NewlyWoodwards

an unconventional home

Upstairs bedroom revamp

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If you like to write death wishes to people on doors and karate-kick walls, our upstairs extra bedroom was the place for you. The walls in this room were probably the worst in the house. Lots of holes. Lots of dirt. We also found several knives in the closets and carpet. (It really wasn’t that […]

Bedroom to bathroom revamp

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I touched on our upstairs bathroom in this post, many moons ago. But, it’s worth posting again with more details because it was definitely one of the biggest transformations. Before this was a small (about 6 by 11 foot) “bedroom.” The neighbors said it had most recently been used for storage, because nothing really fit […]

Master bedroom revamp

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I was going to share stories about what we did inside. I got through the outside, office, kitchen, dining room, living room, bathroom and garage.   Then, I forgot to continue. You must have forgotten, too (or was just hoping I would stop). But, now I’m going to try to finish up the last of the rooms upstairs so […]

Making a window seat

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I believe everyone should have a window seat in her life. It’s like air – totally necessary. Unfortunately (for me), there isn’t really a nook in our house to make it happen. Luckily for me, we bought a small house that has the perfect spot for one. (Confused? We purchased another small two-bedroom house in […]

Trying to pull it together (office edition)

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I was never 100% happy with our office. It felt like a modge-podge because, well, it was a modge podge. I like all the individual pieces, the desk, bookshelf, sofa sleeper… but I just cannot seem to get it to work. I’m still working to get to 100%, but we made good progress this weekend […]

A budget kitchen remodel in a foreclosure

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Ahhhh…. the kitchen. The place to scramble eggs, gather with friends and enjoy homemade dinners. If you looked at the kitchen of our home when we took possession of our home, none of this would seem possible. Instead, it was dirty (really dirty), greasy (really greasy),  and incredibly stinky (I’m not exaggerating). So, the kitchen […]