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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

12 DIYs of Christmas – 12 easy, 15 minute, $5 Christmas projects

November 27, 2017

I am so excited about this series that I am launching today!  I have missed doing 31 days series ( you can see my 31 days to a less stressful Christmas series here) but at this stage of life, they are just too much for me to tackle right now.  But I love Christmas, I […]

3 Comments LABELS ~ Crafts, Decorating, DIY projects, Seasonal Decorating

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Neutral and Simple Fall Mantel

November 15, 2017

I have so been enjoying the month of November – the mornings/days have finally been chilly, the leaves have been changing here in the south, the house feels cozy with touches of fall decor, and it just has finally felt like fall!  I really enjoyed putting together my fall mantel and living room this year […]

5 Comments LABELS ~ Decorating, Seasonal Decorating

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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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Thrifted entryway shelf makeover

October 16, 2017

I have a fun thrift store makeover to share with you today!  I know some of you love to see these and I sure do love to do them too.  I just don’t need as much furniture and accessories as I once did so I don’t do as many thrifted or yard sale makeovers as […]

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Eat in kitchen before + after!

October 9, 2017

So I’m back to share another before/after of a room with you!  It has been a crazy month or so around here but I think things are starting to settle down and I can’t wait to share some new posts with you.  I have a few more rooms I want to do updates on and […]

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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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How to Update a Very Boring Powder Room

August 29, 2016

I am having so much fun going through old photos and sharing these with you from our old house.  I am itching to start sharing stuff from the new house though so I need to get through these so I can start sharing what I have been slowly (oh so slowly it seems with a […]

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Spring mantel (plus how to stage your mantel to sell your house)

March 22, 2016

Hello, hello!  Yes I am still alive.  A bit buried in a cloud of yellow pollen, stacks of boxes, and a to-do list that has actually become a to-do notebook at this point.   I hopefully will have a house/moving update post for you very soon but want to make sure things are truly officially […]

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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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Using wood crates to decorate for weddings and parties

September 4, 2015

Disclosure: I was provided crates and pallet from CratesandPallet.com to use whoever I wished, but all decorating ideas and opinions expressed are all mine. Since we just talked about using old windows to decorate your home, let’s talk about using some other wood objects in decorating … and that is wood crates!!  The trends of DIY […]

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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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