On Saturday I shared some photos of my living room before my Bank Holiday makeover and today I'm almost finished so I thought I'd share the after photos with you.It hasn't gone quite according to plan as I still have one wall to paint and I didn't manage to find any large frames to hang my wall paper samples in so I still have my old picture up at the moment. I'm going to get Mr Frugal to do his bit this week sometime and paint the wall and I'll be on the look out for frames at boot sales and in charity shops over the next few weeks - I know exactly what I want, I just have to find it. … [Read more...]
Clear your Clutter – Week 1….
I've been reading a book which has pretty much revolutionised my thinking about tidying at home (and also in my life but that's a whole other story for another time ;-)) and it got me thinking that maybe there was a way that I could help you clear some of the clutter in your house without you having to do too much at once.I would say though, that the book I've been reading ( ) is amazing and actually recommends doing everything at once rather than bit by bit and I can definitely see the logic in that. Unfortunately, between work, the kids and everything else I'm juggling at the moment I … [Read more...]
Redecorating my living room on a budget in a day – the before pictures….
Usually on a lovely long weekend like this one, I'd be out and about with the kids making the most of our time off together but this weekend is a bit different. This weekend I'll be redecorating my living room on a budget along with some other jobs that I really need to get done around the house.My living room which is red and cream at the moment with some random orange and cream wallpaper on one wall which used to be our feature wall until a furniture move about when we got our new settee - now it just looks odd!Here's an idea of what it looks like now:To me, it just doesn't … [Read more...]
Five Frugal things I’ve done this week {25th March 2016}….
This week has been all about getting everyone better and caught up with sleep ready for a lovely long weekend of doing all of the jobs I've been wanting to get done around the house.1. Mr Frugal knows how much I like Orla Kiely and how much I love upcycled furniture so when he saw that someone was selling this little beauty, he was there like a shot to buy it for me for my Birthday.I have no idea where I'm going to put it but I love it and the fact that it's upcycled means it's a thrifty birthday present which is even better.2. I invested in some new freezer storage containers … [Read more...]
7 ways to clean a burnt pan – easily….
It's no secret that I'm easily distracted so it probably won't come as too much of a surprise that I often very occasionally burn the tea which leaves me with a burnt pan to clean.The fact that my husband refuses to wash my burnt pans (he does all the rest of the pots usually) because I should have been more careful means that I 've become a bit of a 'how to clean a burnt pan' expert! Not something I'm particularly proud of but hey ho!Anyway, after another burnt pan incident last night (not my fault this time as someone came to the door), I thought I'd share a few of my tips with you … [Read more...]
Small things that make me smile {March 2016}….
This month hasn't been the best month for us and to be quite honest, there's been a couple of times when I just wanted to curl up in a ball and cry. Master Frugal didn't get into his first choice school even though his sister goes there already which turns out to be an error as they didn't take that into account due to missing paperwork but even knowing that, the school is so over subscribed that I have to appeal to see if he can have a place! That and the fact my lovely Dad had a fall which shattered his hip and meant he's been in hospital for the last two weeks recovering (slowly) from a … [Read more...]
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