NewlyWoodwards

an unconventional home

Avoiding decision paralysis: How to decorate when you can’t visualize the final product

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It’s very easy to get stuck in home décor paralysis. When you begin designing a room, you’re given a blank slate. And that means there are tons of options. TONS OF OPTIONS AND YOU HAVE NO CLUE WHERE TO BEGIN. When you sign up to be part of our email tribe at NewlyWoodwards, I send out […]

How to stop the inflow of stuff into your home

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Every home needs a little space to breathe. Because when you have less stuff taking up space, your home feels cleaner and you have less stuff to be responsible for. That’s a huge win.

Here are some simple tips to bring less stuff into your home.

Patriotic decorations on the front porch for Independence Day

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I know you’ve been losing sleep wondering if we have decked out our house in red, white and blue this year.

Wonder no more. Check out our Independence Day porch and some favorite products to Yankee Doodle Dandy your space.

The next big project: Shiplap in the basement family room

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If you are anything like me, you never stop dreaming about your next big home project.

And our next one is getting started – to create more usable living space for our family. That’s right. We are starting with phase one of finishing the basement. Here’s the full scoop.

Questions to ask yourself while purging

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Getting rid of stuff is sort of addicting. Once you get going, it’s hard to stop. If you stop moving for too long, you could end up in a bin going to charity. I just keep discovering boxes and drawers and cabinets that are begging to be purged.

“Take me to Goodwill,” they whisper. “Don’t let me live out my life in the dark of this box.”

Our 3 secrets to affording home projects while building financial freedom

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I want you to have a beautiful home you love. But I don’t want you to sell your soul or your firstborn to do it. Actually, I beg you not to do that.

I want the money you spend to create a haven for your family. But I also want the money you spend to help BUILD your net worth and future financial freedom – not lead to you STRUGGLE TOWN living paycheck to paycheck.