NewlyWoodwards

an unconventional home

Always. Sometimes. Never.

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(Da Bears photo… in honor of football beginning) I always: sprinkle salt on tomatoes. highlight words and paragraphs with my curser when I’m reading online. say “I love you” at the end of phone calls with Ryan and my parents. sing in the car, with no shame. want to watch Sister Act when I’m feeling […]

Rental Reno – bedrooms and recap

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The final rooms in the little house are the bedrooms. They are both quite small, but look much better now. Unfortunately, one bedroom seems to be an add-on and has no closet. We hope the closet in the porch area helps, but this would also make a good office. Front bedroom: Back bedroom: These rooms […]

Drinking… alone… at 4:30 p.m.

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(I’ve realized that I haven’t posted some of our real-life stories that I don’t want to forget. This is one of them. Decorating, DIY and all our regularly-scheduled funness will return shortly.) When I got home today at 4:30 p.m., Ryan was already drinking a beer. If you know Ryan, you will think this is […]

Camera advice, please…

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I’m planning to get a new camera, and I need your help. I’ve always had a bottom-of-the-barrel camera, and I’m ready to upgrade. (I’ve actually been ready for an upgrade for a year or more, just couldn’t commit and didn’t want to spend the money. I still don’t really want to spend the money, actually. But, […]

Simple sewing project – planner cover

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I spent some time sewing last weekend, and this was actually the first thing I made. (Sidenote: My sewing machine rocks. I love using it.) I started out with this. My work planner.  It’s truly ugly. I’ve had it for a few years and at some point, the name plate fell off. I tried to put a new […]

So long, ugly fence

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Well, if you read Young House Love, you may be familiar with how they got rid of all their backyard landscaping, with no backbreaking work, through Craigslist. Well, this inspired Ryan and I when we were trying to get rid of our own eyesore. This fence. This fence was installed at the small house many […]