NewlyWoodwards

an unconventional home

A review: IKEA butcher block countertops and Waterlox finish

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If you have been researching kitchen countertops, it’s likely you’ve come across IKEA butcher block countertops as an option. There are a lot of reasons they could be a great choice – including cost and looks. But there are lots of people who warn against using wood butcher block for counters. And I constantly get questions about how […]

Why I love my IKEA kitchen cabinets

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Thanks so much for all your kind comments about our kitchen tour yesterday. One of the most-frequent questions I get about our house is how we like our IKEA cabinets. We’ve lived in our kitchen for more than a year, so I thought it was a good time to come back to this question in […]

A full kitchen tour

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It’s the first-ever KITCHEN WEEK at NewlyWoodwards. Are you excited? Why have a kitchen week, you ask? Because people love to ask me questions about our kitchen and I want to answer all those questions for you. I aim to please, friends! So, in the next few days, I’ll be covering IKEA cabinetry and butcher block […]

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 […]

A cute little kitchen Christmas tree

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Another day, another tree. I feel very strongly that the kitchen should have it’s own Christmas tree. Otherwise, it feels left out of the holiday fun. Just a fun little tree here. I decorated with felted ball garland, cookie cutter ornaments and cookie ornaments. The skirt is the apron I made a few years ago. […]

Jaw-dropping kitchen update

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If you are anything like me, your jaw will be dropping after seeing this kitchen update, courtesy of my in-laws. This is truly one of my favorite kitchens of all time. When I saw the finished kitchen, I told my mother-in-law that it should be in a magazine. It’s that good. (I feel the same […]