NewlyWoodwards

an unconventional home

Easy patriotic burlap wreath

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Memorial Day weekend is right around the corner – and if you are new around here, that means I’m currently throwing red, white and blue around the house like confetti.

Oooooo….. confetti. That’s an idea. 

I just love all things Americana. There’s something about summer that feels so patriotic, and our farmhouse just begs me to cover it in stars and stripes. As part of 2018’s Red, White and Blue-ing, I’ve also been cleaning and sprucing up the back porch. I thought this large wooden star needed a dose of the grand ol’ flag.

Make a DIY planter from a concrete block

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Looking for a fun and simple craft to spruce up your late-summer porch?

Try this customizable cinder block planter. It’s a quick and easy pick-me-up for your end-of-summer porch. 

5 favorite (easy-to-grow) plants for late-summer blooms

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When it comes to gardening, I have two very simple goals: I want it to look amazing. I don’t want to work hard to keep it that way. I think most of you can relate. We all want our yards to look beautiful – with all-year color and plenty of show-stopping plants. But for most […]

Patriotic decorations on the front porch for Independence Day

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I know you’ve been losing sleep wondering if we have decked out our house in red, white and blue this year.

Wonder no more. Check out our Independence Day porch and some favorite products to Yankee Doodle Dandy your space.

Summer In Style Outdoor Edition: Our comfortable family porch

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We have officially hit the early summer sweet spot in the Midwest – the approximately two weeks of the year that the weather is perfect – sunny, breezy and beautiful. And since it’s a pretty short time frame for perfection, we’d best enjoy it. And that means we are spending almost all of our waking hours outdoors. Luckily for […]

Six ways we cut down weeds in the garden

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This year, I’m determined to have gardens that aren’t overtaken by weeds. And this is not something that comes easily to me. Because I get bored and lazy and just let the weeds take over. But while I don’t love to weed, I would sure love beautiful gardens to enjoy. Wouldn’t you? We are about a month into this experiment of […]