NewlyWoodwards

an unconventional home

Avoiding decision paralysis: How to decorate when you can’t visualize the final product

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It’s very easy to get stuck in home décor paralysis. When you begin designing a room, you’re given a blank slate. And that means there are tons of options. TONS OF OPTIONS AND YOU HAVE NO CLUE WHERE TO BEGIN. When you sign up to be part of our email tribe at NewlyWoodwards, I send out […]

Patriotic decorations on the front porch for Independence Day

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I know you’ve been losing sleep wondering if we have decked out our house in red, white and blue this year.

Wonder no more. Check out our Independence Day porch and some favorite products to Yankee Doodle Dandy your space.

The next big project: Shiplap in the basement family room

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If you are anything like me, you never stop dreaming about your next big home project.

And our next one is getting started – to create more usable living space for our family. That’s right. We are starting with phase one of finishing the basement. Here’s the full scoop.

Playing with pattern mixing in the master bedroom

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I always admire rooms filled with effortless pattern mixing. But mixing colors and patterns is nothing I’ve ever excelled at implementing into our own home. But, I’m working on it. Starting with the master bedroom.  Slow, baby steps. I think decorating the master bedroom is always easy to put off – because nobody really see it […]

Hello spring home tour

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I’m thrilled to share our home as part of the Hello Spring Home Tour, hosted by Carrie of Lovely, Etc. Don’t miss all the awesome spring inspiration from dozens of home bloggers at the bottom of the post. It’s the perfect breath of fresh air.  Spring has officially arrived. That may mean it’s going to rain for at least […]

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 […]