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A storage chest for Sonia

The Frugal Girl

I painted it white, and I put it in Zoe’s room, and then Lisey’s, and then when I moved here, I brought it along and kept it in Lisey’s room. Sonia and I went to pick it up and I brought it home to sand and paint it. Definitely time for some fresh paint. That’s the beauty of painting!

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Inexpensive Ways to Modernize Your Home

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Here are some things that we saw really updated the house drastically, with little work and little budget: Give it a Fresh Paint Job. It’s absolutely astounding what fresh paint will do to a room. Make sure to paint the house a color from this decade, and hopefully something that will tie the color scheme in. De-Clutter.

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Cheap Ways To Renovate Your Home

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Typically, you don’t have much wall space to paint in a bathroom after installing the mirrors, shower, tiles, and bathroom cabinets. Try painting it yourself instead of hiring a painter. Use framed photos to decorate bare walls instead of high priced paintings. Picture frames are cheap and photos make the room look homey.

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10 Ways to Repurpose Picture Frames

Saving Cents With Sense

After all, they are fairly inexpensive to come by, and you never know when the need for one might pop up. This is a cool trick and all you need is some chalkboard paint. Paint your frame the color of your choice or leave plain. Take basic chalkboard spray paint ($6.99 and spray the glass with two coats of paint.

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Perfect Labor Day Crafts for Kids

Couponing 101

Put them on a string for decoration or have them hold photos or pictures. Firework Paintings via Crafty Morning. White paper, red and blue paint and you’re on your way to making this adorable national bird art! Super inexpensive and adorable! You make these fireworks with a fork which is absolutely genius!

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7 Tips for Enjoying a Homemade Holiday

Saving Cents With Sense

Sure you could spend big bucks ordering photo cards like everyone else does this year, but instead why not create some cards from the heart? Gather some inexpensive supplies such as cardstock and construction paper and make your own. Or, you can make your own ornaments using simple salt dough recipes and paint.

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10 Father’s Day Craft Ideas for Kids

Saving Cents With Sense

These projects are all fairly inexpensive and easy for your kids to do with a little supervision. Father’s Day Photo Frame – This first project is a Father’s Day photo frame that is adorable and could be tweaked to match dad’s office décor. Insert a favorite photo of your child and dad will be thrilled. 1 Dad badge.

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