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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

Navy blue painted dresser makeover

February 9, 2016

You might be a bit surprised at this post.  See I bought a dresser at a yard sale (that part is NOT surprising at all since I currently have like 5 dressers in my home that I bought at a yard sale or flea market )  BUT, I actually painted the dresser something other than […]

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Christmas in the Kitchen

December 17, 2015

I am so excited to show you my Christmas decorated kitchen today! I never really have done any Christmas decorating in the kitchen other than a seasonal towel and maybe some kind of display behind the sink.  But this year I was going to go all out and I couldn’t wait! Because when you kitchen […]

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Red and festive Christmas mantel with DIY lit canvas

December 9, 2015

One of my favorite places to decorate (and share with you!) is my mantel!  And I just love my Christmas mantel this year. I usually sort of already have a mapped out plan in my head of what I want to do way ahead of time but this year I really had no clue except […]

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DIY Lighted Christmas Canvas Art

November 29, 2015

I am SOO EXCITED to start sharing all things Christmas with you! First up is a new piece of art I made and using on my mantel this year.   But it could be hung anywhere you wanted – even replace another picture on your wall just for the Christmas season.  You have probably seen these […]

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20+ Fall Decor Ideas

November 12, 2015

Hey all!  I am glad to be back after taking a bit of a break after the 31 days series in October.  I always give myself a little grace and just allow myself to take some downtime/take time off/catch up on regular life after the month of October.  I actually unexpectedly took on a pretty […]

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Rustic Fall Mantel with DIY Wood Pumpkins & DIY Barn Wood Shutters

September 16, 2015

My fall mantel is usually my favorite mantel of the entire year and this one is NO exception!  I LOVE how it turned out and I had some much fun adding some DIY wood building projects to it this year to give it lots of character. I built the rustic wood pumpkins too (tutorial here) […]

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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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Installing laminate counters (Kitchen makeover)

July 17, 2015

(No Frugal Finds post this week as I haven’t been yard sale shopping in almost 3 weeks and I won’t be going this weekend either.  So be sure to find something fun and share it with me on my facebook page!) Hey everyone!  I am currently at Haven Conference this weekend in Atlanta – a […]

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DIY Painted Concrete Planters (How to make your own concrete planters)

July 15, 2015

Disclosure:  I am a member of the core blogger program with DecoArt.  I receive compensation and product for my partnership with this brand.  All ideas and opinions are 100% my own. I was challenged this month by DecoArt to paint something concrete and I was so excited because this was finally the excuse I needed […]

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Did I just say “Kitchen Makeover”–yes it is FINALLY happening!

July 8, 2015

So a couple weeks ago I got an estimate from a company that would refinish our laminate countertops.  Which then led me to taking some initial measurements and standing at this display in Home Depot.    And about 2 weeks later my kitchen looked like this… Funny how that happens!?    So apparently my kitchen […]

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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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