NewlyWoodwards

an unconventional home

A tiny house tour | updated

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Over the weekend, I realized I haven’t shared a tour of the main space in our 320-square-foot barn apartment (tiny house) since we moved in back in November. The truth is, I don’t love the photos when I take them. While it’s very livable, it also appears a bit cluttered in photos. Probably because there are […]

(Toddler) handcrafted wooden easter eggs

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We started a new tradition this year with Henry. Handpainted Easter eggs – and they are made from wooden eggs so we can keep them. I take exactly zero credit for this idea – my friend Julia at Cuckoo4Design shared it last year. The eggs her kiddos made inspired me to try it with Henry. I […]

Fun crafty Easter bunny art

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We have been doing tons of Easter crafting over here. Part of this is because my kid is OBSESSED with Easter eggs. I mean, we’re going to be eating egg salad for the rest of our lives. I finally had to go buy some faux eggs at the craft store because they last longer. And […]

Quick (last minute) Valentine’s Day projects

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Am I the only person who just realized that Valentine’s Day is on Saturday? With a two-year-old, we didn’t really need to make a classroom’s worth of Valentines. But, I did want to do something special with my little man. And when I asked him if he knew what we did on Valentine’s Day, he […]

A Valentine’s Day advent calendar (and other craft inspiration)

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So, Christmas may be the only holiday that gets acknowledged in the barn. Not because I don’t want to decorate for Columbus Day and National Chocolate Cake Day (seriously -it’s a thing). It’s just that I can no longer remember where anything was stored in my parents’ barn. So, I’ve given up on finding anything. […]

A chalkboard door in the barn

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The last time we discussed the barn garage, it looked a little something like this. If I’m being honest, it looked messier than this. Because. Duh. Real life. And then Christmas hit and the snow started and everything started piling up downstairs. But this isn’t about the slippery slope of messiness. There were still a few […]