NewlyWoodwards

an unconventional home

Floors on our new front porch

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Oh, hey. Remember that one time we were building a house? Oh. Yeah. That. I keep wanting to share things that are happening, but all the work isn’t really “blogworthy,” per say. Like all the electrical work that Ryan and the dads have been doing – it’s obviously super important to have things like working […]

A carriage garage door and red barn lights

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Until we began building our house, I didn’t realize how every decision can clearly be the MOST IMPORTANT DECISION IN THE HISTORY OF TIME. I’m not joking. My husband no longer wants to debate the merits of different types of light switches. Actually, I guess he never wanted to do that. But when it came to the garage door, […]

Classic vs. trendy design when building a house

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The Midwest is not really known as a mecca of trendy and forward design. No offense, Midwest. I love you. Kiss kiss. And I have a similar problem. I’m a Midwesterner through and through. Which means I tend to err toward (what I think is) classic and farmhouse style. If it is hot and hip enough […]

Our full exterior palette and a new red door

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Thanks to Behr for sponsoring this post.  It’s almost the season that comes after the beauty and splendor of fall. This season in like Voldemort in Harry Potter. Don’t say the name out loud for fear of death eaters. Or snow. But death eaters aside, our house-building goal was really to have the exterior completed before winter. And […]

Electrical progress and planning

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It feels like it’s going to be a looooooong time before I show you a perfectly finished space. Hahahaha. Like I’ve every actually shown you a perfectly finished space on the blog. That’s hilarious. But every day, progress is made on our new house. And every day, we’re one step closer. And we have a superhero […]

Weigh in: ideas for our farmhouse fireplace

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Today, we’re tackling more decisions for the new house – how to finish the fireplace. Here’s what it’s looking like right now – after installation and framing. The ductwork was running up the side so we framed the other side as well to make it look symmetrical. One of my favorite details? This little cubby on the […]