NewlyWoodwards

an unconventional home

Renovation progress report – week 8

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Okay, I’m regretting the decision to number the weeks of renovations. Because it gives me a bit of anxiety. But, it’s also kinda good, right? Keeps us on track. Right? What to tell you about week 8? We are making progress… On becoming a plumberAs you may remember, Ryan and his dad ran all new […]

A handmade life

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This is the lovely Lisa Leonard necklace we received at The Creative Connection. For some reason, this gift really touched my heart. I’m not always a sentimental person, but this makes me a little sentimental. “Create a handmade life” The focus for me is on the “create.” Sometimes I wonder if my life was meant […]

Clean that closet!

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I’m coming clean. This is how my guest bedroom had looked for… awhile now. *Gulp* I pulled out the tubs of fall/winter clothes before Jenny and I headed to Minneapolis, and never got around to putting anything away since then. The closet was also in sorry shape. Martha will be ashamed. So will my momma. (Hi, […]

My very first "bought-it-myself" lamp

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I have this strange quirk – while I love lamps and see their value, I hardly have any in our home. Can you believe I only had 2 in the entire house? One in the living room (a housewarming gift from my in-laws)… and a pretty Tiffany-style desk lamp in the office (a gift-hand-me-down from […]

My very first “bought-it-myself” lamp

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I have this strange quirk – while I love lamps and see their value, I hardly have any in our home. Can you believe I only had 2 in the entire house? One in the living room (a housewarming gift from my in-laws)… and a pretty Tiffany-style desk lamp in the office (a gift-hand-me-down from […]

Renovation progress report – week 7

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While renovating, sometimes your life feels like a bad melodrama. duh-duh-dummmmmm…. Twice the money – checkQuadruple the time – checkWay too much drama – checkadee check check So let’s just say that everything is costing more, taking more time and causing more headaches (*cough, cough, I’m talking to you, city that we live in*). But, […]