All about my new stove
Since you all have been along for my whole stove saga, I figured a little post about my new one would be in order. In …
Home Decorating
A Freecycle Nightstand | Before and After
Post originally published in 2009; updated September 2020. I got this nightstand from freecycle for exactly $0. (it IS freecycle, after all!) Zoe already had …
All about my new counters and backsplash
Eagle-eyed readers have been noticing that my kitchen counters and backsplash have changed in the last 6 months or so, and more than one has …
Too high, too low, just right? (curtain rod height issues!)
(Note: please excuse the not-great photos…it was a dark and stormy day yesterday!) Sonia and Zoe’s curtains arrived two days ago, so yesterday, I put …
Before and Afters of Joshua’s room (at long last!)
For those of you just tuning in…my big summer project this year was Joshua’s room. (Last year? Kitchen cabinet painting.) He and I painted his …
Hamsters. In black and white.
This does sort of have something to do with frugality. Bear with me. As you know, Lisey has moved into Zoe’s room, and we needed …
A couple of Goodwill shelves
If you follow my 365 blog, you know I had the drill out the other day. That’s because I was busy hanging things up. I …
A little tour of my office
I always love taking a peek inside other people’s homes, so I thought it would be fun to give you a little tour of my …
Zoe’s Fish Bulletin Board
A few weeks ago I bought this bulletin board from Goodwill for $2. It’s no great shakes, but it wasn’t expensive and it came with …
Want to see my new black nightstands?
I’m finally finished painting the two nightstands that I bought at Goodwill recently, so I thought I’d share pictures. First, here’s what our old Ikea …
How to Paint Wooden Furniture
I know-this post has been a long time coming! After I wrote about my painted freecycle furniture, lots of you asked for a tutorial about …
It doesn’t rain, but it pours!
Last spring/summer, the free furniture was pretty much pouring in(I got four dressers, three nightstands, two desks, a chair, a table, and a file cabinet …
Something we saved for (new living room furniture!)
When we bought our townhome nine years ago, we used some of our savings to buy some new furniture. We bought a La-Z-Boy couch and …
Don’t throw away your calendar!
I buy an Ansel Adams calendar every year (after Christmas, of course, when they’re 50% off!) and this past Christmas, as I was getting ready …
It’s kind of a financially depressing time…
It seems like the last few days have been filled with nothing but terrible financial and economic news. And honestly, I don’t understand all of …