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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

Pink, Mint & Gold 1st Birthday Party

June 15, 2017

I cannot believe my little girl is already ONE!  Everyone said time would fly and I would blink my eyes and it would happen, but I honestly didn’t think it would happen this quick… I cannot even express how much joy this little one has brought to our home this year.  She is a happy, […]

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Shiplap wall in the nursery (how to install a faux shiplap wall for less than $30)

June 12, 2017

I’m so excited to finally share this!  (and plan to share the nursery final reveal next week).  It’s been done for a while but taking and editing pictures and getting them all blogged takes quite a process with a busy baby nowadays.    If you are new to my blog, we bought a fixer upper […]

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How to add character to your garage door (in 5 minutes and for less than $20!)

May 23, 2017

We’ve been working on our fixer upper house for quite a while now.  You have no idea how much of an improvement just this view of this side of the house is after removing over 40+ bushes from the front and this side of the house, and getting the house painted.  But it was still looking […]

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DIY Farmhouse Style Wood High Chair Makeover

May 8, 2017

Last spring when I was making a list of all the baby things I needed to buy or find for our little girl, a highchair was definitely on the list.  I didn’t want a plastic/bulky free standing one that just wouldn’t fit in the style of my home so I was going to go with […]

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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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Modern Farmhouse Inspired Bathroom Makeover (One Room, One Month, $100 challenge reveal!)

March 29, 2017

My guest bathroom makeover is DONE!  I am so happy to have a pretty, welcoming bathroom and another room that is my style/taste/and finished for now in our fixer upper home.  If you have been following along this month I have been participating along with 20+ other bloggers in a One Month, One Room, $100 […]

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DIY Rustic Wood Floating Shelves

March 28, 2017

I finished up the last project in the guest bathroom!  And I just love how they turned out!  If you missed the last few posts I have been working on One Month, One Room, $100 challenge – making over my guest bathroom in one month with less than $100. I won’t share an entire tutorial […]

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Rustic Window Picture Display

March 27, 2017

I have a fun and free project to share today that added some personalized decor to our guest bathroom.  Remember this is where I started after I painted over the bright pink walls.  And now this is what it looks like!  I added the DIY towel hooks and then added some picture display art above […]

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Guest bathroom update – Stained wood framed bathroom mirror

March 22, 2017

When I last showed you the bathroom it looked like this…  I had painted the room, painted the cabinet, installed new hardware, and installed a towel rack. This week I dressed up the mirror a bit and framed it with some simple stained wood!  Another before… And now with a framed in mirror.  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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