NewlyWoodwards

an unconventional home

Holiday home tour: dining room hutches and table

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Thanks for all your kind comments about hour holiday home tour. Today, it’s the dining room table and hutches. We already showcased the tree here. To create the “pedestal,” I just put a plate on a bowl. I’m a genius and I invented this technique myself… (Just kidding, people. I’ve seen this everywhere.) I’m obsessed […]

Holiday home tour: nature, burlap and a DIY tree skirt

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(Note: Read to the bottom to find out about the demise of this Christmas tree.) I wanted something a little different for our living room tree this year, so I decided to go with natural colors. I decided to use the white tree with browns and tans a’la The Nester. The Nester’s tree Since I’m […]

Knock-off Pottery Barn holiday pillows

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I’ve gone a little crazy with DIY decor this year. Check out my DIY knock-off Christmas silhouettes here. My advent calendars are here. One ornament idea is here. Today, I decided to share something new. Knock-off Pottery Barn Pillows I posted these PB pillows last week as inspiration. I’ve loved these since I saw them. […]

Holiday home tour: the red tree, a fence and DIY silhouettes

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This year, I decided that less is more when it comes to holiday decorating. Psych! (I didn’t fool you if you’ve read my blog for any length of time. I’m about as low-key and less-is-more as Tammy Faye or Dolly Parton…Love you, Dolly.) There are a lot of lovely blogs out there that do a […]

DIY paper photo ornaments

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I was lucky enough to be part of an ornament exchange with friends I met while planning my December wedding in 2007. While I don’t get to chat with many of them anymore (beside through blogs), it’s still a connection we’ll always have. I had the opportunity to give an ornament to my friend, Stephanie . […]

Walkin’ in Memphis

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Memphis is really a fun town. We had a nice three days in Tennessee over the holiday. I figured I’d better document it. Here’s a mini-recap. We spent Thanksgiving Day at Ryan’s aunt and uncle. We ate ungodly amounts of food and the guys watched football. We also made gingerbread men and attempted a gingerbread […]