NewlyWoodwards

an unconventional home

Basement plumbing, in-floor heat and walls

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It’s been almost exactly a month since they started digging our basement. Every day, it looks more and more like a home. And since our last update, there’s been lots of progress. First up, plumbing in the basement and garage. We are lucky to have a licensed plumber to help us with this work. While Ryan and his […]

Vintage-inspired barn art

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When it comes to the barn, we’re really embracing our rural-ness. Rural-ness: it’s totally a thing. Because when it comes to sprucing up the interior and exterior of the barn, we’re going rustic and ag-inspired. Think barn wood and rusted corrugated metal … So when it came time to finish beautifying our patio, I embraced this […]

Make an electrical box into a magnet board

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This week, I’ve been sharing ways to disguise something ugly. First, I hid the outdoor A/C unit and now I’m hiding an ugly electrical box in the laundry room. Yep. Back to the laundry room. (Check out our laundry cart for our first DIY upgrade.) This is what the laundry room looked like before. Not exactly easy […]

How much does it cost to build a new house?

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Ryan and I have been writing a lot of huge checks lately, so I thought it was worth talking about budget on a new construction home.

Obviously, our experience won’t be the same for everyone, but I thought some of you may be curious about how we plan to pay for the house and how the budget will be split up.

Customized girlie onesies

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I know you have probably been worried – it’s been AGES since I’ve shared a customized onesie. Have no fear! I’m back with two cute new onesies for the littlest girl in your lives. I created these two cute onesies for my friend Mary and her sweet new daughter. The first is just too cute […]

A basement is born

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Well, it was time for an update on our basement – in short, it’s looking great and coming right along since the last update. Look, ma! Walls! Shortly after the last post, our contractors came out and started setting the walls. It’s been pretty fun to watch the crews and see the process. It’s a […]