I’ve said many times before, one of the easiest ways to save money on food is to cook at home, and cook from scratch! But you can’t turn into a frugal chef overnight, especially if you’ve been using packaged meals or eating out frequently for a long time. That type of eating and cooking just becomes a habit, and habits can be hard to change. But you know an easy way to make at-home scratch cooking more fun? Having a pretty kitchen! And you don’t even need to do an expensive kitchen renovation. All you need to do is create… [Read More]
20 DIY Painted Kitchen Cabinet Ideas
Sorry to say this but….I don’t love my kitchen! I spend so much time in mine trying to cook delicious & nutritious meals for the people I love, that I want my kitchen to be a reflection of my creativity and an oasis of comfort. I want to enjoy being in there! But the old 1980’s oak cabinets are just not my style. I’ve been thinking of painting them to save money. Paint is the cheapest way to change the look of something (not always the easiest but the cheapest). So I’m sharing 20 DIY Painted Kitchen Cabinets Ideas with… [Read More]
10 Pretty Pantry Organization Ideas
Now that we’re in a new house, I’m faced with many new chances to try to create the perfect organization system! Right now, I’m particularly focused on the kitchen and pantry. Other areas of the house can stay boxed up for a little while, but the food and cooking supplies have to be unboxed right away! While I know that I’ll probably have to rearrange things a few times before I get everything organized exactly how I want, I’d prefer to start out with a good base idea. Which means that I’ve been looking for pantry organization inspiration! While a pantry… [Read More]
7 Tips for Successful Thrifting
Every month I share some of the frugal things I’ve done around the house in my Home Sweet Frugal Home Series. This month I want to give my 7 Tips for Successful Thrifting and share some thrift store finds and how I’ve used them to decorate my home. I’m not really much of a garage sale person because you have to get up too early for those. I’ll go to them if I’m passing one by but I don’t make any effort to go to garage sales. I do however go to thrift stores regularly. It’s really just more convenient for me… [Read More]
Farmhouse Style Wall Decor-My Cow Art!
I’ve been enamored with cow paintings ever since I saw Eulalie on Miss Mustard Seed’s blog ( have you seen her other cow painting Hyacinth). So I’ve been searching high and low for an affordable way to have my own large cow painting and just haven’t been able to find anything that I could – 1. afford and 2. that I liked (out of the ones that I could afford). But… I did come across a small cow painting at TJMaxx last month. Happiness! I’m sure it’s just a matter of time before they have some larger farm animal paintings (they have… [Read More]
Decorating With Coffee Tins In My Kitchen – New & Vintage
I have this shelf in my kitchen that I found in a neighbor’s garbage a few years ago that I like to fluff now and then. I’ve had this vintage coffee tin for a while and then a found a vintage looking one at TJMaxx and so I had to re-do my little kitchen shelf decoration (of course)! I love the new tin since it has a rooster on it! I also put a few cups that I rarely use on the shelf (which I think is my best garbage day find EVER). The old looking coffee sign is made… [Read More]
Vintage Red Tin With Roosters
I stopped at a neighborhood garage sale Friday and found a cute old red storage tin with some roosters on it that I thought would be perfect for my kitchen! I have this little shelf over the doorway that goes to the dining room where I currently have a little display of rooster items. I found this shelf in one of my neighbors garbage a few years ago. I love the scallopy design and was so happy that it added a little display area to my kitchen! Have a Wonderful Labor… [Read More]
My Kitchen
I guess all those fireplace photos I’ve been posting lately have shown a peek of my kitchen and I’ve gotten a lot of requests to show more of it. So here you go! This is the floor. Black and white marble peel and stick tile. We put those down when we moved in, gosh 14 years ago, and they still look great and I still love them! It’s a galley style kitchen with a window seat on one end that looks out onto the deck. I’m always changing out the pillows. The striped pillow is made from a table runner…. [Read More]
