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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

Friday Faves + Frugal Finds: fun brand name thrifting finds + why I CHOOSE to live a frugal life

August 7, 2015

Happy Friday!  I have so enjoyed a less busy week this past week with no appointments or pressing things on my schedule after a crazy busy summer!  I have spent the entire week at home and got lots done around the house and in the kitchen – I just love working around my home. I […]

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Establishing a Daily Cleaning Routine (My Easy Cleaning Schedule)

July 27, 2015

This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group® and Dirt Devil, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #DirtDevil360Clean http://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV Can I admit to you that I struggle with cleaning, cleaning schedules, and keeping a clean house?  Ok… can we all just admit that we struggle (unless […]

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Friday Faves + Frugal Finds: Brass light fixture + lamp

July 24, 2015

You guys, I am having yard sale withdrawals!!  LOL!  Hopefully I will find some tomorrow to stop at as I am out running errands.  In between summer vacation, rain, Haven Conference, and just crazy schedules it has been over a month since I stopped at a yard sale.  I have managed to stop in a […]

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10+ Beautiful kitchens with Laminate Countertops

July 23, 2015

When I shared the post on how we installed our own laminate countertops, SO MANY of you commented that you are in the same boat.  Not living in a granite-worthy house and have been considering laminate countertops.  But like me, you don’t necessarily want your kitchen to look like it has laminate countertops.  I get […]

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How the world has changed what we can’t live without

July 22, 2015

Post and giveaway sponsored by XFINITY, but all opinions are my own. Please see below for additional disclosure Internet that is slow or keeps going in and out?  Cable TV that goes out?  Phones that have bad reception or low batteries?  And I could go on and on.  As the world becomes more technologically advanced, […]

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Beach themed tablescape + my husband’s favorite pie

July 13, 2015

This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group® and EDWARDS®, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #EdwardsPies http://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV We just returned from vacation at the beach a week ago and have definitely been feeling the vacation blues.  Ever get those?  The “I miss being on vacation/wish […]

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Friday Faves + Frugal Finds: Headboard + bench for guest room

June 26, 2015

I haven’t been doing as much yardsaling or thrifting lately.  It has been super hot and we have been busy on the weekends plus I have been busy working on projects, some of which you will see next week! But I did stop by my parking lot yard sale 2 weeks ago and was so […]

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Control your TV with your voice

June 26, 2015

Disclosure: Post and giveaway sponsored by XFINITY, but all opinions are my own. Please see below for additional disclosure. Check back later today for my Friday Faves + Frugal Finds post… but get a chance to win $100 by entering the giveaway below in this post first! Have you ever found yourself shouting at your […]

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My thoughts on our IKEA mattress (SULTAN HALLEN IKEA mattress)

June 22, 2015

(This is NOT a paid review or sponsored post.  IKEA has no idea who I am and we walked in and bought our mattress set with our own money.  Just wanted to share a review on it to help those that might be considering an IKEA mattress purchase in their future.) When I started our […]

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Friday Faves + Frugal Finds: fun finds at Goodwill

June 19, 2015

It’s almost getting too hot for yard sales here in south – we have had temperatures reaching almost to 100 degrees and heat index way above 100!  It’s hot!  So this week after I dropped my nieces and nephew off at Vacation Bible School I was glad to pop in a nice Goodwill I don’t […]

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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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