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The Frugal Homemaker

Your guide to turning your house into a home... one DIY project and yard sale find at a time

Ski Lodge Inspired Farmhouse Christmas Front Porch

December 4, 2019

I am so excited to be joining in a Christmas Porch Tour today!  You are in for a treat because there is lots of Christmas porch inspiration starting with my front porch and then scroll to the end for a bunch more porch tours including front porches, back porches, sunrooms and more!    I don’t […]

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Simple winter front porch

January 30, 2018

Winter decorating can be a bit tricky… do you decorate for winter, or just put your house back to regular/normal decor?  I usually do a bit of both so I thought I would share some of that with you.  So today I am sharing my simple winter front porch I don’t know about you but […]

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Snowy Southern Christmas Front Porch

December 11, 2017

You guys I never thought I would type those words!  This southern, south of Atlanta girl photographed her Christmas front porch in the falling snow on Saturday! Now before those in the north laugh at our patchy/snowy yard let me just explain… here in south GA we are lucky to get snow maybe once or […]

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Farmhouse Fall Front Porch

November 10, 2017

I know pretty much everyone in blogland has moved on to Christmas but I haven’t JUST yet   So maybe sharing my simple farmhouse-style front porch will serve as some inspiration if you are hosting Thanksgiving in a few weeks and you need to add a welcoming touch outside for your guests. We had an […]

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Early Spring Front Porch

March 20, 2017

I am a DecoArt Core blogger for 2016-2017.  This post and paint is sponsored by DecoArt, but all opinions and styling are all mine! 🙂 Happy 1st day of Spring!!  We have had some crazy weather here in the south the last few months – from 70 degree temps pretty much the whole months of […]

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Make an inexpensive Christmas pillow from a placemat

December 9, 2016

I have had several people comment on my cute red plaid flannel pillows on my Christmas front porch and even though this isn’t a new idea I thought I would share it anyways.  Sometimes we just need a fresh reminder of something that could work in a certain area or within a budget in our […]

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Early Fall/Halloween Front Porch with Wood Pallet Pumpkins

September 15, 2016

This post is sponsored by DecoArt.  I am a DecoArt Core blogger for 2016-2017 and enjoy using and sharing some of their products with you. All thoughts, opinions, and styling are all mine.  I am so excited to share my first fall post with you!  I have been doing a bit of decorating – mostly […]

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DIY Painted Wood Snowman

December 2, 2015

This post is sponsored by Behr paint but all opinions, paint choices, and the jolly little snowman are all mine! I am joining the rest of my Behr DIY Experts team for a Holiday Home Challenge.  There is 19 Holiday projects created with Behr paint!  Here’s a quick preview of them all and I will have […]

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Rustic JOY Christmas Sign (Behr Holiday Hues)

November 17, 2014

I am so excited to join with the Behr DIY Expert team and fellow bloggers to bring you Behr Holiday Hues!  We are sharing 12 festive projects for a colorful holiday season and giving away something fun to TWO of our readers.   I created a rustic planked wood JOY sign for my front porch with […]

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House makeover – black painted shutters and front door

June 20, 2014

Ok, so this is probably one of my biggest transformations yet.   Not necessarily in the amount of work because it wasn’t that intensive but when you change the appearance of the entire front of your house that is pretty big! So here’s our house before… Not bad.  But I honestly was really wanting a […]

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Hi!  My name is Christina . . .

I love doing simple, frugal things to make our house feel like HOME! Come learn along with me how to have a beautiful home on a budget.

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