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Sprucing up the barn deck

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When there are a lot of pressing things to work on, I ignore those things and turn my sights to the pretty.

Insert – our barn patio. Otherwise known as the big deck. I knew that this space would become an important extension of our small living space and I became obsessed with prettying it up.

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After we finished the railings and staining, I turned my sights to a little sprucing up. I put together this quick style board.

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I still have a long way to go, but I love the first stage. I think the entire look hinges on this beautiful Mohawk Herringbone Indoor/Outdoor Rug. (Thanks to Mohawk for sending this beauty my way.)

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I love the bold pattern. I love that it’s soft and comfortable to bare feet. I love that it will hold up to the outdoors with UV protected fibers. And I super love that Mohawk rugs are Made in America. I decided to pull in some red and aqua colors, which is perfect with the red barn and black and white rug.

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I picked up the umbrella and pillows from World Market. I’m totally loving all the shade the umbrella provides.Mohawk rug chevron patio05

The dining set belonged to my in-laws and is really comfortable. I think there will be lots of al fresco dining in our future.
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Will I ever get over this view? I don’t think so.
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Henry also got this great new cedar picnic table from his grandma and grandpa. We also have a matching umbrella for this table, but haven’t installed it yet.Mohawk rug chevron patio04

And this basin is serving as a great spot to stash away pillows and the umbrellas while we aren’t there. (It’s super windy out here, so this should help to keep track of everything.) I have big plans for this area in the future, too.Basin1

I still have lots of projects on the horizon for this space, but it’s on its way. Thanks in part to this gorgeous rug.

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Comments

  1. Pretty sure your deck is the most beautiful place on earth. You did such a great job designing it. I can’t wait til I can come to the midwest and sit on your deck with you… it WILL happen. I’m determined to make a cross country trip and stop by all my favorite bloggers’ homes!

  2. Love the out door space Kim! I would be scared to pair aqua and red but it looks so great together. You have excellent style. I also love the Hampton rug in shadow! It would look amazing in our new nursery!

  3. Holy cow….literally. 😉 I just found your blog and I’m in love! The view is amazing and I am eating up your renos. Then again I’m not surprised…..midwest gals are the best gals. 🙂

  4. Love the rug! It really brings it all together! I would love to win one for my home 🙂

  6. I love, love, love your deck and it’s view! Seeing your deck makes me think I need the Fronds Spruce rug out on our deck at the new house!

  9. Kim, I love the color blocking. The Block Party, Coco Parline or Criss Cross Lines in Vetier would be the perfect house warming gift for my best friend. It would look fantastic in her screened in porch.

  10. I would have to get the seaside for my daughter’s bedroom or confetti one for the play room. I love the black and white one that you got. Thanks for the giveaway. Good luck everyone.

  16. I am having a hard time choosing. The chevron is “In” but would not fit in. Looking for something that would be indoors to match a deep aqua color. I am sure Mohawk could give me some advise!

  18. my dinning room needs help and it is fisrt room u enter in my house so would love to make it look better

  19. I love the Ripples | Dark Gold | 5ft x 7ft 6in | Rectangle! We had to get rid of our rugs this winter when he got sick. So now all we have is very cold horrible tile flooring. Looking for rugs for all rooms now too! This would be a great help!

  20. i love the mosaic fountain indoor/outdoor rug! my eyes are drawn to it, i love it! could easily use it out on the deck or i can put it in the dining room!

  21. I love the black and white chevron rug by Mohawk. It will look beautiful in my living room.

  22. I would love the Lascala Chevron Stripe Medium Blue. If we weren’t renting right now and my house was in “my” color scheme, this beautiful rug would be in our living room. I’m a sucker for bright blues and browns together.

    I haven’t read anything on here for a long time and was excited to stop by and see lots more barn raising posts. Thanks for sharing!

  26. OMG I love the look! We have that same deck set I may just have to steal this idea for our backyard

  29. Call me a child of the 70’s but I am longing a shag rug for our concrete living room floor. I don’t have a deck and only large gravel in our pitifully small backyard. A rug would not hold up there. No plans to change it as we don’t own it. (renting) I saw this Crimson colored Frise Shag Rug on Home Depot Mohawk collection that would bring some life and comfort to our drab, hard, floor! Hope to win this!

  33. I love the look of chevron. I had trouble viewing on the site, but I’m thinking I would choose a neutral chevron to use in my dining room.

  34. I would love to have one of the floral rugs!! Can’t decide if I would get an indoor or an outdoor rug. So many possibilities!

  36. I’d go with the same chevron pattern you have. I’m planning a little outdoor redo with black, gray, navy and pops of red, lime, and any other fun bright colors. This rug would be perfect!

  37. First time on your site! Your barn deck is so bright and beautiful, and the view . . . !! You are truly blessed. I love the chevron rug and your bright colors. Would love one of my own!

  43. I love them all, but I really like the Mohawks Block Party rug. I would use it on our patio, or in the dining room

  45. I love the Hampton Vetier. I would put it in my living room. I also love the rug you reviewed as well. I would love something like that as well on our back deck.

  47. I’ve been looking for a rug for our baby’s nursery–the criss cross lines in teal would be great

  50. I love the umbrella with the rug & pillows!! So bright & fun.

    I would love to win a rug for our big (empty) deck!

  51. I really like the Providence for my living room but there are several that I love!

  52. i really like the jumble blocks i was interested in an outdoor rug and i saw one but not really into the pattern i love the pictures of the outside decor that is my style

  54. I seriously love all their rugs! I want one for every room in our house. But your desk has inspired me, ours totally needs some love!

  61. Cant get over the beautiful views!! The Heather Elegant Lattice would go great in our upcoming nursery!

  64. We’re remodeling our front room, and the rug would be a nice inspiration piece/jumping-off-point to begin the makeover process.

  68. Visited the site and my favorite Mohawk rug is Everyday Life | Apple Butter-Pearl | 5ft x 8ft | Rectangle

  71. I would love a colorful rug for our living room, something that the kids would enjoy playing on!

  73. beautiful job and love your view! the chevron rug really gives it a modern look.

  76. We’re in the middle of a deck renovation ourselves. I’d love to win a Mohawk rug!

  77. I am moving on the 31st of july and this would be an awesome addition to my new home!!

  79. I would choose the Savannah rug, and I would put it in my dining room. Thank you for the wonderful giveaway.
    Erin
    fairyfractal at gmail dot com

  80. Always so intrigued with your small space remodel and great ideas. Sooooooooo jealous of the view…………t

  83. Love what you have done with your outdoor area! Definitely a nice place to entertain especially with the wonderful rug!

  85. I would choose the nuLOOM Outdoor / Indoor Rug and it would be for my patio.

  87. I LOVE your deck décor! The rug anchors the deck and banisters, the red pulls in your barn color and the aqua makes it all POP 🙂 The metal container to handle all of it is a wonderful idea too. The preschool teacher in me is nervous about the placement of Henry’s table! Hopefully it is next to the rail for pictures. I can see that active little one up and over the side – yikes! On that note, enjoy that wonderful view. As a transplanted Michigander to SoCA, It always amazes me that I forget how the GREEN it really is in the Midwest!

    • OMG – this was such a good and helpful reminder for me. I truly NEVER even thought about using the table as a stool to throw himself over the railing. But he would totally do that. I’m so happy that you shared your thoughts (in a very kind way, thank you).

      Now I’m really having to think hard about where I should put the picnic table???

  94. I’d like the Barnes Seaside for my bedroom, although it’s so hard to chose!

    demureprincess7(at)gmail(dot)com

  95. Oh my goodness, Kim – it’s just gorgeous, as usual. I’m so jealous of the view! And the decor! And … well, pretty much everything.

    As far as the giveaway: I neeeeeeeeed a new area rug. Mine is the same age as my oldest son, which means it’s been gathering stains and funk for nine years now. :/ I would probably choose the Geo Link … or the Chevron Linen … or the Anton Natural! I love them all!

  100. I’m really in love with your deck, and view! It’s coming together so great, I’m sure you two are really proud of how GOOD your hard work looks :o)

  104. Kim…. the deck looks gorgeous! Love the way your aqua and red pillows just POP off of the gorgeous rug! And man… the first thing that I did was sigh at the view. I can just imagine sitting up there, reading a book in the breeze.

    I’m sighing again. envy. lol

    Oh, and I love the Mohawk Fronds indoor/outdoor rug. My home is done in predominantly deep neutrals, with a fun maroon/gold/green leaves-patterned rug in the living room, so these fronds would carry that style outside to my little deck. Website saved as a fave.

  106. i would absolutely choose the multi blocks rug it is awesome very colorful and abstract i ould love it for my living room

  107. It looks amazing! Love the aqua paired with it!!

    Such a nice big deck with an awesome view!

    And I could totally use that very same rug on our back patio! Would be fun with my black and white sofa, and especially once we’re done remodeling!!

  108. Your deck looks so inviting. We eat almost all our meals outside in the summer- easy clean-up and beautiful views.

    I love the black and white chevron rug you chose- it would look great on the screened porch of the house we will own next month!

  111. I’ve been wanting to get a rug for our screened in porch but I just haven’t been able to pull the plug! Winning one would really help that 🙂 I think the Penny Loafer Mohawk rug would be the perfect fit!

  114. Love that chevron rug! And the turquoise and red with the barn red, so fun! I’d totally get a rug for our play room 🙂

  116. I like the Mohawk Home Select Strata Valence 5-ft x 8-ft Rectangular Orange Transitional Area Rug for my living room.

  118. Cuuuuute. I would love an outdoor rug for my sad, sad, sad deck. We moved in six months ago and the deck has gotten zero love.

  122. Looks amazing!! And I would pick that same exact rug for my poor, sad patio that needs some sprucing up!

  126. I just love the aqua on your deck. That rug sets it off!

    The Hampton Shadow or Fancy Trellis Neutral would look fabulous in our home. Thanks for the chance!

  127. To many gorgeous rugs to just choose one! I would choose one with red in it for my living room!

  129. That looks like a lovely place to spend time this summer!

    I noticed the furniture is a different color in the mood board. Are you thinking of painting it?

    • I actually have some other chairs that I’m planning to paint aqua. These will stay black. Mostly out of laziness but also because I think they’ll hold up to the elements better. They will actually go under the deck, but I included them because I see it all as one big space.

  132. My husband and I bought our first house a couple of months ago, and he discovered a brick patio covered in about 2 inches of dirt and overgrown grass in the backyard! We have patio furniture being delivered this Saturday, and one of these rugs would look GREAT with it!

  135. Kim! You are going to get so much use out of this spot. I love it – out here we would call that a rooftop patio – and there’s nothing Denverites like more than rooftop patios. B makes a mean margarita, we’ll be right over. As for the rug giveaway – there’s a confetti rug that I have my eye on for the playroom, this would make my day!

    • Mmmmm…. margaritas. How about you wait to visit until our house is built and you can just stay in the barn for as long as you want (FOREVER?). Margaritas for life on the rooftop patio.

  136. The black and white chevron you chose would be perfect in my family room! It sees a lot of messy traffic because it leads to the pool.

  140. Looking so great out there! I’ve been eyeing a Union Jack rug for Ari’s room for awhile now, so I think I’d have to go with that 🙂

  143. Love the color scheme – it’s the same as my living room. 🙂 I’ve been fighting the urge to do a lot of “prettying” in my back yard because we rent and are hoping we won’t be here next summer…but seeing this makes me wonder if I can’t just add at least a bright umbrella to our picnic table to make it a bit more cozy. *opens new tab to browse World Market site*

  144. We are planning our first baby’s nursery this summer and the Fancy Trellis in Surf would be perfect for the room!

  146. i love the hampton shadow rug. we have horrid ant problems where i live because of the moisture so outdoor rugs are hard. but i love them for the durability they give inside.

  147. KIM. I LOVE THIS. I’ve never had success with outdoor rugs. Testaments as to how this has been holding up in the elements? Are you planning on bringing it indoors in stretches of bad weather/winter?

    • This is an interesting question. We have a huge rug on our front porch that I’ve never brought in (including the past three winters in the Midwest) and it’s holding up fine. But it’s covered and I’ve never had anything like this before. I’m interested to see what the official stance on this is so I’m going to check. Because I want it to last a long time.

  150. Wow! I love the way you decorated, and especially the look of this rug! Amazing!

  151. Loving the spruced up deck’s color combo! Can’t wait to see your other additions. I’m loving Mohawks Block Party rug, but there are plenty of others I’m definitely eyeing too!

  152. I love how this looks, that rug is the anchor point of this deck. I love the Mohawk Linen Chevron Rug, it would be a perfect addition to my living room.

  154. wow, the deck looks great!

    I would get the HAMPTON navy rug! I love the simple pattern!

    It would be right at home in my living room!

    Thank you for the chance to win!

    Joey J.

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