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I had no furniture when I moved into my house. I completely furnished it by shopping at yard sales and going to the local reuse center. I furnished my entire house for a little over $300. My dad was impressed at how creative I was! Nothing in my house is brand new, but all very comfortable!
Years ago my friend couldn’t afford pictures for the house. She went to the library and she was able to borrow pictures a month at a time. She had something new to hang every month. Today she and her husband are retired and are well able to afford anything they could want. They invested in real estate by paying off a small house, renting it and moving to another. They did that for 3 houses and now have a beautiful home for their retirement all paid for and income from the other 2 homes. One smart and frugal gal!
My husband and I do jigsaw puzzles with family members during a storm if we are hunkering down together or if we spend a holiday weekend together. I then take the puzzle, glue it and frame it. It is economical Art with a memory.
Decorating for free or very cheap is one of my favorite hobbies... it’s amazing what people give away. My biggest score was a nearly new red leather couch and loveseat that an older couple was getting rid of because they were having their son move in and liked his furniture better. They just wanted someone to pick it up and take it away!
I just retired in January. I had a bad fall the end of June so my sister came three days a week to help me. She dug in and we decluttered 45 years of accumulated stuff! I got new flooring and paint. We bought most of the new furniture off of Facebook Market Place! Can’t believe the nice things that people get rid of for practically nothing. I’m so happy with the outcome. Loved your video tour!
The picture of the church touched my heart. My Dad was a pastor at a country church when I was a child just like that one. It had a pump organ and hymnals were worn but we worshiped and praised so beautifully. Thanks for the tour! I loved it!💗
I told my husband that "I am frugal" and he said "No, you are just Cheap"! I try to buy thrift store, on sale, or free is always good for me. Love to see other people's ideas and homes. Great Video.
This video has been inspiring for me. We never could afford all the decor for our house so it's always been a little bland. I now have so many ideas. Thank you. 💜
LOVED IT!!!! I raised all my children with same methods as you. I think they turned out pretty good. God fearing loving adults. With children of their own. Thank you for sharing your smartness with us. And thanks for some new ideas. Your home is lovely! WELL DONE 👏👏
I haven't bought anything brand new in years. We have been married for 55 years and most of our furniture is from our adult children when they buy new furniture and the old is still nice.. The pictures and paintings on our walls were all gifts and personal memories. We have started to give our children heirlooms for Christmas and I made albums for our two sons filled with things from my dad's WWII years when he was a medic in many countries. So I figure by the time we won't be able to be in our home anymore nobody will have anything to fight over...not that they would..😊
Adorable and so personal!! Anyone can go "buy" things, but when you invest your time and ideas in your home, it really becomes special. Nice job Tawra! Gotta tell you....over the course of my life, I have done many crafts, but the one I never liked was SEWING.
Some of my most beautiful “art” comes from calendar pages! 😊 Love your’s too. ❤️ also loved the Lowe’s mirror story. Talk about being in the right place at the right time! Lucky you! 👍🏼 I’m a big fan of round mirrors with a thick frame too. Loved, loved, loved, the video! ❤️❤️❤️
Loved the tour, I used to give similar type tours when people came over for the first time. People were amazed how nice it can be and still be frugal!! I am a huge recycler...
Thank you for the house tour, Tawra. Your house is lovely. I especially love your homestead pictures. You’ve done such a great job filling your house with wonderful second hand furnishings and proving that you can have a beautiful home “on a dime”! I really enjoy the short videos you’ve been doing but am especially glad to see you doing live shows again. Missed you when you weren’t on for two months but understand you needed a break. Take care!
Thank you for the tour of your house, I feel like a part of your family. Your house is sooo welcoming, would you share the color you painted your kitchen and living room? Also, do you think Jill will give us older people a tour of her house? I would love to see how she decorated her house frugally, to get some ideas🙂
This was so fun to watch. I love the little quilts and decoupage pictures your mom made, all your garden decorations in the pantry and of course the cute little tie hanging there! Probably one of my favorite videos of yours. Love seeing people’s real house tours, especially frugal.:) Thank you for sharing!
This was very encouraging. I get tempted to want to spend money on things to make our home nice. This is proof to me that a home can be lovely without doing that. Thank you!
I bought my dining room and daughter’s bedroom from people who were moving away. The furniture was in great condition and it still is. I got pictures and paintings to hang at thrift stores and Freecycle. I once went to a garage sale that had clocks new in the box. The woman’s mother worked for the Elgin company. I got a beautiful clock for $8 and saw it in a store a few weeks later for $40. I’ve been shopping for bargains all my life. We live well and save money.
this was nice to see! I live in an apartment with my families and we only buy what we need and stock up on necessities and dry foods. If I ever get a home I can use a lot of your ideas, too! Thank you for sharing
Taking a tour of your house is like going through mine lol. I do a lot of the same things for decorating. You can have a beautifully decorated house on a very limited budget. You are very creative, Tawra, and that helps an awful lot. Truly blessed!❤
Loved this video. Thanks so much for sharing. It was nice to see all of your thrifted finds. I guess your magnetic personality also acted as a magnet to find such good deals on furniture & decor.
Tawra, you have inspired me! I have a few magazine pictures that I just loved and kept, but didn't know what to do with them, so I boxed them up. Now, I will get them out, frame them and hang them up on my wall. You are so creative! More yard sales and thrift shopping for me.
I love your home! So welcoming. I love the decoration you have hanging behind your pantry door! Thank you for the tour. Many treasures there. God Bless you and your family.
Thank you for the tour Tawra...your home is so warm and inviting. Love all the sweet touches your Mom made also the lovely furniture and lamps that once belonged to them. You are very talented in arranging your decorative pieces as well as making useful items from thrift store finds. Have a Blessed day.
Thank you Tawra! Love the tour! And your beautiful lamps! All of them! And the curtains you sewed and the bed pillows, so cute! You have a nice and cosy home, like it a lot! I also like thrift findings and to redecorate old things
Thanks for opening up your home! Love the colors, decor and thrifty ideas! I believe we should be surrounded by things we love and make us smile. What beautiful memories you have surrounding you with family projects and treasures.
You remind me of my Cousin who lives in South Boston, that's what she does, charity shops (thrift stores) skips, yard sales, stuff given to her etc. When you don't have much money or are just starting out it's the only way to do it!
I love your house! My color palette is the same as yours. Most of my decorations come from thrift stores too. I look at Pottery Barn, etc, and then go find similar items that others have cast off for pennies on the dollar. I've had our living room furniture for 20+ years. I think the trick to shopping second hand is to be able to see the potential in things. And spray paint is my friend!
Catching up on videos I missed, and came across this gem :-) When my boys were still in grade school I became fascinated with 'country curtains' ~ but definitely didn't have the income to pay for them. I was doing crafts and woodworking, had a garden, and I got by without any debt. I had lots of unbleached muslin and quarter yard sections of 'country' type cottons, spools of ribbon of all sorts ... and a glue gun (no sewing machine!). I found a set of floor length curtains that I absolutely loved, that were priced at $95 a pair (valance extra) in the early 80s. I made my own set and they lasted for 6 years, glued together without any sewing. Best of all they cost me a total of about $18 for three sets! I made all my own shelves, cupboards, etc. since I spent my time making them anyway. My landlord was impressed enough to have me make shelves for his wife (built-ins) in exchange for several months rent. He even provided the lumber. You make do and get creative when you like pretty stuff but really can't afford it. Loved this video!
One thing that always intrigued me. If a person is really true to their likes, everything holds together no matter how eclectic. I had a friend with a very old dog. They decided to purchase new furniture only after he died. Meanwhile for years she collected paintings and knick nacks and pillows and stuff and stored it upstairs. He lived much longer than they anticipated. The dog died. They bought a new sofa, chair and rug. She pulled everything out of storage and it all looked great together. As if it was planned. So much fun to see your home.
I love the church pic too!!!!! All of my decorations/pics are from the thrift stores. I find really neat things.. 🥰 and my furn im this house im in now, i got on Craigslist.. the couch I still have my mom gave me from someone she clns for..that foot stool is cute!!!🥰 yes!!! And that lil stand by ur chair i need something like that!!!
Thank you for allowing us into tour home. Love all of the projects you have done. And your mom's quilts are amazing. She has a wonderful gift. Now I have to get to work on all of my projects. Blessings to you and your family!
I absolutely loved this tour of your home! You have such neat things! I love your mom’s darling quilts, all your curtains, the chair you sit on, your sink, your pantry, all your cute pictures, and the beautiful wood-carved furniture in your bedroom! One of my favorite things is your Fall picture of a church. I’ve admired it in your videos! Thanks for sharing!
I enjoyed the tour. I would rather have a few bucks in the bank for a rainy day. So I really do agree with your style. I have been married 47 years and have always lived like this. This seems to be a different side of you. Thank you Tawra for showing me the way to Jesus. You explained it in a way I understood. It has changed my life and way of thinking. I watched your video on are you going to heaven.
I agree I love this video and Gail, I will pray for you and your relationship with Jesus. What a wonderful testimony that God used Tawra’s video to help you! ❤️🥰
Beautiful home!! I’ve done the same as you and a few years ago, I needed emergency money, so I did AirBnB and everyone loved my house and their accommodations. I was furloughed because of CoVid last spring (I’m back to work now) so I painted my old kitchen cabinets myself and new hardware updated the look. I had 2 friends spend over $30,000 for kitchen makeovers. Mine was $200 in paint and hardware. I’ve even stream lined my garage sale-ing....I go one day per year to a huge housing development’s community wide sale. A great sale with anything you can imagine for sale. I get my next year’s wardrobe at the local church’s summer sale where they have clothes available in the church basement and they even have changing rooms set up for people to try the clothes on. It is not hard to be frugal with the right mindset. It’s actually fun.
Your home is lovely and welcoming. I watch you and a lot of the Mennonite women's channels and you all decorate primarily with furnishings from thrift stores and garage sales. It's hard to find "good stuff" in my city-everything is still expensive. When we are able to travel again, we're going to the country to do our thrifting. Thanks so much!
I love, love, love your home!!!! You are a woman after my own heart. I have a house filled with memories, just like you. Having family heirlooms are priceless to me, I love the stories they could tell. Thanks for sharing your beautiful home with us!
I had learned so much from my mom about frugal living. And I have followed you for a few years. You make me feel normal. Lol. I don't see the point in spending tons of money on things I can pickup really cheap. Ty and your family for sharing.
Being frugal isn't always about spending the least amount of money, but rather being smart with what we spend money on. Of course trying to find the best price possible is a goal of frugality, but also buying things that are of quality and will last and that will actually be used or have value to you.
Tawra, you are awesome !! What an inspiration you are for all of us. So many ways to to decorate frugally and have a comfortable and attractive home. Blessings to you and your family .
Well, that was fun! Thanks 4 sharing! Ur home is lovely! How cute that U added lace on the front of Ur pantry shelves! I luv that each thing has a Luv "Story" 2 it! I've always appreciated old things! Our home is that way 2! 🥰
Some of my favourite belongings are from thrift stores and garage sales too. Often my guests comment on how much they like my dishes, serving pieces and decorative elements. My laundry room cabinets are also thrifted and look good painted white with brushed nickel knobs I’d saved for years. My place is eclectic and quirky. I like that feeling.
I’ve been a subscriber for awhile..but haven’t watched many of your videos until this summer!! I really enjoy them & going to binge watch them!! I just bought the new planner & a few other things!! I am sooo excited!!! I’m a Planner Girl & been looking for a Planner like the one you make!!! I wish I would have been more frugal in my early years...my mom was very frugal!! She had most of her furniture for 49 yrs. when she got married...until she passed away...I still have most of her things...I have yet to really go through her things...been almost 5 yrs...still feels so raw yet...I have a few things from my grandma...I wish I would have liked antiques when I was younger...my mom didn’t like antiques...because I think she lived through the tough times...
Tawra the more I watch your videos the more respect I have for you. You would have a heart attack if you only knew how much money I have spent on furniture and decor for my home. I've spent thousands and wait for it.... I love your home more than mine. I truly love second hand shops here in Ireland, however I stop myself from buying 2nd hand cos I have the money for new. I love your pictures and different furniture pieces. Anyway I love you and your family, especially your Mum Jill. Stay blessed always. X
I loved all the family pieces. I have so many from my parent's. Which came from their parents. I love finding yard sales, auctions and thrift stores treasures.
I need to cover my couch somehow.. the cushions are getting frayed.. im not handy with sewing either.. but i like my couch its long and made of good quality, and for free.. so need to cover it somehow.. oh I do like all ur pics!!🥰
