NewlyWoodwards

an unconventional home

A boy’s room in navy and red

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If you visit our house and my son is home, he will immediately drag you up to his room to check out how giant it is! (It’s 10×10.) I love that living in a tiny space has changed his perspective on everything. In a great way. But because many of you cannot visit (whyyyyyyyyyyy????), let’s take […]

Painting open shelves dark | Owning what you love

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Look … If you love something, why change it? Sometimes, I feel pressured to do something outside my norm. But I can trust myself to create the best home for my family. And usually that means going with the colors and styles and features that we really love and things that provide a comfortable backdrop. That […]

Cute as a button art

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You know those thing you pinned five years ago and then never actually got around to doing? Come on. I know I’m not the only one who pins projects all the time and then doesn’t follow through on 99 percent of them. I think I have five or six button art projects pinned on Pinterest (shameless […]

Best-ever party sliders| Hawaiian rolls recipe

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Today, I’m letting you in on a little secret. While I love to entertain, I don’t really love to cook. Shhhhhh… But, I’ve started to find my groove, and a lot of this is by serving meals that can be prepared ahead of time so I’m not stuck in the kitchen all night. This isn’t […]

bObiPet v. Roomba Review

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We have officially entered the land of the Jetsons. We are living it, my friends. I’m doing a bObiPet v. Roomba review because nobody likes cleaning their floors. And I am convinced you need today’s version of Rosie the Robot – a machine that will help you keep your house clean while you work hard. Or while you […]

Failing at a garden (but winning at life)

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I think I give you a completely inaccurate impression of my actual life. Or at the very least, an incomplete impression. If you think I am on top of everything or succeed all the time or even wash my hair every day, I’m here to set you straight. (Does anyone actually have the patience to […]