Entries Tagged as 'DIY–do it yourself'

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

Top 10 Paint Colors for Fall

One of the ways that we’re keeping 10 grand in our hands with our home renovations is doing tasks ourselves whenever possible. I can’t wait until the contractors are done with drywall, taping and spackling, because then I can jump in and start painting. I love painting walls, and drift off into my own DIY [...]

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

Best of Suddenly Frugal: DIY Laundry Detergent

Technically, we’re on vacation this week, but I didn’t want to leave the readers of Suddenly Frugal hanging. That’s why this week I’m running a “best of” series, based on the blog posts that have, historically, drawn the most visitors. Today, I’m re-running my post of how to make your own laundry detergent. This is, [...]

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

When Do It Yourself Becomes a Don't

My frugality has helped me to become a DIYer–that’s a do-it-yourselfer. Instead of paying someone to lay a patio or demo our upstairs bathroom, my husband and I did it ourselves. I also handle my own gardening and lawn mowing (when I had a lawn), and I’ve learned how to make my own laundry detergent. [...]

Friday, April 3rd, 2009

3 DIY Cleaning Recipes

As you know a few months ago, I tried my hand at do-it-yourself laundry detergent. I have to say that the blog post with the recipe in it has continued to be one of the most clicked-on posts in this blog’s history–whether here on WordPress or back when we were on Blogger. While I’ll admit [...]