Posts Tagged ‘cheap’
Kitchen update with barnwood countertops
Two years and nine months after moving in, today I can declare the kitchen pretty much finished. There was nothing wrong with the kitchen when we moved in. New appliances, neutral color scheme, pretty easy to just move right in. This is our first completely documented project that we’ve done and finished here at our…
Read MoreI’ve figured out how to LOVE going in my laundry room
I’ve got the typical basement, unfinished laundry room. I love it and I’m so grateful to have it. After years at our last house of having only a closet off the kitchen with our washer and dryer in it, I’m grateful to have a room that is larger and offers more storage as well. However,…
Read Morecould this be contentment?
I have a confession to make. I have been experiencing something. It’s snuck up slowly. I’ve tried to deny it, rename it, question it. But friends, I believe it’s called Contentment. After years of believing that I always have to be moving forward, growing, taking on more and more. I’ve reached a place where…
Read MoreThe nitty gritty – behind the scenes how to pay $48k in debt off in 2 years
So hopefully you’ve read my other post here talking about why and the general how we got out of debt. Let me be clear that when I say out of debt, I am referring to all debt other than our house. Our house is a little further down the list but we wanted to take…
Read MoreHow to create an inspired outdoor space that’ll make you swoon
I have decided that I really want to spend more time outdoors this year. Relaxing, inspired, bug free time. So I put it on our budget for this spring to find a gazebo tent with screened sides. As we searched every online site we could, we ended up finding one that was clearanced out for…
Read MoreThrifty Thursday – pallet side table
Fun side table – from pallets My hubby is lucky enough to get these great fee pallets every once and awhile from work, we love making fun projects from them. I was using two tv trays in front of a window to hold our plants, it was time to make something more permanent. We found…
Read MoreThrifty Thursdays – Bulk Garbage Burritos
My husband and I are constantly on the lookout for easy meals for him to take to work. I also wanted some healthy and easy meals for me and the kids. So we bought these tortillas one day from Costco and I started looking around the house to see what else we had here. I…
Read MoreThrifty Thursdays – Covered bench makeover
I absolutely love to find solid wood furniture that just needs a little pick me up. This looked great in the room it was in but my daughter wanted it for her Paris, hip themed room. So some black paint and funky zebra fabric and viola! Beautiful and new feeling. Enjoy! For this…
Read MoreThrifty Thursdays – Cheap and easy Breakfast Skillet
Cheap & Easy Breakfast Skillet: We are OBSESSED with this in my home right now. It has a variety of food groups and it pretty simple and CHEAP! It includes: 2.5 lbs cups Diced Potatoes (3 large potatoes) (Cost: $1.13 for 2.5 lbs. We buy the 20lb bag from costco for about $9. We’ve…
Read MoreThrifty Thursdays – New blog series debut
Welcome to my new Thrifty Thursday blog! I love to live life where I save money on the things that I can so I have money to do the amazing things I REALLY want to use my money on. For me that is traveling, and currently paying off the mortgage. To accomplish those things…
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