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The Frugal Homemaker

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DIY Picket Fence Headboard

January 9, 2019

It’s week 2 of the $100 room challenge and I am back with a simple project that made a big difference!  So this is how the room looked last week before I started working on anything… And here’s how it looks now!   (With a bit of different lighting since I took in the evening with […]

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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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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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Transforming a red brick fireplace with a German Schmear technique

November 19, 2018

So if you remember back to my fall tour post, this is how my brick fireplace looked.  Now I love brick… but red brick with red mortar?  No, not at all.  I knew when we bought the house that I wanted to change it for sure but I wanted to live with it, research some […]

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Getting your home ready for holiday company with Zerorez carpet cleaning

November 13, 2015

This is a honest review of services received from Zerorez.  All thoughts, opinions, and pictures are all mine. Getting ready for the holidays is not always about decorating… There is grocery shopping, menu planning, cooking, baking, hair cuts, outfits if you are doing family pictures…. and CLEANING.  Oh the cleaning – that is so not […]

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Make a list of 20 things you love about your home (31 days to Love the Home You Have)

October 22, 2015

This post is part of a 31 day series – 31 days to Love the Home You Have.  I am blogging through the 31 day challenge in the back of the book “Love the Home You Have” by Melissa Michaels of The Inspired Room.  You can read all the posts in the series so far […]

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Delight your senses (31 days to Love the Home You Have)

October 5, 2015

This post is part of a 31 day series – 31 days to Love the Home You Have.  I am blogging through the 31 day challenge in the back of the book “Love the Home You Have” by Melissa Michaels of The Inspired Room.  You can read all the posts in the series so far […]

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DIY Rustic Wood Pumpkin Stand

September 8, 2015

This post is sponsored by The Home Depot.  I am SO excited to share not only a FALL project with you but a wood building project as well with you today.  Can we just talk about how ADORABLE these wood pumpkins are?  And YOU can make them for you home too! I built two of […]

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Friday Frugal Finds: Goodwill shopping even on vacation

July 18, 2014

One day I will get back into a regular blogging schedule again, you guys!  I miss the blog and my readers when I am not blogging but can’t seem to do projects, live life, and blog all at the same time anymore after my life getting so rearranged in the last 6 months.  Hoping in […]

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Top 10 posts of 2013

January 1, 2014

Happy New Year to you all!  Before we jump into new projects, decluttering, and decorating in 2014… I thought we would go back and recap some of the top posts of 2013.  Some of you may have joined us half way throughout the year and not seen many of these. So here’s YOUR favorite posts […]

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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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