NewlyWoodwards

an unconventional home

A deck, a garden and hardwood floors

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So a deck, a garden, and a hardwood floor walked into a barn. No, not really. But it does sort of sound like the beginning of a bad joke, doesn’t it? Lots of progress is being made up in here. A deck When my dad (otherwise known as Papa Bear) got home from Arizona, he […]

Rustic plank walls from old barn wood

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Fellow DIYers, do you ever complete a project that quite simply transforms you into singer/songwriter Pharrell? Come on, you know what I mean. You are literally so excited that you spend the next three days dancing and singing the song “Happy.” This is that project. “Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof.” That’s me. Singing […]

Barn apartment progress (and a barn wood wall sneaky peeky)

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Ryan made the mistake of making a list of what was left to do for the barn apartment. It. Was. Ugly. I am very motivated by lists. Ryan … not so much. He prefers to bury his head in the sand. But, he (with the help of my brother) has really been knocking out a […]

A barn bathroom and other updates

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Just like every single renovation project we’ve tackled, the barn project is slower, more expensive and more difficult than expected. But it’s also coming along nicely, so I thought I’d share a little update. The drywall on the main living spaces is done. Ryan did such a nice job and got it done pretty quickly, […]

We’ve got walls and other barn apartment updates

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Our barn apartment has walls. Which makes it one step closer to being an actual place we can live. I have been waiting to post an update until I could make it out to the barn to get some photos but the weather has been working against me. The property has a gravel driveway, but […]

Saving money while renovating a fixer-upper home

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If there’s one thing we’re pretty familiar with at NewlyWoodwards, it’s buying a home. We’ve done it five times since 2007, so I’m considering ourselves at least somewhat knowledgable about the process. That doesn’t mean we LIKE the process. It’s terrible, tedious, stressful, time-consuming and just horrible overall, in my opinion. But buying a house […]