NewlyWoodwards

an unconventional home

Porch roofing and exterior lighting ideas

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My favorite part of the new house is every single thing in the new house. If I’m talking about the kitchen, I’ll tell you it’s my favorite part. If I’m showing you our new bedroom, I’ll muse over the view and the ceilings and how it’s my favorite part. If we’re discussing the mudroom, I’ll […]

Siding progress (and thoughts on engineered wood siding)

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Siding is still the name of the game here. And progress is steadily being made. It’s really not that it’s slow, per-say. It’s just a lot of work and a lot of ladders and a lot of steps and a lot of cutting. So it’s definitely taken longer than anticipated. I’ve had a few questions about […]

Outdoor progress at the house (front and back porches, soffits, trim and siding)

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It’s been almost a month since a legit house building update. Lest you think we’ve been making no progress, I’ll give you the low-down. We’ve actually been working on exterior projects with the goal of getting the outside finished before winter hits. Which could be tomorrow, because the Midwest is cray. Outdoor projects are not fast […]

Kitchen cabinet organization ideas

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There are few things more fun than dreaming about kitchens. About how to make them just-so. And as we’ve been planning our kitchen, I’ve come across some of the most wonderful cabinet organization tools. It’s pretty amazing to see all the ways you can customize cabinetry to be extra practical and useful. Our kitchen isn’t […]

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 […]