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Thrifty Decorated New Home Without Breaking the Bank

June 25, 2017 By thriftytonifty

  I've Moved!! Come on in and I'll show you how I chose to decorate my new home with  all Thrifty Finds. Yes, decorating a whole house can be done without breaking the bank.  My thrifty finds didn't happen over night. It has been a collection over the years. If you know me or are familiar with my blog,  you realize items come and go.  I love to hunt and find pieces. Some stay with me … [Read more...]

Filed Under: decorating on a budget, garage sales, no cost decorating, Thrifty decorated room Tagged With: new home, thrifty decor

Thrifty 4th of July Vignette

July 6, 2016 By thriftytonifty

Happy 4th everyone. How has your summer been?  If it is anything like our summer, it's flying by. In our book, once the 4th rolls in, half the summer is gone. It comes abruptly and in a blink of an eye it's over. That is why in our neck of the woods, we covet this time of year and jam pack it with everything possible. It's all about the experiences and memory making during summer vacation. Because … [Read more...]

Filed Under: decorating on a budget, garage sales, no cost decorating, shopping my stash

Weekend Treasure Hunting

June 13, 2016 By thriftytonifty

Oh oh, it's that time of year again!  The season of ... "We can no longer park the cars in the garage ". Why?, you may ask. My projects have come out of hiding from the basement and found a new home in the garage. Items left over from last year, and new found objects from a weekend treasure hunting haul, waiting for their transformation... weather permitting. Let me tell you about the fabulous … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Friday finds, garage sales, projects, repurpose, thrifty finds, Transforamtion, Upcycled Tagged With: friday finds, repurpose, treasure

Upcycled Doors

November 17, 2015 By thriftytonifty

Recently, I have become obsessed with old doors.  I have even started a Pinterest Board dedicated just to upcycling doors and windows.   It's seems there are many of us who have caught the upcycle and repurposing the bug.  Let me share with you the upcycled door projects I have completed. It all began when I came across a repurposed screen door.  It was painted a super cute  vintage blue … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Friday finds, garage sales, projects, repurpose, Transforamtion Tagged With: old doors, upcycled

Thrifty Ironstone Find

November 9, 2015 By thriftytonifty

Happy Monday to you all.  Hope your weekend was enjoyable. We have been continuously blessed here in Wisconsin, with unseasonably lovely weather. It's always a hope each year to prolong winter as much as possible due to its sometimes unbearable  weather. As you can tell, I'm not much of a fan of winter but it can be tolerated much easier with the sun shining. Winter is also hibernation time for me … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Friday finds, garage sales Tagged With: friday finds, garage sale finds

Fall Porch Decor

October 26, 2015 By thriftytonifty

It's the last week of October and I finally am getting around to sharing my Fall Porch Decor. If you know me personally or have been following along on my blog for a while, you would know I'm not one to spend a lot of time on decorating. I like to decorate and change things around, but if it's too involved , too putsy, or take too long... forget it.  That is how I became intrigued by the post: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Friday finds, garage sales, repurpose Tagged With: fall decor, fall porch, upcycled

Garage Sale Friday Finds

August 1, 2015 By thriftytonifty

    Garage Sale  For as long as I can remember, I have always been a thrifty shopper.  Saturdays were the day I embarked on the "great deal search".  However, once I became a stay at home mom, Friday's turned into the day of the hunt.  This could include garage sales, thrift stores, flea markets and also the great curbside find.  My boys could spot a garage sale sign before … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Friday finds, garage sales Tagged With: friday finds, garage sale finds

Painted Child’s Rocking Chair

July 30, 2015 By thriftytonifty

I was having some terrific luck with garage sales and thrift store searches. With such success, leaves a garage full of potential projects.  One of these projects was a sweet little wooden child's rocker I came across at an estate sale for a song. It was in excellent condition but just a little too dark for my taste.  Hmm, what should I do to give a child's rocking chair a fresh look?  You got it, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: chalk paint, Friday finds, garage sales, projects, Transforamtion Tagged With: child's rocking chair, oops paint, painted rocker

DIY Home Decor Projects

June 22, 2015 By thriftytonifty

It has been a while since my last post. It's not from lack of thrifty projects to complete.  It's from the very fact summer has begun.  That means a whole new routine, expectation, and craziness.  I'm sure many of you can relate.  I did however, find time to complete some DIY home decor projects, I just haven't have had the opportunity to write about them. Now that I'm settled, I would like to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: garage sales, projects, Transforamtion Tagged With: garage sale finds, home decor, Miss Mustard Seed Paint

Chalk Painted Cedar Chest

May 26, 2015 By thriftytonifty

  The past few posts I shared have been the terrific scores I made when I was out treasure hunting.  These crazy finds can be seen here and here .  However, the downside to all of this is that , now what to do with all of it? Time to get to work.  My first project... give a fresh look to a tired piece, chalk paint a cedar chest. This is the piece I picked up.  It had really good … [Read more...]

Filed Under: chalk paint, Friday finds, garage sales, projects, Transforamtion Tagged With: Annie Sloan, cedar chest, chalk paint

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