NewlyWoodwards

an unconventional home

Painting kitchen cabinets and walls in the rental

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We are *this close* to having the apartment of horrors renovated and ready to rent. And by we, I mean my dad. Because he did about 99.9% of the work here. But I did do one thing – paint the kitchen cabinets. And they look quite lovely, if I do say so myself. Go ahead – […]

Sleeping in a tiny house (with help from Breathe Right)

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I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for Breathe Right®. I received product samples to facilitate my review as well as a promotional item to thank me for my participation. We’ve been living in a 320-square-foot space for almost 9 months, and we haven’t killed anyone. I think that’s worth celebrating! Who’s bringing […]

Kitchen inspiration for the new house

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It sounds sort of cliche to call the kitchen the heart of the home, but it really is true for us. It seems to become our natural gathering spot for everyday and for entertaining. And that’s why I’m so excited about the kitchen in our new house. We will finally have a space that is […]

Framing walls in the new house

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The inside of the house is really starting to take shape. I feel like it’s hard to really visualize a home until the walls start going up inside. Now that there’s some interior progress, I thought I’d share the interior photos as the walls are being framed in at this point. This may or may not […]

Installing windows in the new house

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For some reason, installing the windows in the house made it really look like a house. I mean, WINDOWS. Where are all the heart-eye emojis? I want to use them ALL. We talked a little about our choice of aluminum clad Pella windows back in March, when we started the ordering process. And they have been sitting […]

The roof is on … (fire)

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The roof is on (fire). No really, it’s just on. Thank. Goodness. This is one of the few things we hired out. The drop on one side is crazy. It’s really steep. So it was worth the few thousand dollars to have someone else do it. In three days. It’s incredible to me that they can […]