Very {First} Post :)

Hi there. So this is my very first attempt at a blog... blogging? being a blogger?  :s ... don't know if I will be any good at it but here it goes anyway.

welcome to: "The Frugal Abode" This blog will be an attempt at showing ppl that your home can look like those homes that you see in magazines... and you don't have to spend a fortune.

My fiance and I just bought at house at the end of last year (2011) and it is starting to come together one room at a time after a couple months with the help of some (by some I mean a lot) of cleaning, some paint and some other odds and ends. Friends and family have been over... and like everyone who gets a new house... you do "The Tour". Ppl would ask where I got certain furniture and knick knacks... I started to realize that A lot of the things in our house i have found at the thrift store... or junk day... or antique shop....you get the idea.

So the reason behind all this is that I have seen so many awesome blogs that have inspired me and would like to try and do the same for others. And i also really wanted to use the word frugal cuz its a cool word. Hope that you enjoy!!