My Go-To Christmas Decor

Well…it’s finally starting to look like CHRISTMAS up in here! I had forgotten how much I love turning off all the lights and letting just the Christmas lights twinkle. Magic. :) As I was pulling decor out today, it occurred to me that I use the same formula every year for most of my holiday decorating. I’ve mentioned it before, but I think it’s worth repeating. I think any home can look

Nails for the DIYer

Hey hey! How are ya? I’ve FINALLY been pulling out the Christmas decor around here. Being away for Thanksgiving made me feel totally behind – especially since (like every year) I have delusions that I’ll be able to get it ALL out before December 1st. Ummm…like every year, it’s just not happening. ;) But I’m taking my time and thoroughly enjoying it. I’ve pulled out a few things here and

A fireplace redo!

Hello my peeps!! I hope you had a LOVELY Thanksgiving week! I’m so glad to be back, but the little blogging break was nice. :) I can’t wait to tell you what we were up to last week – but for now, I am SO psyched about the project that’s been going on around here over the past couple of weeks! For as long as we’ve lived in this house, I’ve had a thorn in my side…that I may have mentioned one or

Giveaway Weekend!

Well, it’s another Black Friday peeps! And it’s time to celebrate again with another great giveaway from Wuslu.com!You all know I love a good deal, and Wuslu is chock full of them – every day! They sell one (beautiful) item a day – but when it’s gone, it’s gone! You have to get it while you can and check in often to see what goodies are up. The pieces are SO unique and different, like shopping a

Thanks to you giveaways

Hello all! How was your weekend? I’ve been working on a fairly big project that I can’t WAIT to show you. It involved some tiling and a tile saw – my first time using one and I must say it was SO easy (and fun?) to use! I will show you the finished product next week. This week I’m taking the time off to be with my family, so I have something special planned for all you Squeezies. ;) I wanted to

Giveaway Weekend!

Hey hey! Another weekend is upon us, and you know what that means -- more free stuff for one of you! ;) And more fun Christmas gift ideas for everyone. You. are. welcome. I do what I can. ;) There will only be a couple more weekend giveaways this year, but I have something fun planned for next week that I’ll tell you more about soon. For now, let’s check out EvgieNev, and the cuteness that is

How to install peel and stick tile

Hello all! Hope your week is going SWELL. ;) I figured it was high time I finally gave the toot on how I installed the peel and stick tile in the laundry room. First of all, let me say…I LOVE THIS STUFF!! It’s rockin’ my world. I’m SO pleased with it. And now I’m going to tell you how totally easy it was to install. It’s just silly really. The peel and stick we used was the Novalis tile

One, two, three art caddy

Well HELLO! Hope you had a fantastic weekend! We finished up marching band season (for the most part – more on that soon!) and I am SO PROUD of my hubby, the staff and those kids. They are so crazy talented and they work their tails off all summer and fall. But I am glad to have my hubby back – for a few weeks anyway. ;) Over the past few weeks I’ve been working like a mad woman trying to

Giveaway Weekend!

Hey hey there! Well, I’m overwhelmed by the response to my last post – in a very good way. I’m so thrilled about all of your emails and thankful for the lovely comments. :) I’m SO excited about this weekend’s giveaway! (I know, when am I not?) But reheheally…this one is right up my alley! You know I’m a tool girl so I was so tickled (pink) when Jessica wrote me about Tomboy Tools:They sell

Debt free: Nine months later

Well, it’s been nine months since we paid off our last debt. (Which was the US Department of Education – my student loans. Not sure if I ever told you that!) It certainly has been nine months of living like no one else, in more ways than one. I know so many of you are fighting the good fight against your own debt, and I wanted to follow up on our story and continue to give you the motivation

Farmhouse Industrial Modern?

Last year I told you about my Suburban style. “Real” decorators – especially those on TV –- seem to think “Suburban” is a bad word. I happen to think it’s lovely and warm and so ME. Oh, the horrors! ;) Over the past year or so, I’m drawn to different styles and feel like mine is changing a bit. I just have no clue what to call it now. I don’t know if it’s all the lovely blogs out there or just

November Before and After: New Knobs

Hey there! It’s time to party down at this month’s Before and After Party! Whoo HOO! This month I’m sharing a really simple update I’ve talked about a few times – but it makes such a BIG difference (I think anyway). Earlier this year I showed you the Craigslist dresser I got for the office: I’ve purchased a few things from this Craigslist seller, and she always uses those basic wood knobs

Winners and Holiday Home!

Well hello there! Hope you had a lovely weekend!!I need to announce a few lucky winners! The winner of the Black and Decker Steam Mop is Natalie at The Bibler Family! The two winners of The Rusted Chain giveaway are Lori at Itsy Bitsy Stitches and Veronika at Love Tuvster! Congrats ladies! Please send me an email at thriftydecorchick (at) gmail (dot) com and I’ll get you connected with your

Giveaway Weekend!

Wow. You all love a free steam mop, eh? ;) I love it! After you’re done cleaning the floors, you’ll deserve to treat yourself. And I have a GREAT way to do that this weekend! One of the great blessings of my life has been blogging, for more reasons that I can count. But one of the biggest reasons is the true friends I’ve met over the past three (plus) years. Some I’ve really met, some I’ve never

A steamy giveaway!

Hello! I have some FUN for you today – this post is all about cleaning the floors!! WHOOOOO! I mean, really. Is there anything more exciting? Just CALM DOWN. I know it’s awesome. (The real awesome comes later, hang in there.)I’ve mentioned before that our previous floors were laminate. The fridge died, leaked water all over, and the laminate was toast. Fast forward a couple months later and a (

Month(s) In Review!

Hello hello! I’m back with another month in review – but this one is two, YES, two times the fun because I’m reviewing all of the projects and posts from September and October. I kinda forgot about September. ;) Because I’ve got so many to mention, I’m going to keep the talking to a minimum. I know. Don’t be sad. I started off September by showing off the lovely Tracie from Cleverly Inspired: