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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

Guest bedroom at our first home

August 15, 2016

Hi everyone!  I have been working on editing pictures and writing some posts last week and over the weekend so I hope to have lots to share with you in the coming days.  First I wanted to go back and finish off posting about rooms in our previous home.  I want to compile before/during/after pictures […]

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First day of school painted chalkboard

July 15, 2016

(This post is sponsored by DecoArt.  I am a DecoArt Core blogger this year and work on a project each month using DecoArt products.) Can you believe that back to school time is just around the corner??  The summer always seems to fly by.  I have taken pictures of my nieces and nephew on or […]

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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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Mailbox makeover with DecoArt Color Stain

May 18, 2016

I am so excited to share the first before/after of our new house!  You can catch up on why we moved plus an update post and an entire before tour of the empty house is coming soon – hopefully next week. I don’t know about you, but when I am in the midst of major […]

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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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$8.00 end table makeover

April 25, 2016

I showed you last week this wood end table that I picked up for $8.00 at a yard sale.  I had been looking for a wood end table to replace the glass/marble looking one we had currently and this one was the perfect size and I just loved the design of it! It honestly was […]

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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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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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