NewlyWoodwards

an unconventional home

A fall dining room

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Just a little bit of fall decor in the dining room this year. I still haven’t picked up any real pumpkins yet. I may actually avoid buying them completely. Except for one for Henry, of course. Because every 4-month-old needs his own pumpkin. Anyhoo, I have plenty of fake pumpkins in storage. I actually planned […]

A fall living room

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I have a tendency to go overboard on holidays. As you’ve heard me say write,  I subscribe to a “more is more” mentality. But this year for fall, I’m changing my ways. I feel like I’ve done just enough to make our home feel cozy. But I’ve stopped short of making it gaudy and overwhelming. […]

Stripes and monogram baby quilt

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Ryan has a really good group of friends from way back. I love that guys can make friendships that truly last forever. (Girls can make lifetime friends, too. But it seems to be a male phenomenon to make friends in childhood that stay tight into old age. I fear that women let other things get […]

Home decor with Dwell Studio Bella Porte Twilight

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Well, I’m passing along my obsession for Dwell Studio Bella Porte fabric to others. You may remember that I used the fabric for curtains in our dining room and Henry’s room. And when my cousin Nichole saw them, she decided they’d be perfect for her bedroom. So, we made a barter. I make curtains for […]

Simple DIY fabric pennants

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(This is one of a few more detailed posts to come about projects I completed in Henry’s nursery. I know. It never ENDS.)I had tons of fabric collected for Henry’s nursery. I just kept buying fabric I liked, as I mentioned in the pillow post. Since I ended up not needing oodles of pillows, I […]

Little updates: Door numbers

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We have owned our house for two years and lived in it for a year. And most of that time, we haven’t had proper house numbers. Wait. I guess there were house numbers on the door and mailbox when we bought it. I must have been distracted by all the ugly. We’re lucky that our […]