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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

$8.00 end table makeover

April 25, 2016

I showed you last week this wood end table that I picked up for $8.00 at a yard sale.  I had been looking for a wood end table to replace the glass/marble looking one we had currently and this one was the perfect size and I just loved the design of it! It honestly was […]

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Friday Frugal Finds: End table, rocking chair, and farmhouse bench

April 15, 2016

It has been quite a while since I have shared a Friday Frugal Finds post but in the last few weeks I have found and purchased several things I couldn’t wait to share with you.  Since we are moving, I am not in the market for lots of home furnishings, but I do have a […]

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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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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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Childhood French Provincial dresser makeover

November 20, 2015

Thanks to Behr paint for supplying product and sponsoring this post.  I have used Behr products in my home for years so all opinions expressed are all mine. I am slowly working my way through my house making over furniture, rooms, and furnishing rooms.  And honestly I am nearing the home stretch!  Just in time […]

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Paint something (Yard sale nightstand makeover with Behr paint)

October 30, 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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Shopping estate sales online with “Everything But the House

September 25, 2015

Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Everything But The House. All opinions are my own You may have been missing my Friday Frugal Finds posts and let me tell you I have been missing shopping yard sales!  I don’t think I have been to a yard sale in 2 months due to weather, schedules, being […]

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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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Decorating ideas for old windows

September 1, 2015

I LOVE old windows and use them all throughout my home.  In fact I picked up this 9 pane big old woo window at the Habitat for Humanity Restore last week (it was $10) and it got me thinking where I was going to put it and what I was going to do with it.  […]

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Friday Faves + Frugal Finds: Neighborhood yard sale finds!

August 28, 2015

Hey everyone!  happy Friday to you!  I hope you have some fun plans for this weekend.  And if you end up doing some thrifing or yard sale shopping pop over to my facebook page and share your finds – I LOVE to see what you find too. Two weeks ago, a friend told me her […]

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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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