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Posts tagged “budget”

Budget Entertaining: Share Party Supplies With Friends

Last week's post about affordable cocktail party basics generated a few comments from readers who share their party necessities with good friends. It's a great idea: Corral a few friends who like to e...

Where Do You Spare No Expense?
California Home & Design

One of these rooms is filled with original, antique and handcrafted pieces. The other was styled using replicas and mass produced accessories. Can you tell the difference? And even if your discernin...

A Complete Colorful Kitchen Renovation...On a Budget
Before & After

Names: Susannah and Jeff Location: Seattle Renovation Budget: $9,000 (and they came in under!) Susannah and Jeff used to live in Chicago and we were lucky enough to be able to feature their small Hy...

Decorating on a Budget

If you're reading AT, it is reasonable to assume that you, like us, are a lover of interior design and home decor. Being a home person, we admit that a large portion of our time, energy, and at times ...

A Reader DIY How-To: Tree Branch Chandelier

Very impressive. Kevin sent us in this photo of a Tree Branch Chandelier that he made himself for under $35. Inspired by a recent Met Home spread and some available Eucalyptus branches, he put the pr...

Good Questions: Best (and Cheapest) Custom Sofa in SF?

Niki has a tall order for the crowd. She'd like to know the...Best and cheapest custom order soaf in SF. In LA there is the Sofa Copany, and I know they ship, but I was wondering is there a similar st...

Tip: Where to Buy Cheap Magazines

A few months ago we started looking more closely at our budget. Being online much of the day, surfing blogs and online magazines, we decided we could forgo spending money on magazines. However, ever...

Three Sheets to the Wind is OK When They're Covering a Window
San Francisco Chronicle: 10.04.08

Last weekend's Chronicle included an article about how to address the challenge of covering your windows when you have a small budget. (We've just come up against this issue ourselves after having di...

7 Money-Saving Home Improvement Tips
This Old House

We're moving soon, and there are several DIY projects we'll need to do in our new abode. Since we're on a very tight budget, we've been looking for money-saving ideas. This Old House's "Cheapskate H...

Look!: Our System for Keeping the Grocery Bill In Check

When my husband and I combined finances after getting married, we discovered that we were spending an absurd amount on groceries and dining out. But oddly, when we compared across months, we noticed ...

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