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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

Spring decor refresh with Rust-Oleum spray paint from Joann

March 30, 2020

It’s officially spring and I think we are all in project/refresh mode whether that be outdoor projects, organizing/purging projects, or indoor projects.  I am doing all of the above projects and a great way to refresh things for spring indoors or outdoors is with spray paint!  I am so excited to be working with Joann […]

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DIY Chalk Painted Christmas Ornaments

November 22, 2019

How to update or change the colors of your Christmas decor by chalk painting the ornaments you already have to create a new look. Ever wanted to change up your Christmas decor colors or theme but don’t want to buy all new ornaments? Well, I have a solution – just paint the ones you have […]

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Thrift Store Desk Makeover

March 15, 2019

It’s time for another DIY At Home challenge and this month’s challenge was right up my alley – a thrift store makeover.  The only problem was choosing what project in my thrift store stash of projects I should work on!   I had actually found this desk at Goodwill right before we moved and when […]

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Laundry room new paint ($100 room challenge)

January 10, 2018

It’s week two of the One room, one month, $100 room challenge and my laundry room is coming right along! This is what I started with (you can see all the before pictures and my plans for the room here) Just builder cream walls with lots of scuffs, marks and holes and wire shelving. This […]

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Painted kitchen cabinets makeover with Magnolia paint

November 7, 2017

I have a BIG makeover I am excited to share with you today!  This is step 2 + 3 of our kitchen makeover so these aren’t the final hopefully on e day finished pictures, but wow did this step change it so much! So here’s what our kitchen looked like at the beginning of May. […]

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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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Butcher block table and chairs farmhouse style makeover

October 13, 2017

Many years ago (I think it has been 8-9 years!) I scoured craigslist for a butcher block style table like this.  I finally found one not very far at all from where we lived  with 4 chairs and a pedestal instead of 4 legs and I think I paid $100.  I sold a dark brown […]

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Painting the inside of the front door black

April 24, 2017

I have wanted to do this for a long time – I even debated doing it in our last house but never did.  I asked on facebook a few weeks ago what you thought about painting the inside of our front doors black and the verdict was pretty much unanimous to do it.   And […]

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Garden Bench Makeover

April 17, 2017

Ack!  Sorry for the unplanned blog silence.  I had intended to take a week off after completing the $100 One Room Challenge but one week accidently turned into two.  Actually I have been quite busy with tons of yard work (trimming trees, planting, spreading a truck load of mulch, and clearing and making new beds), […]

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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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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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