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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

20+ Fall Decor Ideas

November 12, 2015

Hey all!  I am glad to be back after taking a bit of a break after the 31 days series in October.  I always give myself a little grace and just allow myself to take some downtime/take time off/catch up on regular life after the month of October.  I actually unexpectedly took on a pretty […]

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What are you watching on TV this fall? (+ $100 gift card giveaway!)

October 12, 2015

It’s October which means fall is upon us: it’s time for pumpkin flavored everything (Yay!), college football and of course, fall TV premieres!  Do you look forward to fall and new TV shows premiering?  We aren’t a football family so fall doesn’t mean Saturday’s spent with the football game on TV but we do enjoy […]

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Shopping estate sales online with “Everything But the House

September 25, 2015

Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Everything But The House. All opinions are my own You may have been missing my Friday Frugal Finds posts and let me tell you I have been missing shopping yard sales!  I don’t think I have been to a yard sale in 2 months due to weather, schedules, being […]

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5 ways to get ready for a future move (+ enter to win $100 AmEx gift card)

September 19, 2015

Disclosure: Post and giveaway sponsored by XFINITY, but all opinions are my own. Please see below for additional disclosure. Moving.  I don’t know about you but that brings a sense of excitement, but also brings an even greater sense of dread.  Oh, the to do lists!  Packing, sorting, finding boxes, turning on/off utilities, changing your […]

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Friday Faves + Frugal Finds: Neighborhood yard sale finds!

August 28, 2015

Hey everyone!  happy Friday to you!  I hope you have some fun plans for this weekend.  And if you end up doing some thrifing or yard sale shopping pop over to my facebook page and share your finds – I LOVE to see what you find too. Two weeks ago, a friend told me her […]

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New paint in the Breakfast area

August 26, 2015

Thank you so much for all your opinions and weigh in options on my last post on what I should do in my eat-in-kitchen/breakfast area in my kitchen.  I am currently in the midst of a kitchen makeover which of course sort of extends into the attached breakfast area.  The kitchen has almost been completely […]

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Friday Faves + Frugal Finds: fall finds and home decor

August 21, 2015

Hey everyone!  Hope you have had a good week!    I got more done on the kitchen that I plan to share with you next week – so ready to have it all done!   But first let’s share some fun frugal finds… I am so ready to move into the fall season of yard sales!  […]

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Breakfast area paint colors–help me decide!

August 17, 2015

So I am just about done painting the kitchen cabinets  (not in this picture – I took these pictures when I had the kitchen all cleaned up to photograph the beadboard backsplash before I took installed the new $4 light fixture and took down all the doors to paint them.)  I want to still paint […]

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Watching Beach Flip while I DIY (and why we don’t fight over the remote anymore)

August 14, 2015

Disclosure: Post and giveaway sponsored by XFINITY, but all opinions are my own. Please see below for additional disclosure. If I asked you what was some things that you disagreed about with your kids or your spouse this week – would the remote or TV programming be on that list?  I know it can be […]

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How to Make a Personalized Stenciled Pillow

August 12, 2015

Disclosure: Post sponsored by DecoArt but choice of saying, creation of pillow, and adding another pillow to my bed was all me! 🙂 I added a fun personalized pillow to my bedroom!   And yes, see that wedding picture in the background – our “Happy Ever After” truly did begin on that day back in […]

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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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