NewlyWoodwards

an unconventional home

Renovation progress report – week 28

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It’s probably pretty obvious what we were up to this week. HEXAGON TILE FLOOR Calling me obsessed with this floor would be an understatement. I’ve visited the floor every day, even when I didn’t have time to work on anything. I’ve talked to it. I’ve caressed it (with sealer… don’t think I’m going totally nuts). Laying […]

Hexagon tile flowers in the bathroom

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Happy Valentine’s Day, friends. Whether or not you go all out on this holiday, I hope you have a lovely day with those you love. We don’t typically celebrate Valentine’s Day at NewlyWoodwards, but this year, we invited a few friends over to our house for supper and games on Saturday night to celebrate the […]

Renovation progress report – week 27

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My buddy FC asked for a weekly belly shot of the renovation. (If you are confused, check out last week’s post comparing house renovating to popping out a kid. I’m nothing if not PC.) Well, friends, today is your lucky day. A belly shot is nothing if not a progress photograph. And since I have […]

I’m a material girl

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I’m not sure I’ve told you this before… it’s something I’d kind of like to forget. I’m a recovering spend-a-holic.  I worked retail for (too) many years (but oh, how I loved it). I got into a very bad habit of buying… a lot. It didn’t really matter what. I just bought. Because I had […]

Renovation progress report – week 26

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Last week, my friend Emily at imperfect compared my weekly renovation posts to the posts by those of you who are having a baby. You know the ones – the ones that compare the baby to a piece of fruit? (No offense, friends. But, I will never be able to look at a grapefruit the same […]

Paint swatches

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I’ve been getting a lot of emails and comments about that one thing that can make us cheer or make us cry. PAINT! Our current home has a lot of tan in paint and furniture. But, I adore the blue and green rooms in our house the most. So, in the new house, I’m leaning […]