Frugal Babe

A rich life without a lot of money

  • Home
  • About me

Remodeling – slowly but surely getting there

February 12, 2007 By Frugal Babe

I just spent the whole morning varnishing the new shelves and doors we put in our new living room.   My parents have gone home, so we’re on our own now.   We’ve managed to do some work on the project every day, although we’re a bit slower than my parents.   We’ve put in the baseboards and door frames, and I’ve put the first coat of varnish on everything that needed it.   The can says three coats is ideal.   It took me forever to do the first coat… The house looks like a tornado hit it.   The couches are literally stacked on top of each other, so that we have enough room to work.   There’s drywall compound on the floor and sawdust on everything.   I’m really looking forward to just having the furniture in it’s place again.   The new office is sweet though.  

We decided to put a mirror on the wall of the new (smaller) living room, to make the space seem bigger.   We had mounted wall lights on each side, and wanted to find a mirror to go in the middle.   We had been checking out thrift stores but hadn’t found anything that seemed right.   Then on Friday, we stopped at the local thrift store on our way to the hardware store.   I looked at all their mirrors (ugly, and mostly $40 – $50), and we were about to leave when I saw another mirror wedged in behind some furniture.   The first thing I saw was the beautiful light colored wood frame (very simple, matches our house, no carved flowers in the frame…) and the Crate and Barrel logo on the back.   It’s about 3′ x 4′, and in perfect condition.   And it was $10.   I couldn’t believe our luck!   I’m dying to put it up, but my husband has convinced me that we should wait until the room is done – I know he’s right, I’m just impatient.   It’s a perfect mirror, and $10 is a perfect price.   Yipeeee!

 

Filed Under: Our stuff, work 1 Comment

Comments

  1. Jenn @ Frugal Upstate says

    February 12, 2007 at 9:06 pm

    Don’t you just love the perfect thrift store deal! Yes!

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Great eBooks:

Recent Comments

  • Zorba on Smart Phones Are A Luxury, Not A Necessity
  • Laura on Why I love our stove
  • Noa Smith on An update from our frugal corner of the world
  • Cassy on Goodbye, mortgage!
  • Sheryl on Easy DIY Mouse-Proofing
Shop for Fashion Dresses on DHgate

Organifi coupon

Recent Posts

  • Goodbye, mortgage!
  • Achieving our goals, thanks to long-term frugality
  • Still here!
  • An update from our frugal corner of the world
  • Outfitting our whole life – second hand

Blogroll

  • Brave New Life
  • Budgets Are Sexy
  • Early Retirement Extreme
  • Green Baby Guide
  • Kristen’s Raw
  • Mr. Money Mustache
  • Nature Moms Blog
  • No Impact Man
  • Penniless Parenting
  • Personal Budgeting
  • Pleasantly Poor
  • Sense To Save
  • Simple Mom
  • Stop Buying Crap
  • Surveybag
  • The Good Human
  • The Thrifty Chicks
  • Tight Fisted Miser
  • Ultimate Money Blog


  • See Store Coupons
    • Online Coupons
    • Apple Coupons
    • Boost Mobile Promo
    • HP Coupon Code
    • Newegg Promo Code
    • Office Depot Coupon
    • Target Coupons
    • Tire Rack Coupons
    • TurboTax Coupons
    • Verizon Promo Codes
    • Virgin Mobile Promo
    • Vistaprint Coupons
  • See Category Deals
    • Camera Deals
    • GPS Deals
    • iPhone Deals
    • iPod Touch Deals
    • Laptop Deals
    • LED TV Deals
    • Mobile Phone Deals
    • SSD Deals
    • Tablet Deals
83589d9530e1dc5c6f3471a7e2ee593a-332