What Cheap REALLY looks like! - My House Tour
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- Taking a tour of our house to see what frugal living REALLY looks like!
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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!
This is a real home that is lived in. Not a fancy home just for show. Love it!
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!
I read that is THE best income to hace when you’re older!! Rental! They did it right!!
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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!
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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.
I say that I am frugal and hubby is cheap. He can get copper juice out of a penny. I shop for bargains, he just doesn't shop!
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!
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. 💜
Enjoyed seeing your house and all you have done frugally. Your house is very welcoming.
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 really like your house - it’s very warm and inviting. Especially love the yellow walls and the decorated pantry.
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..😊
I love how sentimental you are and how it even reflects in the type of pictures you choose for your walls. 😊
Love the bedding and window covers you made in your bedroom. Great frugal, inviting home.
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.
Thank you for showing us your lovely home!❤️
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🙂
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...
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! ❤️❤️❤️
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!
How is your niece that you guys adopted? I remember a few years ago she was starting college with a great scholarship
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!
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 love your hair since you've let it grow out grey! You look quite elegant 😉
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
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.
Wow! That medicine cabinet was a find! Thanks for the tour!
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.
I love how frugal you can be and still look good! You're so crafty to take all those items and paint and repurpose them!
Thank you for returning to live shows! Highlight of my week! Love you all!
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!
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.
Your house is beautiful. My favorite part are your family photo displays
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!
shirley ann - love spray paint and mactac. 👍🏻
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Great home. So much of the family is in that home. I love that!
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!❤
Ooh, I love that hanging OOPS quilt that Jill made. I made one too, I crocheted it! 😁
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.
I love all of the homestead type pictures!
Waiting for a Jill house tour😉
Exactly me too
Me three!!!!
That would be nice she is such a sweet person like everyones Mom.
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.
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
Such a cozy quaint house with warm positive vibes 🙌🏻❤️
You’ve done a wonderful job decorating!!!
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!!!
Honey I love your cozy home You are so creative. Your mom is a pro with quilts. I absolutely love her beautiful work
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!
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.
The coat rack is one of the most brilliant things I've seen when it comes to coat racks. I love the pictures and initial thing.
It was really fun touring your thrift store items-filled house! It inspires me to save more! Thank you, Tawra.
Beautiful! Decorating on a dime.
Thanks for the tour! Everything is beautiful! Great deals also!
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! ❤️🥰
Thank you for the shout out. You will get tons of views on this.
Thank you too!!!! :-)
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.
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!
I loved it, because it is Country and all things you love.❤️
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!
So fun to see your house! Thank you for the tour 🤗
Love the tour. Your home is so cozy! Good idea Money Mom!
Hi, Tawra, your house is telling wonderful stories and Jill has written some chapters in it. Loved it, so cozy! Love , Monika❣️
I like that church painting ❤️😁
Thank you for taking us on a tour of your home, Tawra ♥
Your house is lovely!! I enjoyed the tour, Thank you!
Love the head board from your Mom
Oh yes! I enjoyed the tour of your beautiful home. I love all the pictures the decorations that's just my kind of style! including the prices!
I loved this! Beautiful home. ❤️
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!
Enjoyed the tour! I also think it's great that you have so many things that you love so much! That's how it should be. 💙☺
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! 🥰
Smart living! Love it!
Socks were a nice homey touch. ; )
Thanks for the tour.
I love your home and the way it’s decorated.Thanks so much for taking us on a tour of it.I got some ideas for my apartment now.❤️💖
I love u sharing ur house!!! And the stories behind everything! I LOVE the hall tree and secretary and ur headboard!!!! The wash basin ohu goodness!
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
Everything has a story. That’s what makes a home special. Thank you 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.
I never thought about framing the calendar pictures what a genius idea
wow I love it.....everything has a story and is treasured, used and recycled.
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 very much enjoy the tour. You gave me some great ideas!!!! Thank you
I really love your home. Your home looks cozy and inviting.
Thank you for the tour💖
I LOVE your home. I especially love your yellow walls
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 this! Gave me SO much thrifting inspiration, and I love that your home is so bright & cheerful.
Love the Fall picture, and the story behind how you found it in the thrift store!
You're home is cozy and just my style. Very cute.
You got every thing cheap and most everything you love.I It is you and unique.😇☺
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.
Love to see all of your great ideas. Your mom makes such cute quilts. tfs
Love it! We have furnished our home in the same way.
Thank you for sharing your home with us. Loved your mom's quilts.
He looks great with a stash
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.
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 .
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...
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!!🥰
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 loved seeing your whole house. Thank you for showing us.
Thanks for the tour, it would seem you are living quite well.