NewlyWoodwards

an unconventional home

A little fall decor in a little house

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One of the hardest times to live in the barn is when a holiday rolls around. I love decorating for holidays. And have boxes and boxes (and boxes) of holiday stuff to prove it. But, I guess living small is just an opportunity to find my very favorite “stuff” and display it. And it also […]

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 […]

Our (most likely) exterior color palette

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Poor Ryan. I think I could start almost any home renovation story off with those two words. Because he’s a saint, you guys. For real. I’m typically incredibly confident when it comes to choosing paint color. I have painted a lot and have learned to trust my instincts. And in all our houses, there has only been […]

All lit up

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I couldn’t leave well enough alone. Soon after I posted about the budget makeover on our patio area, I bit the bullet and invested in some patio lights. (Ryan disagrees with the term “invested.” He believes that should be reserved for financial things like stocks. I believe that sometimes, lights are an investment worth making.) We’ll just have […]

A simple Cubs vs. Cardinals wreath

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It’s baseball season, I hear. I don’t know firsthand because I opt out of the vast majority of baseball season. Baseball is fine, but there are just too many games in the season and too many innings in the game. Give me a 12 game season and a 3-inning game and I’d choose a team […]

Pimp Henry’s playhouse

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This spring and summer have been rough in the Midwest. Record rainfall and crazy winds have been even more noticeable as we are spending our first year in the country. Not much to block the extreme weather. And unfortunately, the insane winds took Henry’s playhouse for a ride a few months ago. I found it in about a […]