• Home
  • About Me
  • Projects
  • Advertise
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact me

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: baskets, new sheets, and more

April 24, 2015

I didn’t do a lot of thrifting or yard saling in the last few weeks due to lots of rain and being out of town this past weekend.  But I did manage to pick up a few things and find a few things that I liked at Goodwill. This coffee table was $10.  Since it […]

2 Comments LABELS ~ Uncategorized

SHARE >>

Friday Faves + Frugal Finds – thrift store furniture makeover possibilities

April 10, 2015

Yay for Fridays!  I have had such a good week this week – not necessarily with yard sale finds but just some fun outings and gorgeous weather.  The week began with Easter Sunday – here’s a picture of my husband and I after church on Easter.  I just love him!  I love that he is […]

7 Comments LABELS ~ Uncategorized

SHARE >>

Friday Faves + Frugal Finds

April 3, 2015

Welcome back to Frugal Fridays!!  Yay, I am so glad it is SPRING which means yard sale signs are popping up and this Friday feature can come back to the blog.  For those of you that are new around here, usually from April – September/October, I share my Frugal Finds of the previous week here on […]

6 Comments LABELS ~ Uncategorized

SHARE >>

Hang large items on the wall with NO tools and NO drywall anchor holes to patch with the Amazing Monkey Hook

April 1, 2015

(This isn’t a sponsored post – The Amazing Monkey Hook people have no idea who I am.  Just sharing about a product I love and a tip I thought you could use!) I have been doing a lot more painting recently – almost done painting our huge 2 story stairway and upstairs hallway and I […]

15 Comments LABELS ~ Uncategorized

SHARE >>

Frugal Friday: Saving money with my favorite shopping apps

March 27, 2015

It’s a cool and cloudy Friday…  and I am so itching to go yard sale shopping!!   I was really hoping for a sunny, warm day today and lots of yard sale signs but not a one in sight.   I keep telling myself it is not going to rain and be cool EVERY weekend […]

7 Comments LABELS ~ Uncategorized

SHARE >>

“Everyone has a favorite movie” + $100 giveaway

March 25, 2015

Disclosure: Post and giveaway sponsored by XFINITY, but all opinions are my own. Please see below for additional disclosure. Everyone has a favorite movie… right?  What’s yours?  That’s a tough one for me – maybe Elf? But what if you were blind, deaf, or disabled?  How would that change the way you would view/watch/hear your […]

64 Comments LABELS ~ Uncategorized

SHARE >>

Paint colors in our home

March 23, 2015

" What is that paint color?" is one of the most frequently asked questions I get via facebook, Pinterest, or on my blog.  So I thought I compile every paint color used in every room in our house with some before/after pictures too since the paint colors have changed .  After this post is published […]

8 Comments LABELS ~ Uncategorized

SHARE >>

Shopping at a Habitat for Humanity Restore

March 17, 2015

Have you ever shopped at a Restore?  I thought I would take you on a tour of one and hope that you can find one near you that you can check out soon.  It is like a home improvement outlet store and thrift store combined in one!  So you know I was loving it! You […]

4 Comments LABELS ~ Uncategorized

SHARE >>

Frugal Friday: 5 ways I save money on groceries + household items

March 13, 2015

If you are new around here, from March/April until about October I usually have a feature called Friday Fun + Frugal Finds.  I share what I bought that week at yard sale or thrift stores.   I plan on starting that feature (as soon as we have warm weather AND no rain so I can yard […]

6 Comments LABELS ~ Uncategorized

SHARE >>

Master Bathroom Budget Makeover

March 11, 2015

I am so excited to share the final before/after pictures of our master bathroom makeover!  This was a very little budget makeover but the inexpensive changes that we did made a HUGE difference!  Just goes to show you what a bit of paint, a little bit of DIY, and some updated décor can do for […]

10 Comments LABELS ~ Uncategorized

SHARE >>
« Previous Page
Next Page »

Follow me:

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

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.

Recent Posts

  • How to find Homeschool student discounts on attractions or teacher discounts/freebies
  • Fall hosting essentials
  • Cozy & Comfy Warm Fall Fashion
  • Budget friendly fashion pieces to transition into Fall
  • Red, white, and blue sumer fashion for the whole crew!





THEME BY ECLAIR DESIGNS