NewlyWoodwards

an unconventional home

Our simple summer patio tour (with a view)

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Screened porch season has arrived. Turn on the ceiling fan, grab a glass of iced tea, and let your worries melt away. For real. If you need me, I’m on our DIY screened porch. I’m happy to be joining The Happy Housie again for her Summer Simplicity Porch and Patio tours. There are so many […]

Painting a picnic table with chalkboard paint

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Paint, Craft, Eat.

That would be the title of our summertime memoir, if I wrote one. It may not be as exciting as “Eat, Pray, Love,” but it’s a huge part of our summer days at home with kids. 

And as summertime has swung into full gear, Henry and I have been spending lots of time on the back porch working on projects during Lucy’s nap times. This spot is perfect for painting, crafting and eating. 

Our simple summer home tour

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Summertime is here – and so is our summer home tour.

Now that school is out, we love having my son home during the day. He loved kindergarten, but there’s nothing like sweet summertime. And in between the zoo and museum and splash pad and camp, we are spending lots of time around the house.

An Americana Summer Mantel

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Memorial Day has come and gone – and that means all the red, white and blue. 

I’m not mad about it. Americana decor is my jam – and it just feels right in our farmhouse. 

Easy patriotic burlap wreath

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Memorial Day weekend is right around the corner – and if you are new around here, that means I’m currently throwing red, white and blue around the house like confetti.

Oooooo….. confetti. That’s an idea. 

I just love all things Americana. There’s something about summer that feels so patriotic, and our farmhouse just begs me to cover it in stars and stripes. As part of 2018’s Red, White and Blue-ing, I’ve also been cleaning and sprucing up the back porch. I thought this large wooden star needed a dose of the grand ol’ flag.

DIY chunky wooden shelves

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Spring and summer seems to kick our DIY home projects into overdrive. Something about the ability to work outside and open windows gets me itching to work on new projects and finish up those we have been ignoring.

The most recent project we finished in our home is something that will be useful all year – for both decor and the added storage it ads to our open living space.