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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

How to spray paint a brass light fixture or the RED chandelier in my bathroom (Beach-inspired bathroom makeover part 3)

July 18, 2012

I am on a mission to replace all the boring, brass, builder-basic light fixtures in my house (with thrift store and yard sale light fixtures I find).  And my guest bathroom was not exempt from this list. Man, I am failing as a blogger with this bathroom.  How I have no before pictures of the […]

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DIY Board and Batten (Beach-inspired bathroom makeover part 2)

July 17, 2012

So yesterday I introduced you to our guest bathroom.  I showed you how I framed in the builder basic bathroom mirror with some simple trim pieces. But I wasn’t even halfway done!   Remember this was after I had been reading Home/DIY blogs for a while and I was in love with the wainscoting I […]

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How to frame your bathroom mirrors (Beach-inspired bathroom makeover–part 1)

July 16, 2012

My husband and I have escaped to the beach this week while my in-laws take care of our house and cat.  So if you follow me on facebook, I might be sharing some fun things from our vacation in photos.  Hoping to go home with a bunch of beach things (sand, shells, starfish, etc.) so […]

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Beach inspired art {Sea Shell art}

June 27, 2012

As many of you head to the beach in the next few weeks for vacation, make sure to bring home some décor for your house!  In the form of shells, star fish, sand dollars, sand and more!   It can serve double purpose as memories/souvenirs from your trip AND frugal décor for your home! I have […]

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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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