The Frugal Home » Frugal Decorating http://thefrugalhome.com/blog Loving Living My Frugal Life : Tips and Advice on Saving Money Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:25:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 New Use for an Old Dresser : Part 2 : Upcycle http://thefrugalhome.com/blog/2012/02/09/new-use-for-an-old-dresser-part-2-upcycle/ http://thefrugalhome.com/blog/2012/02/09/new-use-for-an-old-dresser-part-2-upcycle/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:22:11 +0000 The Frugal Home http://thefrugalhome.com/blog/?p=1908 I’m getting farther along on this dresser than I thought I would in the middle of winter and it’s all thanks to this fabulous weather we have been having. Actually, fabulous weather we were having. As I write this snow is covering the back deck that just a few days ago I was painting furniture on!

Just adding primer to this dresser has already made a difference!

Click here to see it before it was painted. Crystal knobs are on order from Amazon for the top two drawers but I still have to decide what I am going to do for the bottom four drawers. I would have ordered crystal for the pulls as well but I can’t find any in the size I need.  I can’t wait to share the finished product!

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]]> http://thefrugalhome.com/blog/2012/02/09/new-use-for-an-old-dresser-part-2-upcycle/feed/ 2 New Use for an Old Dresser http://thefrugalhome.com/blog/2012/01/25/new-use-for-an-old-dresser/ http://thefrugalhome.com/blog/2012/01/25/new-use-for-an-old-dresser/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:05:49 +0000 The Frugal Home http://thefrugalhome.com/blog/?p=1804 This old dresser is from a set that used to be in my great grandfather’s home (please ignore the mess on my couch and ottoman!). It come with a great cedar full size bed. And by great I mean completely outdated, yet it is a set that is much loved by my family. I used it for many years in my guest room and my sister used it after me. She is now pregnant and needs to trade the bed in for a crib and neither my mom nor I have room for the set.

We have decided to sell the bed but I am keeping the dresser. It fits perfectly behind my sectional. The only problem is that cedar, it just doesn’t fit with my decor! I’m currently deciding how to paint it and what kind of pulls I want to purchase for the drawers. Stay tuned for the redo of this old piece into something new and modern!

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]]> http://thefrugalhome.com/blog/2012/01/25/new-use-for-an-old-dresser/feed/ 2 Flea Market Finds : Wooden Owls http://thefrugalhome.com/blog/2012/01/20/flea-market-finds-wooden-owls/ http://thefrugalhome.com/blog/2012/01/20/flea-market-finds-wooden-owls/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:42:58 +0000 The Frugal Home http://thefrugalhome.com/blog/?p=1782 Here’s another one of my flea market finds! I love these owls.  I try to keep them within view of my desk so that I can see them while I’m working.

I bought them a few years ago for $8. They are only about four inches tall yet they are one of my favorite pieces in my entire house. I have a bit of an affinity for owls and this was a great way to add them to my home decor without looking kooky!

What is your favorite flea market find?

 

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]]> http://thefrugalhome.com/blog/2012/01/20/flea-market-finds-wooden-owls/feed/ 0 Frugal Flea Market Find – Trunk http://thefrugalhome.com/blog/2012/01/12/frugal-flea-market-find-trunk/ http://thefrugalhome.com/blog/2012/01/12/frugal-flea-market-find-trunk/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:10:17 +0000 The Frugal Home http://thefrugalhome.com/blog/?p=1727 This is one of my all time favorite flea market finds. My mom actually purchased this for me on one of our exhausting jaunts to every flea market we could get to within a nine hour period.

I keep this piece at the end of our bed. I was using it to store blankets and purses I wasn’t using but they began to smell a bit musty so now I’m airing it out and am going to try putting some vinegar soaked paper towels into it to try to get rid of that slight smell. If I can get the musty smell out I’ll put the blankets and purses back in and get them out of the floor of the guest room closet!

Does anyone have any ideas to get that musty smell out if the vinegar doesn’t work?

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I am so excited to share the Frugal Home with all of you in a Kindle book! I spent a great deal of time compiling the best tips and advice from my years of frugal living and writing this website. For only $2.99 you can get all of the best frugal home tips and advice all in one book!

The Frugal Home book has frugal tips on beauty and bath, budgeting, cleaning, debt, decorating, entertainment, food, grocery shopping, health care, holidays and events, children, environmental tips, remodeling, home and yard work, and weddings.

Hope that you enjoy your read! Click the link to get the book!

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]]> http://thefrugalhome.com/blog/2011/12/06/the-frugal-home-ebook-now-on-sale/feed/ 1 Homemade Gifts Times Two http://thefrugalhome.com/blog/2011/05/12/homemade-gifts-times-two/ http://thefrugalhome.com/blog/2011/05/12/homemade-gifts-times-two/#comments Thu, 12 May 2011 21:08:58 +0000 The Frugal Home http://thefrugalhome.com/blog/?p=1297 I love homemade gifts and I especially love when I get them from my family. This is one of my favorite pieces because it was made by three of my family members!

The bottom of this table is actually a table in itself that my mom made when she was in high school. For Christmas last year, my sister and brother-in-law remade it into this beautiful table. Homemade gifts times two are even better!

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]]> http://thefrugalhome.com/blog/2011/05/12/homemade-gifts-times-two/feed/ 1 Think outside the box : Or the fire extinguisher! http://thefrugalhome.com/blog/2011/05/05/think-outside-the-box-or-the-fire-extinguisher/ http://thefrugalhome.com/blog/2011/05/05/think-outside-the-box-or-the-fire-extinguisher/#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 20:11:55 +0000 The Frugal Home http://thefrugalhome.com/blog/?p=1292 We needed a new lamp and I just couldn’t find one that appealed to me. They were all too small, too skinny, too white, or just too plain. While shopping at flea markets and antique stores during our last vacation, the hubby and I found the perfect lamp – an old fire extinguisher!

Sometimes you need to think outside the box, we loved the look of this old fire extinguisher but we didn’t really need another piece just sitting around the home without a function. Turning the fire extinguisher into a lamp solved the issue!

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]]> http://thefrugalhome.com/blog/2011/05/05/think-outside-the-box-or-the-fire-extinguisher/feed/ 16 Using What You Have : Gravy Bowl as Planter http://thefrugalhome.com/blog/2011/04/27/using-what-you-have-gravy-bowl-as-planter/ http://thefrugalhome.com/blog/2011/04/27/using-what-you-have-gravy-bowl-as-planter/#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 20:07:24 +0000 The Frugal Home http://thefrugalhome.com/blog/?p=1261 When you need something don’t just rush out and buy it! Look around your home to see just what you already have that would work.

I love plants, and my dining room is perfect for them as the large amounts of windows let in a lot of light. Since it is my dining room, I would like for the decor to have a bit of a dining room/kitchen feel. I have this gravy bowl that my Grandmother gave me but which I never use. What a perfect way to place a plant but in a gravy bowl!

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I love to paint and I love to create pieces for my home. You don’t get a much more frugal decorating option than making your own art!

Here is a piece I am currently working on. Will this frugal decorating piece actually make it to my wall? Maybe not, but I can always repaint it into something that will!

 

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]]> http://thefrugalhome.com/blog/2011/04/06/frugal-decorating-make-your-own-art-painting-on-canvas/feed/ 0 Frugal Decorating : Flea Market Silver Box http://thefrugalhome.com/blog/2011/03/23/frugal-decorating-flea-market-silver-box/ http://thefrugalhome.com/blog/2011/03/23/frugal-decorating-flea-market-silver-box/#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2011 03:18:34 +0000 The Frugal Home http://thefrugalhome.com/blog/?p=1201 frugal decorating flea market silver boxI have collected boxes and have had a deep love of them for years. I love when I find a new one that I just have to have, especially if it is an unexpected find like this silver box.

I found this at our local flea market for $6. It was on a shelf with a bunch of junk, the flea market stuff that I skip over but that someone must be buying or they wouldn’t keep selling it.

This is one of my favorite pieces of frugal decor and I keep it on the end table next to my bed.

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