NewlyWoodwards

an unconventional home

5 favorite (easy-to-grow) plants for late-summer blooms

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When it comes to gardening, I have two very simple goals: I want it to look amazing. I don’t want to work hard to keep it that way. I think most of you can relate. We all want our yards to look beautiful – with all-year color and plenty of show-stopping plants. But for most […]

What to Know Before Building a Home

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Are you building a home? Or maybe dreaming about building a home?

In my opinion, building a home should be a multi-year planning process. Even if you have a wonderful builder and general contractor, it’s still your responsibility to make sure the home fits your family’s needs and checks all the boxes. Because while some things can easily be changed, other things are pretty permanent. 

Creative home hacks: Removing adhesive from glass (once and for all)

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Do you have any small unfinished projects around your house that nearly drive you crazy? Yep. Me, too.

There just never seems to be enough time to properly take care of everything. But I recently tackled one of them – and it was way easier than I anticipated. Here’s how I removed stubborn stickers from our windows without breaking a sweat.

4 things I miss most about living tiny

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It’s been just over a year since we expanded our living space from 320 square feet to 1500 square feet. (In case you are new around here, we converted the loft of an old barn into a small apartment to live in while we were building our house.)

After living in such a small space for about 18 months, the move was a very welcome change. But there are a few things I miss about living small. Here are some of them.

We live here (an ode to the lived-in home)

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Many days, I clear all of the junk out of the frame and take a photo of our home that comes out looking quite nice (if you ask me). 

I hope you already know this: It’s all a mirage.

Because most days, I’m in the middle of a scene that looks a little more like this.

5 home maintenance tasks for the summer

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Maintaining a home brings plenty of responsibility. Sometimes, it feels like the work of a homeowner is never really complete.
 
That’s why, to keep our home looking it’s best, we spread out maintenance and deeper cleaning tasks throughout the year. We find that these simple cleaning and habits keep the house presentable for everyday use.