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The Frugal Homemaker

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2019 house progress + favorite projects

January 3, 2020

Happy New Year!  I can’t believe it’s 2020 or even January again for that matter.  But I am excited about the fresh new start of a new year and all the possibilities ahead.  Before I jump into new projects I wanted to share my favorite projects from 2019 and do a recap of the year.   […]

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How to add character to a kitchen peninsula or kitchen island

April 15, 2019

Have a plain kitchen island or kitchen peninsula that could use some character?  You are in luck because today I am going to show you how I added “faux” shiplap and thick molding to add a ton of character to my plain jane kitchen peninsula.  I knew I would love it because hello, shiplap?!  But […]

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Favorite projects of 2018

January 1, 2019

Happy New Year!!  I hope you had a great Christmas and are excited to bring in the New Year.  I love the fresh start that a new year brings and can’t wait to get working on projects and rooms in our house.  I’ll be sharing more on what I hope to accomplish this year a […]

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Farmhouse Plaid Christmas Tour

December 12, 2018

Happy Wednesday!  I’m excited to be joining 15 other bloggers in sharing our farmhouse style Christmas home decor ideas!  So grab a cup of coffee, and enjoy and be inspired! First off if you are new here, my name is Christina and I love all things frugal. home, family, with a bit of farmhouse thrown […]

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Plaid and Shiplap Farmhouse Christmas mantel

December 7, 2018

Plaid, shiplap, tobacco baskets, greenery, and vintage items all adore my Christmas mantel and I think even Joanna Gaines would be proud!   So excited to share all the details of my Christmas mantel with you today! Oh how I wish I really could deck the walls with lots of shiplap!  😉 I actually flipped […]

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How to pick a theme or change up your Christmas decor (plus a tour through Christmases past)

November 27, 2018

Are you decking the halls yet?  I’m just about done and can’t wait to share it all with you!  But first I thought I would answer a question that I got several times as I shared sneak peeks of Christmas decorating which was how I choose a theme for my Christmas decor or how I […]

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Patriotic Coastal Summer Mantel

June 28, 2018

I was in one of those moods to change up the decor in my house this week even in the midst of a busy week of VBS at church.     It’s just been quite a while since I did a seasonal mantel (except fall and Christmas), and to be honest sometimes I miss it.  My […]

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Installing closet shelving and closet organization

March 26, 2018

So when you move in a new-to-you/fixer upper house at 37 weeks pregnant, there are many projects and tasks that get added on to the not-a-priority/will tackle later list.  Because things like new flooring to replace pet-stained/torn up flooring, so many little repairs to plumbing/water heaters/electrical, overgrown landscaping to the point you can’t even see […]

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DIY Painted Wood Sign

December 6, 2017

This post is part of a series entitled “12 DIYs of Christmas”.  You can see all the projects and post in this series here. For the 5th DIY of Christmas, I created a DIY Wood Christmas Sign! You can follow this same basic tutorial to create any color, design, or size sign that you wish!  […]

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Eat in kitchen before + after!

October 9, 2017

So I’m back to share another before/after of a room with you!  It has been a crazy month or so around here but I think things are starting to settle down and I can’t wait to share some new posts with you.  I have a few more rooms I want to do updates on and […]

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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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