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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

Our new house BEFORE pictures

July 13, 2016

I am so excited to share the before pictures of our NEW house today on the blog! I am slowly transitioning back into blogging, trying to find a new schedule, recovering from and enjoying our new baby, and still trying to tackle a ton of projects that need to tackled around the house.  I seriously […]

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Ten fingers and ten toes and a heart filled with thankfulness

June 28, 2016

Announcing the arrive of little Miss Frugal Homemaker… My husband and I are just thrilled to pieces with our little girl!  We waited a long time for this little blessing to join our family and we are just overjoyed.  To make things even more special she decided to arrive on her daddy’s birthday and be […]

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We have moved!!!

May 16, 2016

We are moved and owners of a new home!!  Seriously there was so many times and days in the last 2-3 months that I never thought I would be able to say that but after many, many obstacles and a very stressful moving week we closed on our old home and then closed on our […]

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House and baby update

April 20, 2016

It’s “update day!” Wish I could be typing it’s “moving day” but hopefully it won’t be long until I can say that.  So here is where we are at with selling our house and buying a new house and even how pregnancy and baby is doing We listed our house at the beginning of this […]

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Friday Frugal Finds: End table, rocking chair, and farmhouse bench

April 15, 2016

It has been quite a while since I have shared a Friday Frugal Finds post but in the last few weeks I have found and purchased several things I couldn’t wait to share with you.  Since we are moving, I am not in the market for lots of home furnishings, but I do have a […]

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Guest bathroom refresh

April 14, 2016

Hi friends!  Yes I am still here, still expecting a little baby girl coming soon , and still living in our current home… The last few months have been unusually strange, totally unpredictable, and just hard for me as I am used to being busy doing house projects to share with you and just haven’t […]

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Vintage/rustic gray and white baby girl nursery

February 22, 2016

So baby Frugal Homemaker is going to be… Yep!  A girl!   But no, pink will not be taking over our house either.  I am not much of a frilly, pink, ruffles galore kind of person.  I love classic, simple styles when it comes to baby clothes and also my own personal home.  And I […]

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Simple and easy entryway organization

February 19, 2016

The beginning of a new year and the coming of spring always brings out the organization bug in me – does it you too?  This project was actually completed a while ago but I thought it might help if you were looking for some simple and inexpensive ways to help organize your drop zone or […]

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Home Sweet Home

January 29, 2016

So last week, this happened…. I told you there were some big changes coming this year and this is definitely going to be one of them.  (And yes there is a real sign in our yard and we are using an agent, but for privacy reasons I am choosing to not share it and created […]

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Use paint to create a fresh start in your home this year

January 27, 2016

Whew… let’s just say if I had to pick a word for the year it would be “CHANGE.”  I think at this point it may be easier to list the things that won’t change in the coming months or year instead of the things that will.    But change can be good and I am […]

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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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