New Use for an Old Dresser : Part 2 : Upcycle

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 [...]

Cheap and Frugal Super Bowl Sunday Menu and Recipes!

We’re not huge football fans in this house but we do enjoy the Super Bowl. I’ll admit, I love the commercials and the food the most! I’ve changed up the menu a bit from what I had decided on at the beginning of the week because I found wings on sale and you just can’t pass up [...]

Mobile Home Remodeling : Office

When we moved in and began the process of remodeling our mobile home, I wanted to turn one of the extra bedrooms into an office and I chose the one with the wood paneling mostly because I just wanted to cover the paneling as quickly as possible and because it was a bit bigger than [...]

New Use for an Old Dresser

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 And by great I mean completely outdated, yet it is a set that is much loved by my family.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 [...]

Flea Market Finds : Wooden Owls

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 [...]

What’s On Sale in January – Grocery Sale Cycle

Grocery sales go in cycles and it can help you figure out the best deals if you keep track of what goes on sale when. I try to stock up when I can and have figured out how to get the most for my money by using the grocery sale cycle. Last June I bought [...]

Frugal Flea Market Find – Trunk

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 [...]

Mobile Home Remodeling – Living Room

Much like the rest of our house, we have remodeled, re-done, and re-arranged our living room many times in the three years we have been here. The picture to the left shows what we started with, the only room in the house that didn’t have flowered wallboard, but instead some nicotine covered tan stripe on [...]

Weekly Menu for January 2nd to January 8th, 2012

I am restarting my weekly posts of the frugal meals we will be having for the week. I just didn’t have time before so hopefully I will do better this year since I have reduced my work load and have more time to devote to The Frugal Home and my writing career. We have been [...]

A 2012 New Year’s Day Menu and Well-Wishes

Happy New Year from The Frugal Home! We hope that 2012 is a great year for you and everyone you love! I have decided to start a tradition in our home this year, a tradition that is already in many homes. I will be making black-eyed peas (Hoppin’ John) this year to celebrate the New [...]

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