NewlyWoodwards

an unconventional home

Simple recipe – Cheese bomb biscuits

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Pinterest enticed me to try to this recipe for cheese bomb biscuits from Oh Bite It. This is a public service announcement. MAKE THESE BISCUITS. NOW. They really are the bomb. And insanely easy. Click here for the step-by-step instructions. Here are Kim’s Cliff Notes (with a few tiny modifications from the original): Open a can […]

Two DIY necklace projects

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February’s craft night with girlfriends was at Michelle’s house. She chose jewelry as this theme, which is much less tedious than last month’s yarn-wrap wreaths. We each tried a few projects, inspired by: DIY state necklace via Two Twenty One. Painted wood bead necklace via Laura Parke. Wood bead necklace via Decor and the Dog. Stamped […]

Our updated living room

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Over the weekend, I took down the Breeze playard in the living room and with a few changes, it truly made it feel like a new space. Little things can make such a big difference in a room. So, I thought this was a good time to share the living room, in its current state. […]

A Roomba review

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I hate to vacuum.  Hate. It. And my hatred grew after having Henry. I didn’t want to “waste” my time vacuuming the house, but as Henry got bigger and mobile, it was necessary to vacuum nearly every day. Otherwise, Henry would be always wearing  a pug fur coat. It’s very stylish. It probably didn’t help […]

Building a better baby gate

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If you are like me, you visit Pinterest regularly. You pin away. And then the pins stay in those boards forever. Never to be seen or heard from again. That’s what lead me to this project – the Pinterest-inspired project I’m is a “better baby gate” – DIY-style and perfectly coordinated with our home. Doesn’t Henry look […]

Using containers for simple kitchen organization

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I’m on a mission to purge and organize. It’s something fairly common at the start of the year, I believe. There have been several great posts on other blogs recently about organizing your kitchen (one of my favorites is Tidy Kitchen Tips by Decor and the Dog). As usual, I’m a few months behind. But while […]