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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

Rustic Fall Mantel with DIY Wood Pumpkins & DIY Barn Wood Shutters

September 16, 2015

My fall mantel is usually my favorite mantel of the entire year and this one is NO exception!  I LOVE how it turned out and I had some much fun adding some DIY wood building projects to it this year to give it lots of character. I built the rustic wood pumpkins too (tutorial here) […]

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Decorating ideas for old windows

September 1, 2015

I LOVE old windows and use them all throughout my home.  In fact I picked up this 9 pane big old woo window at the Habitat for Humanity Restore last week (it was $10) and it got me thinking where I was going to put it and what I was going to do with it.  […]

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$20 flea market dresser re-do

June 13, 2012

I am so excited to share the first furniture re-do on my blog today!  It is actually not MY first piece to do – I have done a coffee table, toy chest, and another dresser, but this is the first official piece I am sharing here with before/after pictures. I bought this dresser for $20 […]

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Vintage window turned outdoor decor and flower planter {Sprucing up the outdoors for spring series}

May 2, 2012

This was actually a project I did last summer for our deck (before/after pictures of our deck coming in 2 weeks!).  But I haven’t shared it here and it is a huge favorite of mine so I thought I would share it with you.  Especially since yard sale season is in full swing and you […]

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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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