NewlyWoodwards

an unconventional home

Barn progress

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Remember our property and that old barn Ryan is putting up? No? I don’t blame you. I haven’t updated in a while. Back in June, Ryan was working on getting this big old barn taken apart. Which was a bit of a challenge. He finally got it disassembled and moved all the materials to our […]

It’s not too late …

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to join us for the sign-making workshop on Thursday. I’ve been thrilled with the response so far and so thankful to all of you who are coming and who donated. As a reminder, this event is in support of Dress for Success Quad Cities, and 100 percent of donations go to the organization, which empowers […]

Spooky stairs

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I was able to reuse the paper mice I purchased at Michael’s last year. I mean, seriously? These are awesome. In five minutes, I had this. (As an aside, the railing was installed during my pregnancy, when I slipped down all the stairs ON MY BACK. Yeah. That banister was up the following day. Thank goodness […]

A fall dining room

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Just a little bit of fall decor in the dining room this year. I still haven’t picked up any real pumpkins yet. I may actually avoid buying them completely. Except for one for Henry, of course. Because every 4-month-old needs his own pumpkin. Anyhoo, I have plenty of fake pumpkins in storage. I actually planned […]

A fall living room

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I have a tendency to go overboard on holidays. As you’ve heard me say write,  I subscribe to a “more is more” mentality. But this year for fall, I’m changing my ways. I feel like I’ve done just enough to make our home feel cozy. But I’ve stopped short of making it gaudy and overwhelming. […]

Make your own fall sign and help empower women – at the same time!

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I know that many of you aren’t local to us at NewlyWoodwards, but I know there are some of you out there who are. And I’m so darn excited to host this upcoming event that I have to share.   Because one of my favorite and most talented friends is donating her time to make it a […]