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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

DIY tray: Distressed Decou-Page Tray

May 20, 2015

Disclosure:  I am a member of the core blogger program with DecoArt.  I receive compensation and product for my partnership with this brand.  All ideas and opinions are 100% my own. I put on my crafting hat recently to help with an organizing problem we were having and I bet you might have this same […]

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How to Build a Built-in Bookshelf: before & after

April 23, 2015

Disclosure: Product received from Wallternatives for review, but all opinions are all my own. I have been busy at work on several big projects and the one I am going to share with you today I am just SOOO thrilled with how it turned out!  I keep going in the room to stare at it […]

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Stenciled curtains in the Master Bedroom

April 17, 2015

I finally have curtains in my master bedroom for the first time ever and I absolutely love them!  If you are new around here you can read about how our master bedroom was the most neglected room in our house (mainly do to some ugly furniture I had no desire or no idea how to […]

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10+ DIY ideas for how to frame that basic bathroom mirror

January 14, 2015

Hello there… Yes, I am still alive!  Sorry for the lack of posts.  I caught the all the sickness going around and have been wrestling with getting better.  I think I am finally starting to feel better after a week even though I have quite the lingering cough. I have been doing a bit of […]

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$20 yard sale French Provincial painted chest turned nightstand

November 21, 2014

Back in the spring I posted this French Provincial hutch/chest on facebook that I saw at a yard sale for $20.  I said it was killing me to leave it behind – many of you said, “NO!  Don’t leave it!  Buy it!”   So buy it I did. 🙂  I actually was debating about buying it […]

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Dresser makeover (how to fix chipped veneer + deal with wood stain bleeding through paint)

September 22, 2014

One dresser from my set of $40 yard sale furniture is done!  And the before/after still amaze me!  I learned a lot in painting and refinishing this piece so let’s delve right in and talk about how I got to the AFTER – it wasn’t without some frustrations, tears and some trial and error.  So […]

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No-sew, inexpensive, long curtains made from SHEETS!

June 25, 2014

Some of you may have known right off what my new curtains in my eat-in-kitchen makeover post were made from.  If you guessed sheets you were right! I am all about hanging my curtains high and wide!  I had picked up the cheap sheers several years ago before I saw the difference that hanging your […]

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DIY Mason Jar Tiki Torches (5 minute project)

May 21, 2014

Hosting an outdoor gathering this weekend or this summer?  If you live in the south especially, you know the mosquitoes are already out in full force.  Burning citronella torches or candles seems to be a common way at attempting to keep them away from your porch, backyard, or deck.  So here’s a quick and easy […]

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How to Paint a Diamond Accent Wall using ScotchBlue™ Painter’s Tape

April 24, 2014

I had told you that this spring was going to bring a LOT of painting in our home!   Our whole house needs to be repainted (minus a few rooms like our dining room, guest bathroom, and half bathroom that have already been painted).  It has been 10 years since the main areas have been painted, […]

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Adding some chalkboard fun to my glass canisters

March 7, 2014

Back before Christmas, I replaced the canisters on my kitchen counter with these glass canisters.  My canisters had gotten some hairline cracks in them and were allowing moisture to get in so my sugar was getting hard as a rock and my flour wasn’t keeping fresh.  The glass jars are these Anchor Hocking Heritage Hill […]

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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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