NewlyWoodwards

an unconventional home

A DIY metal and barn wood coffee table

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A coffee table has become a must for the Woodwards. We like a place to set our drinks and our feet when relaxing in the living room. But the coffee table that we received from Ryan’s folks was just too big. Here’s an old photo, before we moved the chair and added a playard and […]

A 2012 holiday home tour at the NewlyWoodwards

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In case you’ve missed any of our holiday home posts this year, here is a full holiday home tour, with a few of my favorite parts of each room. (Check out the links for the full tour of each area.) Welcome to the NewlyWoodwards – starting with our festive front door and homemade NOEL “wreath.” […]

Living room Christmas trees and holiday decor

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Last year, I gave away several of the trees I had been storing. The ones that I didn’t love. And yes, I have enough Christmas trees that I can give away several. The plan was to buy a really nice slim tree for the living room on sale. Well, I never found that tree. So, […]

A cute little kitchen Christmas tree

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Another day, another tree. I feel very strongly that the kitchen should have it’s own Christmas tree. Otherwise, it feels left out of the holiday fun. Just a fun little tree here. I decorated with felted ball garland, cookie cutter ornaments and cookie ornaments. The skirt is the apron I made a few years ago. […]

NOEL front door decor and exterior holiday decor (DIY projects for the holidays)

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I always love to deck the halls with DIY projects – it’s more personal and less expensive than buying everything new. And this year, I decided to finally make myself a NOEL sign inspired by the Pottery Barn version, but with a NewlyWoodwards twist. I picked up the letters at Michaels. They were all white, […]