NewlyWoodwards

an unconventional home

House hunters – in-law edition

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I’m lucky and cursed that my mother-in-law has superb taste.  Lucky because I get great ideas, have a good person to ask questions and receive fabulous hand-me-downs. Cursed because she’s just good at it… naturally. I wish I had the same innate ability to put a room together. And, I wished I liked to paint […]

On the mind…

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I’ve got wainscoting on the mind. Does this ever happen to you? You decide you want to do something and you just cannot think of anything else? No? Okay… it’s just me then.  Anyhow…. I’ve wanted to add some sort of decorative woodwork to the dining room and living room for a while. I think adding some […]

Rental reno – living and dining rooms

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  Now it’s time to move into the living and dining rooms at the little house. (Wanna see more? Check out the kitchen and outside updates.) It’s really quite charming. Original woodwork, lovely hardwood floors. Although at the beginning, it looked like this:   Because I’m a mind-reader, I know what you are thinking – […]

Living room revamp

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Time for room number two in our little Home-A-Palooza. I know, you are breathless in anticipation. It’s time for the Living Room. The carpet was so nasty. So, Ryan ripped it up the first day. And, lo and behold – (dirty and paint-filled) pine hardwood floors. (Insert happy dance for hardwood floors.) After some time […]

Hand-me-down kids

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We often joke that everything in our house was a hand-me-down. You may think we’re kidding, but we’re really not. And, we’re not embarrassed. Just really thankful. So, I thought it would be humorous to take an inventory of things that were hand-me-downs. The Dining Room: Table and chairs and the lovely grandfather clock were my […]

Adjusted – but still living large

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I did a little bit of a switcharoo in the living room and it’s really growing on me. After moving the entertainment center to the other side of the room (suggested by my aunt), I had tons of space. I tried a few different configurations, but I think we have a winner now. By adding […]