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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

Modern Vintage Green + Gold Bridal Shower Luncheon

September 2, 2014

This has been the year for weddings in our church!  I am the shower coordinator right now and this is the 3rd bridal shower  + 1 baby shower we have had since March.  And one more to go before the year is done.  I enjoy being stretched and challenged in my decorating and seeing how […]

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New paint in the living room

August 29, 2014

I was looking up some paint colors the other day in a post and came across this post of my living room.  I was so surprised when I saw how different the room looks now, and I realized I haven’t shared my repainted living room with you yet!  If you remember, I am in the […]

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Real. Life. DIY.

August 27, 2014

So remember how I told you at the beginning of this series of our Master Bedroom Makeover to expect some in-process, messy, in-real-life type posts?  Well…this is hopefully the worst one of those.  I figure let’s just get it over with and hopefully  it all can just get better from here. Yesterday was one of […]

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Friday Finds: What I have been picking up for our bedroom makeover

August 22, 2014

I haven’t had time to do much yard saling or thrifting recently and I have really been focused on finding, working on, and planning for our bedroom makeover.  So I thought today I would share some things I have picked up over the last month or two for our bedroom makeover.  One of the big […]

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Master Bedroom Inspiration (part 2)

August 19, 2014

Let’s talk about some more inspiration for my master bedroom makeover.  If you missed the previous posts you will want to go back and see all the before pictures and also see the first inspiration post where I talk about wall color, curtains, headboard plans and more for the room. Today lets talk about the […]

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10+ ways to use Ball Jars (+ enter to win your own green vintage Ball jars!)

August 15, 2014

Ball jars!  They have sort of taken the world by storm.  What your grandmother knew only as a container to can veggies, jams, and fruits from her garden… our generation knows them as the classic American-made icon perfect for decorating and crafting!  From weddings, to home décor, to tableware, to outdoor lighting, mason jars or […]

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Master Bedroom Inspiration

August 13, 2014

Project Master Bedroom Makeover is underway!  If you missed my post yesterday, hop on over and check out the BEFORE pictures of our bedroom.  Then come back and give your eyes a break from that furniture and feast on all these pretty pictures!   Today I am going to share some ideas I have gathered […]

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Master bedroom BEFORE

August 12, 2014

Before you scroll any further… stop and repeat after me, “I will not stop following this blog because of the pictures I am about to see.”  Ok.  Got that done…now let me show you a never-before-seen room in my house, all BEFORE pictures, and a room that pretty much breaks every rule of decorating that […]

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Friday Frugal Finds: 1/2 price day and fun finds at Value Village

August 8, 2014

You are not going to want to miss next week on the blog.  I am going to start a series of sorts and reveal a room that you have never seen on the blog before and there’s a reason why you have never seen it!   So stay tuned for that! Last week was 1/2 […]

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Friday Frugal Finds: bedroom décor steals, shower décor, pillows, and wedding gifts from yard sale finds…

August 1, 2014

I had a big yard sale/thrift shopping weekend last weekend!   I specifically set aside some time on Friday to concentrate on shopping any and all yard sales I could find instead of just stopping at any I see as I make my way to town to do errands.  And I invited a friend to […]

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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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