Weekend Links, July 4th

July 4, 2009

I hope you’re too busy enjoying time with friends and family this weekend to be looking for more links to read, but they’ll be here come Monday when the fun dies down, and these are links that are too good not to be shared!
:: Price My $pace, Nesting Place
Ever wonder how other people find such [...]

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Showcase: Salvaged Metal Star

June 29, 2009

Today, Susan at Practicing Thrift shares one of her favorite home decor pieces with us:
Buying salvage and flea market finds is a simple and frugal way to decorate your home. Frugal home decor can be creative, beautiful and personal. As an added benefit, you have the opportunity to recycle items that might otherwise be discarded.
This [...]

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Showcase: A Mother’s Day Wind Chime

June 22, 2009

One of my absolute favorite things in our entire house is this wind chime that my husband bought me last Mother’s Day. In fact, I had a dream a couple of weeks ago that we were moving, and I spent a good portion of my dream searching for my wind chime so that we could [...]

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Making a Seasonal Wreath for Your Front Door

June 15, 2009

Last week I talked about decorating with fresh flowers. Another easy way to decorate your entryway for spring and summer is to add a seasonal wreath to your front door. Of course, wreaths don’t have to be delegated to the front door; you could hang one on a wall inside your home as well!
There are [...]

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Showcase: A Custom Baby Gate

May 31, 2009

When our toddler became obsessed with the stairs, we knew we needed a baby gate to keep her off of them. We quickly grew tired of a regularly baby gate, which was neither pretty nor easy to step over because of its height.
Because we have a custom stair railing, a commercial swinging gate would not [...]

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