NewlyWoodwards

an unconventional home

Fall home tour | 2017

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Living in the middle of nowhere has given me a renewed appreciation for the change of seasons. I can literally see it happening around me, and it’s awesome.

And while the fields and trees are changing, our home is getting fall-ready, too.

Never enough plants: A spring home tour

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I’m not Irish, and I really don’t do much in the way of specific St. Patrick’s Day decor. But in our home decor, I still celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and the start of spring with more than green beer or shamrocks – I usher it in with peeks of green and tons of plants. Nothing says springs like plants. I’m excited to […]

A candy corn mantel | Dec-O-Ween

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I have two words for you. Candy. Corn. This treat is at top of the list of reasons everyone should love Halloween. Right after Reese’s Pumpkins. I would have gone with a Reese’s Pumpkin theme for the Halloween mantel, but I couldn’t figure out how to dip the entire area in chocolate and peanut butter. And it […]

Quick porch updates for fall

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Finish lines are totally overrated. I used to believe that there was an elusive end to our home projects – but the truth about making your home your own is that there is rarely a true finish line. Embrace it.  Just because I share photos of my home one week, doesn’t mean it doesn’t change the next week. (Or […]

Why decorating for fall can make your house look better year-round

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I’ve noticed something that unsettles me – people who discount (or “diss”) decorating for fall. It’s a bit of a virtual eye-roll. As though decorating a lot for fall is wasting time or money. Because obviously, instead of buying wasteful pumpkins and candy corn, you should really spend that money on something else that’s more important. Like Pumpkin […]

Fall decor in the living room

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Thank you so much for all the kind and encouraging words about our fall home tour on Monday! Instead of bombarding that entire post with photos, I tried to share highlights from each room. And now I can share more about each room without overwhelming anyone. First up – the living room.  But before we get to the […]