. lol

Well not anymore!  I partnered with BuildDirect to showcase their new line of Mohawk Rugs.

My Family Room Inspiration:

Need to add a punch of color to your decor? See how I transformed my family room with an amazing area rug for inspiration to update my modern rustic decor!

After looking at all of the beautiful choices at BuildDirect.com, I chose the Mohawk Home Wanderlust in Bora Cream.  I ordered the rug and the down under-rug mat online and received it within a few days.

Need to add a punch of color to your decor? See how I transformed my family room with an amazing area rug for inspiration to update my modern rustic decor!

I always advise my clients to select an inspiration piece when picking colors for their home.  My inspiration piece for my family room is this rug…look at all of the colors I can pull from.

Need to add a punch of color to your decor? See how I transformed my family room with an amazing area rug for inspiration to update my modern rustic decor!

The first thing I did was lay out the under-rug mat, leaving it away from the couch for now.
Need to add a punch of color to your decor? See how I transformed my family room with an amazing area rug for inspiration to update my modern rustic decor!

Next, I laid out the rug.  It came rolled up so I let it settle for a couple of hours to flatten out.  The under-rug mat was about an inch longer than the rug but it was super easy to cut using a pair of sharp scissors.

Need to add a punch of color to your decor? See how I transformed my family room with an amazing area rug for inspiration to update my modern rustic decor!

Once the rug was flat and the mat was cut, I tucked the edge under the legs of the couch.

Need to add a punch of color to your decor? See how I transformed my family room with an amazing area rug for inspiration to update my modern rustic decor!

Look how much better it looks by simply adding the rug.

Need to add a punch of color to your decor? See how I transformed my family room with an amazing area rug for inspiration to update my modern rustic decor!

Next, I added this amazing 3-tiered coffee table.  I love the rustic top combined with the contemporary base.

Need to add a punch of color to your decor? See how I transformed my family room with an amazing area rug for inspiration to update my modern rustic decor!

Then came the infusion of color with the pillows.  I pulled the dark smoky blue, the rust, the camel and the chocolate.  I love to mix textures in my accessories.  You can see that in my choice of pillows.

Need to add a punch of color to your decor? See how I transformed my family room with an amazing area rug for inspiration to update my modern rustic decor!

I chose to keep the hearth fairly neutral so the focus would remain in the center of the room on the couch and the rug.

Need to add a punch of color to your decor? See how I transformed my family room with an amazing area rug for inspiration to update my modern rustic decor!

I added a few accessories to the coffee table.  I brought a small amount of blue to the table.  Don’t get so caught up on every color matching perfectly and please don’t be afraid to mix the metals.  I love to combine gold, silver and bronze.

Need to add a punch of color to your decor? See how I transformed my family room with an amazing area rug for inspiration to update my modern rustic decor!

I balance the other side of the hearth with an old trunk, a basket of pine cones and a chunky candle holder.

On the mantle I added a lantern, a couple of books and a silver sphere.

Need to add a punch of color to your decor? See how I transformed my family room with an amazing area rug for inspiration to update my modern rustic decor!

And here it is… I am so happy with the outcome.  It is warm and inviting yet cozy and comfortable.

Need to add a punch of color to your decor? See how I transformed my family room with an amazing area rug for inspiration to update my modern rustic decor!

I balanced out some of the accessories in our antique bookcase to by adding some blue frames.  I am waiting for our new family picture to frame and hang on the wall to finish off the look.

Here is a little video I put together talking more about my family room makeover.

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I was very fortunate to be provided with free product from BuildDirect for this post. We did not receive any financial compensation and as always, my opinions are 100% my own. I would never recommend something I didn’t truly love.

Now For The Amazing Giveaway…

Need to add a punch of color to your decor? See how I transformed my family room with an amazing area rug for inspiration to update my modern rustic decor!

You can enter to win this 5′ x 7′ Wanderlust area rug in Bora Cream and down under-rug mat courtesy of BuildDirect.com.

Please Note: BuildDirect will be shipping the winner the product. One winner will be randomly chosen through rafflecopter.  Once a winner is chosen, I will have nothing further to do with the shipment of the prize. 

18 or older to enter please. US only and excludes Alaska and Hawaii

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Need to add a punch of color to your decor? See how I transformed my family room with an amazing area rug for inspiration to update my modern rustic decor!

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