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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

Farmhouse Master Bathroom Makeover ($100 room challenge)

September 26, 2018

I am SOO excited to share the reveal of the master bathroom with you today!  Whew.. I was coming down the wire with this one – so many projects!  But seeing the after makes it all worth it! So I did this bathroom makeover as part of the One month, One room, $100 challenge that […]

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DIY Faux German Schmear Brick Accent Wall ($100 room challenge)

September 19, 2018

When I last showed you the little toilet room in my master bathroom it looked like this.  I had already given it a fresh coat of paint and you can see the before/after of that in this post. Even though the fresh paint and cleaning up the nasty trim was a huge improvement, I wasn’t […]

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Master Bathroom Painted Vanity–$100 Room Challenge

September 12, 2018

I am still plugging along on this bathroom makeover – working on giving it a makeover in one month with $100 or less. When you saw the room last week it looked like this. Then on Monday I shared how I gave the walls and trim a fresh coat of paint. You can go here […]

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Master bathroom – new paint!

September 10, 2018

I am in the midst of a big master bathroom makeover!  If you missed the first post you can go here to see before pictures and how I plan to give this room a makeover in one month for $100 or less.  I have so many projects to do in this master bath that I […]

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One month, $100 room challenge – Master Bathroom edition!

September 5, 2018

I am so excited to begin another one month, $100 room challenge for the month of September.  If you are new to my blog or the challenge, basically this means I am going to give a room in my house a makeover in 1 month, for $100 or less.  The challenge was created by Erin […]

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DIY Farmhouse Chicken Wire Frame

August 17, 2018

A step-by-step tutorial of how to make frame filled with chicken wire for farmhouse decor. Last week I showed you the makeover of this entryway cabinet and today I want to show you how I made this farmhouse chicken wire frame.   I really wanted something different than a window or typical decor, but something I […]

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Entryway Cabinet Makeover

August 9, 2018

I have another fun furniture makeover to share with you today!  If you remember back to my spring frugal finds post I had found this cabinet/console on facebook marketplace for $40 and sold the dresser that I had in my entryway for $40 so it was pretty much an even trade!   I had been wanting […]

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Frugal Finds from the summer!

August 3, 2018

Happy Friday!  I’m back with another Frugal Finds post and some fun things to share that I’ve found in all my secondhand shopping lately!  Summer is usually a little bit slower in yard sale shopping for various reasons – it’s hot so not as many people are having sale or we are busy or out […]

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Farmhouse Entryway Bench/Hall Tree makeover

August 1, 2018

Hey friends!  I have a fun makeover to share with you today! I picked up this entry bench or some would call it a hall tree secondhand a while back.  I had hoped to use it out on our back porch to help coral pool towels, swimsuits, etc but realized it just wasn’t big enough […]

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Patriotic Coastal Summer Mantel

June 28, 2018

I was in one of those moods to change up the decor in my house this week even in the midst of a busy week of VBS at church.     It’s just been quite a while since I did a seasonal mantel (except fall and Christmas), and to be honest sometimes I miss it.  My […]

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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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