NewlyWoodwards

an unconventional home

My 5 favorite paint colors | Behr DIY Experts

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If the past eight years of renovating houses has taught me anything, it’s that paint can be house-changing. You don’t need a huge budget or tons of hardcore DIY skills or a garage of specialty tools. Nope – just a paintbrush and a can of paint. (Or in my case, HUNDREDS OF GALLONS OF PAINT.) It’s liberating! You […]

The good, the bad and the ugly of owning rental properties

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We purchased our first rental property about six years ago – a single family home located a few blocks from our first house. The same family has rented this property for the last six years. And, to be honest, we just got lucky with them. They are incredible people and renters – they take care of […]

Our (most likely) exterior color palette

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Poor Ryan. I think I could start almost any home renovation story off with those two words. Because he’s a saint, you guys. For real. I’m typically incredibly confident when it comes to choosing paint color. I have painted a lot and have learned to trust my instincts. And in all our houses, there has only been […]

All framed in

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The last we talked about the house building progress on the blog, we had most of the walls of the main house up. I actually had to go back to the post and check because I forgot what I had shared. (And because I share everything on Instagram as it happens. So if you are […]

All lit up

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I couldn’t leave well enough alone. Soon after I posted about the budget makeover on our patio area, I bit the bullet and invested in some patio lights. (Ryan disagrees with the term “invested.” He believes that should be reserved for financial things like stocks. I believe that sometimes, lights are an investment worth making.) We’ll just have […]

Baseball, beer and 90 years (a birthday party recap)

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My papa’s 90th birthday was last week, so we planned a fun party to celebrate his big day with friends and family. The man loves baseball and beer – so that was the theme of our party. He’s just too cool for school. It turned out really fun so I wanted to share some of the […]