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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

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Repurposed twin headboard into coffee bar shelf or towel rack shelf

June 14, 2021

It all started when I saw this solid wood headboard at the thrift store for $3.00.  With the price of lumber right now the wood itself was a steal and I knew I would enjoy the challenge to turn it into a functional piece of decor for our home. For this project you will need: […]

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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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Guest room headboard and dresser redo

January 27, 2017

So remember when I found this black headboard for $20 at a yard sale?   And spray painted it white to go in our guest room at our previous house?   And I found this French Provincial dresser for $25 off a yard sale site…. And painted it navy for our spare bedroom at our […]

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New headboard for the guest bedroom

August 3, 2015

So remember this metal headboard I bought at my parking lot yard sale few weeks ago?  I paid $20 for it plus he threw in bed rails too. Turns out it is from Wal-mart and is $49.84 on their site and doesn’t come with rails – so I think I got a pretty good deal! […]

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Friday Faves + Frugal Finds: Headboard + bench for guest room

June 26, 2015

I haven’t been doing as much yardsaling or thrifting lately.  It has been super hot and we have been busy on the weekends plus I have been busy working on projects, some of which you will see next week! But I did stop by my parking lot yard sale 2 weeks ago and was so […]

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Twin headboard makeover with Rustoleum Chalked paint

May 14, 2015

So remember when I hauled home a truckload of yard sale finds 2 weeks ago?   This $10 twin headboard/footboard was in that load and I couldn’t wait to get it transformed.  I have REALLY been trying to be better about immediately putting into use and fixing up the things I pick up at yard sales.  You […]

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2021 favorite projects

December 31, 2021

Sometimes it can seem like you don’t accomplish a lot in your home but it can be fun to look back and see before pictures and see what was really accomplished.  I encourage you to take some pictures in January and then look back at the end of the year and see what changes you […]

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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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DIY Christmas Skis made from Picket Fence Pickets

December 6, 2019

How to make DIY decorative skis for from a picket fence picket I’m back today to show you how I made the decorative skis on my ski lodge inspired Christmas mantel! Did you guess what they were made from?  If you have been following my blog you know last summer I picked up a truckload […]

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Girls cottage themed room/playroom makeover ($100 room challenge reveal!)

February 1, 2019

Our bonus room/girls room/playroom $100 room challenge makeover is done!  For not being a very involved makeover this one was still a challenge for various reasons.  But I am thrilled with the after even though it isn’t one of my most dramatic before/after reveals.  Isn’t this room so cute?! So first let me go back […]

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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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