NewlyWoodwards

an unconventional home

Painting doors (black and white)

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It don’t matter if you’re black or white. In life and when choosing paint colors for doors. This may be a bit anticlimactic because you already saw the doors in our posts last week (about door hardware and our new peg rails in the mudroom). But I had to come back and do another post about the painting doors because it […]

A DIY Shaker peg rail for the mudroom

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Psssst: This is a project we created with our Black+Decker Lithium Drill/Driver. If you want to try it yourself, make sure to enter to win your own drill/driver AND a circular saw on our giveaway post – you only have a few more days.   I had a very clear vision for the mudroom. It was simple and practical […]

DIY Barnwood Vent Hood

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This is a view that makes a girl smile. This is our DIY Barnwood Vent Hood. Oh, Mama Mia … the wood on this hood makes me giddy. It was a natural place to add a more natural tones into a white kitchen – and Ryan and I were excited about using more of our barn wood for this project. If you recall, the barn […]

Carpet’s here!

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  The carpeting is in upstairs, which means two things: The no-shoe policy is officially in effect. I’m biting at the bit to move into this house already. Choosing carpet was a totally new experience for me. I have never purchased carpet before and it was pretty overwhelming. They all start to look the same […]

How to finish yellow pine floors (without poly)

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Our yellow pine floors (from Lumber Liquidators) are officially finished and cured, and I am fairly certain I’m in love with them. Installing and finishing hardwood floors ourselves is definitely not the easiest or quickest option when it comes to flooring. But I think they were worth the time and effort. Not only is the flooring beautiful and […]

Sconce light fixture tour (bathrooms and bedroom)

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Now that our sconces are all installed, I thought I’d share all our final choices. Light fixtures take a lot of time to nail down, and they can get very expensive. I ended up choosing things on a budget – but I think they were great choices. Obviously, we are still in a state of […]