Kiersten
Our First Official Spring Pool Opening and Pool Deck Reveal
We're so excited that warm spring weather seems like it's FINALLY here for good so we were able to open up our pool for the first time...
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Forever Fixing Up
Our Forever Home
We're Zach and Kiersten. Follow along with us each week as we work to make the very 2000s home we bought during the middle of a pandemic more “us.” We’ll share everything from quick fixes to more permanent changes, along with projects you can do in your own home. Zach will also share all his lawn and garden advice as he starts over on the new yard. Thanks for stopping by!
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Kiersten
- May 14
- 4 min
Re-painting the Deck with Deckover
Remember when I thought it was a good idea to paint the deck totally white? And then we dug up the entire yard to build the pool? Well,...
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Kiersten
- Jan 1
- 4 min
Our Top 5 Projects from This Past Year and Initial 2023 Project List
Happy new year! I've never been one to make (or keep) resolutions but there is something about that great flip of the calendar year that...
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Kiersten
- Dec 4, 2022
- 3 min
Our Holiday Porch - New Decor and Winter Containers
Our front porch has been a rather sad sight since we took down all the fall decor and cleaned up the freeze burned plants so I was glad...
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Kiersten
- Oct 16, 2022
- 2 min
Pool Construction Before and After: Time Lapse
Alright, alright - I promise this is the last pool construction post. Especially because as I am writing this, they are shutting the pool...
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Kiersten
- Oct 14, 2022
- 2 min
Before and After Pool Construction: Aerial Drone Shots
Alright, I know I said last week that we were done with pool construction! You were probably expecting my next blog to be about painting...
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Kiersten
- Oct 9, 2022
- 5 min
Pool Construction Recap: Weeks 6 & 7. We're DONE!
That's a wrap on the biggest, most exciting, project we've ever taken on! Having a pool has been something we've been planning for and...
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Kiersten
- Oct 2, 2022
- 3 min
It's Getting Spooky Around Here: Fall Front Porch Decor and Giant Spiders
We're SO close to being "done" with all things pool but we'll save our final recap for next week. I've been holding out hope we'd have a...
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Kiersten
- Sep 25, 2022
- 5 min
Pool Construction Recap: Week 5
Week five was lit!! Literally. Pool lights are in! Ok bad jokes aside, we're officially swimming!! We're winding down on our...
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Kiersten
- Sep 18, 2022
- 4 min
Pool Construction Recap: Week 4
Four weeks to the day from the time our pool construction started and we're almost swimmable! While the "big looking" stuff wrapped up...
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Kiersten
- Sep 11, 2022
- 5 min
Pool Construction Recap: Week 3
Three weeks in to our pool construction schedule and it officially looks like a pool out back! While there's been no shortage of big...
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Kiersten
- Sep 4, 2022
- 6 min
Pool Construction Recap: Week 2
Time flies when you're tearing up the backyard! Can't believe we're already two weeks into our pool construction. Even with a couple of...
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Kiersten
- Aug 28, 2022
- 3 min
Pool Construction Recap: Week 1
WHAT A WEEK! Thankfully, weather was on our side this week so our pool construction crew could CRANK every single night of week 1. While...
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Kiersten
- Aug 21, 2022
- 5 min
Pool Construction Begins! Our Final Plans and Rough Schedule
It is SURREAL beyond measure that we have started construction on our backyard pool! After literal years of dreaming, saving, moving,...
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Kiersten
- Jul 31, 2022
- 3 min
What Cheap Outdoor Solar Lights Can Do for Your Nighttime Curb Appeal
We do a lot of walking around the neighborhood. With a 15-year old dog with potty problems, we're constantly walking him in hopes that it...
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Zach
- Jul 24, 2022
- 6 min
Deck Before and After! Plus, How to Clean, Strip, Paint and Finish an Old Deck
I'm happy to be able to share our the latest big "before and after" change - our old deck that I finally was able to finish by cleaning,...
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Kiersten
- Jun 20, 2022
- 5 min
Pool Build Update and Choosing a Vinyl Pool Liner Color
We've jumped over another pool building hurdle - city permitting! They've given us the green light, so that means we are...
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Kiersten
- May 8, 2022
- 5 min
Building the Pool: 3D Space Planning and Pool Design
We're under contract with a pool builder!! Man it feels good to say that. After years of planning and dreaming, we're just so excited to...
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Kiersten
- Feb 6, 2022
- 5 min
Our 1st Blog-aversary: Top 5 Home Updates So Far and This Year's Project List
Its our first blog-aversary! Thanks for following along with us as we've been settling into our house and working on making it our...
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Kiersten
- Dec 6, 2021
- 5 min
Decking the Halls - Hanging Christmas Lights Outside
There is seriously nothing like having your house all a glow with twinkling Christmas lights. We never hung lights on the roofline in our...
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