NewlyWoodwards

an unconventional home

How to stop the inflow of stuff into your home

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Every home needs a little space to breathe. Because when you have less stuff taking up space, your home feels cleaner and you have less stuff to be responsible for. That’s a huge win.

Here are some simple tips to bring less stuff into your home.

Questions to ask yourself while purging

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Getting rid of stuff is sort of addicting. Once you get going, it’s hard to stop. If you stop moving for too long, you could end up in a bin going to charity. I just keep discovering boxes and drawers and cabinets that are begging to be purged.

“Take me to Goodwill,” they whisper. “Don’t let me live out my life in the dark of this box.”

Clearing your home of clutter (again)

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Do you ever look around your home and wonder how you even managed to acquire all this stuff? You don’t have to qualify for an episode of Hoarders to feel like it’s all just a little too much. Your home could look beautiful and organized to those around you. You may spend plenty of time picking up clutter […]

DIY paint supply storage

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I think that it’s easy to believe that once you create a home you love, you can sit back and relax. Because you are done. But in our experience, the best solutions for our home are constantly evolving and changing. What works for us right now may not work for us in a year, or […]

Your checklist to a clean, tidy and decluttered home

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  If your house feels out of control and full of clutter – you are not alone. If you feel totally overwhelmed by the daily maintenance of your household – you are not alone. But it really doesn’t have to be this way. I don’t expect you to spend a full day purging every single inch […]

Don’t believe these 6 myths about creating a minimalist home

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What does creating a minimalist home mean to you? Maybe it doesn’t mean anything – because you believe there’s no way you could ever be a minimalist. Because, you have a lot of stuff. You like stuff. And you can’t pass up more stuff beckoning you from the endcap at Target. You even have a (*stage whisper*) junk drawer. Or, […]