Shaw Rug on ABC's "Modern Family"

Shaw Rug Does Star Turn on ABC’s “Modern Family”

I tend to think of Wednesdays as good days. It’s the middle of the week, it’s the day that comes after Tuesday, which is my least favorite day, and, best of all, it’s the day Modern Family comes on. I know that, in these days of DVRs and Hulu, you can watch a TV show almost anytime you want, but to me, there’s something old fashioned and satisfying about waiting all week for something special, and at my house, one of the week’s high points happens on Wednesdays at nine.

Modern Family is about three branches of the same family tree; Jay, the patriarch, his daughter Claire and son Mitchell and their families. The show is multi-generational, and culturally and ethnically diverse. I like it because it is a very funny, but remarkably true and often touching depiction of what it is like to live with people who drive you crazy but whom you love anyway.

I’ve never thought much about the houses the three families live in on the show – only that they seem to fit the characters, and, as they are all located in the Los Angeles area, that they must be expensive. So I was surprised to read in a Los Angeles Times article recently - titled On 'Modern Family,' signature sensations - that most of the home furnishings on the sets for the show were purchased in stores around LA or online, at sites like Pottery Barn and West Elm. Wow, that means I could buy throw pillows just like the ones Phil and Claire Dunphy have!

Or, it turns out, you can have a rug just like the one in baby Lily’s room. It’s called Wildflowers and is from a Kathy Ireland collection manufactured by CRI-member Shaw Industries. It’s a beautiful rug, and I’m glad it’s getting its moment in the spotlight.

I just hope the Dunphys have a Seal of Approval-certified vacuum to clean it with…

~Bethany