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My mother and I love to design and redecorate rooms in our homes. We’re not afraid to paint, change light fixtures, and we’ve laid laminate and carpet tiles on our own! It’s all about finding inspiration and then tracking down the perfect pieces to finish off the room!
When we first walked into our new house with our realtor, one room that caught our eye was the formal dining room. It had some great bones! I snagged a photo off my phone to show you where we started. We loved the molding and the paint color was enough color yet still neutral enough to work for now!
As you can see the floors are gorgeous, the molding is a great detail, and the light fixture is even doable for now. It’s a large room and the first thing we knew we needed as a dining room table. We had an old rectangular one that was black iron with a glass top. It wasn’t quite right for the room and it was old! So we went on a quest for a new table.
We eventually found a table we loved at Pier One after a marathon shopping trip that left my feet aching. It should be noted that Pier One was the first store we went to and where we ended up returning to buy the table. Isn’t that how it always works out?
The table was the perfect centerpiece for the room. Combined with a buffet (actually a dresser from IKEA), some wall art and decorative pieces we already had, the room was almost done. There was just something missing though. My mom and I both knew it. We needed something on the floor!
Mohawk Home rugs can be just the piece you need to add WOW factor to your home!
After we first moved in, Mohawk Home came to the rescue in our living room with a rug that was just perfect under busy toddler feet. So when we needed something for the dining room, I knew Mohawk would have something for us!
I wanted a rug with a bit more formal feel than I usually go for and it had to have certain colors. All of our accents on our first floor are robin’s egg blue and red. If you’ve been following my House Files you know I went bold with the color in our powder room (and we’re still loving it). We needed to pull one or both of those colors into the room, so that was what I went searching for!
I couldn’t have found a more perfect rug! I love the colors and the swirling paisley pattern of the Mohawk Home Select Canvas Bangkok 5×8 rectangle rug. It has more formal feel to it and is still modern enough to fit right into my home! As you can see the baby and dogs loved having a rug down on the hardwood floor!
I always think that a 5×8 rug sounds like it’s too small for a room but I cannot imagine using a larger one. I want our floors to still show so the 5×8 was the perfect size for our dining room. It’s also the size we have in our living room and it’s perfect there too!
The Mohawk rug is the perfect finishing touch under our new dining room table and chairs!
I cannot wait to make many memories in our dining room. I can just imagine holidays, birthdays, and celebrations of achievements shared in this gorgeous room over the next 20 years! It’s going to be beautiful thanks to Mohawk Home!
About Mohawk Home
Mohawk Home is the rug division of Mohawk Industries. It is the largest manufacturer of area rugs, indoor and outdoor mats, and washable rugs in the United States. You can get connected with Mohawk Home on Facebook, on Twitter @mohawk_home , and on YouTube! You can check out all of the great Mohawk Home retailers and find a rug to fit your needs!
Around the House Giveaway Event
As part of the Noise Girls Around the House Giveaway Event, you will have the chance to win a prize package designed For the Living Room that includes an in-stock Mohawk Home rug of choice (valued up to $149.99)! Thank you so much to Mohawk Home for the generous prize offering! Be sure to come back on June 25th to enter for your chance to win!
Which room in your house could use a bit of WOW with a Mohawk Home Rug?
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I LOVE the pattern and color choices of the rug! It makes your dining room look complete! And what an awesome giveaway they are offering.
Thanks for all the before and after shots of the room. It really shows the difference a rug can make!
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I love your new rug. I have all hard surfaces in my house so area rugs such as this are a must. I love this one because of the pretty colors. Your colors are a lot like mine. Great looking room. I love that you and your mom can change a light fixture.
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I forgot to add what a cute addition the little curly head is to the picture!
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I would love a rug for my living room. Your floors are gorgeous!
I love the colors and prints on the rugs. It doesnt make the house look boring (:
You’re right! Mohawk rugs does add a WOW factor! Absolutely beautiful!
The perfect rug really does bring a room to life! Looks great!
My living room could really use a WOW rug!
I would love to redo our master bedroom this summer and a rug would really help things out!
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Love the bold colors!
Love the bold colors!
Love the bold colors!
What a difference it makes to your room! Love it!
I love the Mohawk Home Baroque Coffee Kitchen Rug – so cute!
Our dining room could also use a bit of WOW with a Mohawk Home Rug
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It’s one thing I forget myself, but your photo reminds me how much difference an area rug can make. It really brightens up the mood of the room, from drab to fab.
Rugs really do brighten up a room and make it look so pretty! I love the choice at Mohawk Rugs and hope to win one soon!
I love the bright colors they use, makes a great addition to any room
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I agree this rug really adds to this the depth of this room
My living room really needs a WOW factor added to it.
That is a really nice rug!
I love that the rug really adds dimension and your personal flavor to the room. It looks great!
I love how vibrant the colors are–no boring beiges here!
We recently finished our family room and bought Mohawk wall to wall carpeting for it. I absolutely love it. After comparing many different brands, it was perfect to give our room that perfect finishing touch.
i would love a rug for our dining room…i’ve had mohawk rugs and they hold up so nice! they have a wonderful variety to choose from.
I love all of the designs.
It certainly brightens up the area!
I love the kitchen and accent rugs.
It adds great color to your room. I love their rugs.
You definitely made a good choice! This rug ties the whole room together and it looks fabulous!
I love Mohawk rugs! Ive been trying to win one a year! Ive got my heart set on one for my living room!
Nice rug choice, i love how the colors pop
I would be thrilled to have one of the Mohawk rugs. This is fabulous giveaway! Thank you for the opportunity to enter. The prizes are fantastic.
I love Mohawk rugs and have been hoping to win one for awhile now. The one you have in the pics is just beautiful and adds such great color to the room!!
Right under my dining room table needs a rug
I like the before and after pictures. I didn’t like the particular rug on it’s own, but it really brings everything together and makes things pop! Mohawk rugs seems to have quite the selection too.
Love the colors! they make the room pop! It looksnice
love the bold colors
Love the rug, however i have a question it looks great under the table, and i was always afraid to put a nice rug like that under my table thinking how much food i would have clean after each dinner with all the kids.
I love that these aren’t just for the kitchen. I’d love one for my living room…and yes, the cats would think it was put there just for them!
I love the rug you picked out. It is very pretty and can be used in a variety of places in my home. Mohawk is the top of the line. I would love to have one. I have a real tile kitchen and a nice rug under the kitchen table would be nice. The living room set that you showed is one I have never seen and really love…..Oh to be rich:)
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That rug really brings the room together. Can’t wait to check out their site for my own place
This really brings the whole room together
I would love to have a Mohawk rug to balance out the colors in my living room.
A good rug like this one is not only beautiful , it also protects your floors and/or carpets.
That rug is great, the colors are perfect. It really ties the room together!
I love their rugs and it is great they have so many sizes and designs. I could use one in the dining room, our current one is nasty.
my living room and dining room could use a new rug. Love the one you reviewed
Awesome rug! Maybe that would motivate us to look harder for a new dining set!
I have read and heard nothing but good reviews about these rugs!!
The rug definitely has that WOW factor. I love the splash of color!
There are several designs that catch my eye. Deciding will be tricky on the final rug!
The rugs look great and Mohawk is a trusted brand.
I love their carpets and you can find them at so many retailers. It is time for me to change my carpet so this would be great!
I like the Mohawk Home Rain Kaleidoscope 8 ft x 10 ft Area Rug
I’d never considered getting an area rug before. However, while our living room furniture goes OK together, it doesn’t quite match. Then I suddenly realized that an area rug which blended the colors would pull it all together just perfectly.
I’ve had my eyes on Mohawk for awhile now. Love the pictures, it did make a beautiful addition
That’s a beautiful rug! I am in need of a rug for my living room. We just moved into a house with hardwood floors. These rugs look really well made and have great designs.
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Beautiful room. The rug goes great with the decor.
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I love it when people are not afraid of bold colors!! This rug is beautiful!
I really want a Mohawk rug for my bedroom, because it could really use some color on the floor!
Looks lovely! Our guest room could use some help.
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Looks lovely! We could really use a rug for the guest room.
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Great designs and colors of the rugs. Would be nice if offered as a giveaway. So many to choose from.
What we really need is a bit of wow in the hallway to the bedrooms. I would like to replace the runner with one that does have a bit more WOW.
Wow ,,love the pattern and the many bright colts really bring out the room! Love it! Mary @alongcamemary1
I love the style of rug you chose & haven’t seen that one before! Very pretty! Thanks
I think they look really sturdy. If I won it would go in our bedroom. I love the designs they have too. Elegant and simple. I’d love to have one!
I have a beige carpet in my living room and a great Mohawk rung to bring pops of color. I loved all of the choices available when I was looking for the perfect rug.
I love the carpet and the high quality. I like that this little bit of carpet can add so much color to the room.
I like their designs but i think my favorite is the one you have in the picture .I have hard wood flooring too. I love how the colors stand out.
great look! i will be needing rugs soon and i will keep this in mind!
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i am in love with mohawk rugs they are just gorgeous …… that is really awesom that u and your mom have common ground and do things together
That rug looks great in your dining room! I need to find one to dress up my dining space soon!
i love mohawk rugs….. wish i had one to go in my house
Does the ” puppy and baby” come with the rug…if so, I want 2!
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I would, love, love, LOVE to try a Mohawk Rug. I’ve been looking at them & they have some really beautiful designs!! :0)
Great designs and color.
I would LOVE to try one of these in my dining room. :0)
I love how easy you can pull the room together by doing something so simple.
This would be a great addition to my home! Thanks for the giveaway! Love these rugs <3
I like the bones in your dining room too and the rug is perfect for the space.
I love the way a rug will change the whole look of a room.
The Mohawk rugs would be perfect for my daughter’s bedroom, as we recently tore out the old carpet and laid new wood flooring; and with the cold nights, it gets pretty chilly when walking on the bare floor.
we just bought a new home with NO carpet. I need lots of rugs and I’ve been eyeing the mohawk brand
Those are such amazing colors, wow! I would love one of these in my living room!
I think the colors on these are utterly amazing, I would love one of these for my dining room!
That looks fantastic!!
This would look great in my living room. I need a rug in there.
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I love it!! it helps the room come alive
The rug you chose has just enough pop and pizzazz without being over-the-top. Great choice! And that exact rug would look perfect in my library ….
Mohawk has always been a leading name in area rugs. They offer such a variety of patterns that there is sure to be something to please anyone who is shopping for this item. I love Mohawk and am looking into getting one for my living room
I LOVE your new rug! You even have my Boston Terrier in your home
Looks just like my Ms Bella 
You really did find the perfect rug to pull out the colors. That room looks fabulous, and I have no doubt, just as you mentioned, that it’s going to lend itself to some great family moments.
Wow the rug you have is gorgeous! It really brings the whole room together.
That’s a beautiful design there! I just hope they can withstand the trials of my kids!
I need one for my living room i have white tile and it need some color
I love all of their patterns!
I have already looked at a lot of Mohawk rugs online – including those sold at Sears and Wal-Mart. I saw several that I Love and I eventually plan to get one for my den and my bedroom. The one you chose looks great in your home! =)