Mrs. McFrugal

So, I have this great farmhouse table and windsor chairs that my mom got from an auction for about $30 a few years ago. It has been great for my first, 2nd, and 3rd apartments. But, it's in pretty rough shape. Here it is in all its glory (without legs)...   With our upcoming nuptials, we thought we had better refinish this table, since we don't have extra money to buy an expensive new table. So, I started tearing the table apart. Exhibit A:  There's no turning back now, I've officially ruined the table! The plan was to replace the tile with a mosaic, re-finish the wood and stain it darker, and repaint the legs (not shown). It's been sitting at this stage in the garage for about a month now...until Saturday night when we randomly went to a Big Lots. We found this bad boy on clearance and snatched it up!! It even has a leaf!!  It has been kitty tested and approved!!! (yes, I know it's gross that the cat is on the table...we're in the middle of

Oh, the wonders of spray paint!! Today I'll share a few projects I've been working on for quite some time, mainly because I kept running out of spray paint and had to keep buying more :) First up are the ugly brass fireplace doors. I couldn't find a good "before" picture, just a few shots of it in the background of other pictures... She's a beaut! We looked into replacing the doors, but they were upwards of $1000. Yikes! So after a little researching online and reading other blogs, I found out that I could spray paint the doors with some high-heat spray paint. It was worth a shot...I figure the worst I could do was ruin them, which let's be honest...they already had to go. So I found some Rustoleum grill spray paint and went for it. Obviously, I taped off the glass and anything I didn't want to be painted. I did rough it up first with a high-grit sandpaper, so the paint would adhere better. I also washed it thoroughly because it was quite

That's right, I'm soon to be MRS McFrugal!! J and I are finally engaged!! He proposed to me on my birthday, August 30th! BEST.BIRTHDAY.EVER. So, the direction of this blog will go a little more toward wedding planning for the next few months, instead of house renovating. I'm going to do as much as I can for the wedding myself (and with my mother's help), instead of paying someone or buying pre-made decor. We picked the date and location: December 29th at the Belmont Mansion, here in Nashville. I'm very excited! I already bought my dress, and we're doing taste tests at caterers within the next week. Everything's going so well!! (Moulin Rouge, anyone?) I will try to post once in a while to keep y'all updated, but I can't promise that I'll post very regularly. My head is barely on straight these days!!