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Tips for Frugally Decorating a Child’s Furniture

The furniture in a child’s bedroom tends to be smaller in size than a normal bedroom. Dressers hold less, beds are smaller, and even closets tend to be smaller. In a child’s view though, these items can seem enormous and are just waiting to be decorated to their liking. My first tip for finding great kids furniture is to ask around to friends and family, check out freecycle.org and craigslist to see if you can find things on there. Flea markets, garage sales and the newspaper are also great places to search. Even if what you find, is less than … Continue reading →

Cold Outside? Stay Inside – A Fun, Frugal Idea for Entertaining Your Kids

The brisk cold winter days have approached. In fact, some states have already had their first dump of the white flaky stuff. Which would be great, because children love to play in the snow. However, not all of us are lucky enough to get the great snowfall this early, so children tend to avoid being outside in the bitter cold. So what do you do with them? Sure, you can take them to movies, the arcade, bowling, skating, etc. But all of that costs money. How do you entertain children inside all winter long on a budget? It’s not as … Continue reading →

Frugal Alternatives To Expensive Household Decorating (2)

Yesterday I provided several ideas for decorating with what you might already have in your home. Using what you have is always the cheapest alternative and you’d be amazed and how you can spurce items up and make them look more expensive than they are. Here are a few more additional ideas to get your creativity flowing. Vases Vases hold flowers, an absolute given. But they can be used for many other things too. Cut holes in a clear or white plastic lid and place flowers in a vase. The candles fit snuggly in the holes and won’t tip and … Continue reading →

Frugal Alternatives to Expensive Household Decorating (1)

Everyone wants their home to be perfectly decorated and beautiful. However, decorating the trendy fashionable way can be expensive, especially to those on a budget. The costly items that stores sell such as decorative frames, bowls and centerpieces can be made at home, or created from something you already have, for much less than the stores asking price! So if you are one of those people, who has tons of items stored in cabinets, drawers and maybe even on shelves, and you aren’t using them, it is time to pull them out and be creative. Ashtrays With many people quitting … Continue reading →

Creative Autumn Ideas for the Budget Conscious Mom

Because I am such a frugal mom, decorating for Halloween can be challenging for us as a family. I prefer to avoid the limited decorations that are holiday exclusive to Halloween. So often, we make our own and the things that I purchase go towards the autumn season rather than the Halloween season. Several years ago I tried some new things that helped add some spice to the autumn season, didn’t break the bank and I was able to put up from the end of September until I began decorating for Christmas. I thought I’d share a few of them … Continue reading →