NewlyWoodwards

an unconventional home

24 tomato cages and other garden updates

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There are a variety of things I’m good at. The top of the list – getting in over my head. Case in point: the garden. Even when I say I’m going low-key, I don’t. I’m a dirty nasty liar. It’s just that there’s this gorgeous space for a garden and I’d hate for it to […]

Make an electrical box into a magnet board

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This week, I’ve been sharing ways to disguise something ugly. First, I hid the outdoor A/C unit and now I’m hiding an ugly electrical box in the laundry room. Yep. Back to the laundry room. (Check out our laundry cart for our first DIY upgrade.) This is what the laundry room looked like before. Not exactly easy […]

How much does it cost to build a new house?

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Ryan and I have been writing a lot of huge checks lately, so I thought it was worth talking about budget on a new construction home.

Obviously, our experience won’t be the same for everyone, but I thought some of you may be curious about how we plan to pay for the house and how the budget will be split up.

Hiding the A/C with a DIY pallet fence (and barn quilts)

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I am sharing something groundbreaking today. I made something with a pallet. I know. Pallets are so passé. Half of Pinterest is devoted to the upcycling of old pallets. But I think this is our first ever pallet project. So, it’s new to us. And it was so easy and turned out better than we even expected. […]

Customized girlie onesies

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I know you have probably been worried – it’s been AGES since I’ve shared a customized onesie. Have no fear! I’m back with two cute new onesies for the littlest girl in your lives. I created these two cute onesies for my friend Mary and her sweet new daughter. The first is just too cute […]

A basement is born

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Well, it was time for an update on our basement – in short, it’s looking great and coming right along since the last update. Look, ma! Walls! Shortly after the last post, our contractors came out and started setting the walls. It’s been pretty fun to watch the crews and see the process. It’s a […]