NewlyWoodwards

an unconventional home

Queso in four steps (perfect for the big game – or any day)

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This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of RO*TEL & VELVEETA . All opinions are 100% mine. If there’s a party, you can count on me to bring the queso. Which is what happened this week when I was preparing a quick appetizer for craft night. The best part about bringing Queso […]

A chalkboard door in the barn

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The last time we discussed the barn garage, it looked a little something like this. If I’m being honest, it looked messier than this. Because. Duh. Real life. And then Christmas hit and the snow started and everything started piling up downstairs. But this isn’t about the slippery slope of messiness. There were still a few […]

Organizing electronics in a small space (a basket hack)

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This seems almost too silly to post. But I’m never above silliness. Cords and electronic devices have always been a problem for me. They are always tangled and piled up. And even though we got rid of a few of the devices when we moved to the barn, I still had a cabinet packed and […]

Adding drama to built in shelves with paint

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Today is an extra fun day. Because a few of the Behr DIY Experts (myself included) are sharing fun projects featuring colors using the Behr 2015 Color Trends. These are projects using some of the coolest and on-trend colors for 2015. Each of us all tackling projects on our to-do list – getting a head start on this […]

How to plan for NEXT Christmas

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You know – The holidays will be here before we know it. Yes. I’m talking about NEXT December. In 11 months, we’ll all be scrambling in holiday mode. I’m a bit ahead of myself, but as Ryan and I were reflecting on our holidays (and our annual spending), it naturally made me look ahead to 2015. […]

Living small is not really downsizing

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Thanks for all the wonderful comments on our post last week about letting go of the stuff. I really loved reading about your own experiences with stuff and how you limit the stress and time spent dealing with it. Another (related) idea I’ve been thinking about is the concept of downsizing. Technically, when we sold our normal-sized […]