Kiersten
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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Forever Fixing Up
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We're Zach and Kiersten. Follow along each week as we work to make the very 2000s home we bought in 2020 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.
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Kiersten
- Jan 23, 2022
- 4 min
Primary Bedroom Furniture Update and Hardware Refresh
It's been so cold lately that I've really lacked motivation to keep moving on my project list. The only thing at home I'm really getting...
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Kiersten
- Jan 9, 2022
- 2 min
Fireplace Stick-on Tiles Review: One Year Later
I mentioned this in my last post about replacing the ceiling fan in the living room, but for a while we've been noticing some...
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Kiersten
- Jan 2, 2022
- 3 min
Replacing the Living Room Ceiling Fan
After our final round of trim and window painting, it was pretty easy to see what was left in here that was original! Can you guess in...
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Kiersten
- Nov 21, 2021
- 2 min
Painted Kitchen Table & Chairs: One Year Later
If you're new here, check out our blog post from a while back when we shared how I took a $125 oak kitchen table set we found on Facebook...
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Zach
- Oct 17, 2021
- 3 min
Furniture Fix: Painting an Old Glass Curio Cabinet Display Case
I have always loved glass display cases for storing and showing off my antiques and collectibles. In the old out, we built in shelves to...
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Kiersten
- Sep 26, 2021
- 4 min
Decorating Ideas to Transition Your Porch and Home to Fall
The temps are getting cooler which makes my soul so happy! But as much as I love fall, I also like to make a slow transition with my...
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Kiersten
- Jul 14, 2021
- 4 min
Quick Fix: Gold Pendant Light Restyle with Rub'n Buff - Plus Stools with My Name On Them
Here's the problem - or maybe I should say opportunity - with our slow-roll home DIY updates... since we're doing these projects...
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Kiersten
- Jun 9, 2021
- 3 min
Quick Fix: Easy Way to Customize Your Entry Console Table and Decor
While I was on the hunt for a new main entry foyer light fixture, I also started looking for a new entry console table for the wall...
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Kiersten
- May 30, 2021
- 2 min
Goodbye Boob Light! Foyer Light Fix
Ok, so after our big main entry and staircase transformation, one might have said it looked done! But you should know better than that by...
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Kiersten
- May 23, 2021
- 4 min
Main Level Bathroom Reveal: Painted Walls, Trim and Cabinet
We've got one main level bathroom in the house and in contrast to it's yellow and orange walled adjoining rooms when we moved in, the...
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Kiersten
- Apr 18, 2021
- 3 min
Quick Fix: Instant Pendant Lights in the Kitchen
Why Pendant Lights I found these instant pendant lights that use your existing can lights a number of years ago and have been a major fan...
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Kiersten
- Apr 4, 2021
- 4 min
Making Our Music Room plus See How We Painted the Piano and Marketplace Bookcases
We have a room right off our main entry that has taken me a while to figure out what to do with it. The prior owners used this room as...
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Zach
- Mar 25, 2021
- 3 min
Basement Corner Fireplace Remodel with 3D Foam Brick Wallpaper Panels
My next project after my storeroom workshop was remodeling my basement man cave corner fireplace. The fireplace had a small, skinny...
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Kiersten
- Mar 18, 2021
- 4 min
Marketplace Fix: Painting a Kitchen Table and Chairs
You know the saying... one girl's trash is another girl's kitchen table. Or I guess it's something like that!? Since we gained a dining...
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Kiersten
- Mar 4, 2021
- 4 min
Quick and Easy Fireplace Transformation with Peel and Stick Tiles
After our walls got a fresh coat of paint (see our before and after transformations here), it was easy to determine my next project:...
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Kiersten
- Feb 6, 2021
- 2 min
Front door fix
I'm not kidding when I say most things I want to change in this house have some sort of orange family undertone. The front door was no...
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Kiersten
- Feb 6, 2021
- 2 min
Mailbox fix
Sometimes you've got to give yourself a win. Any win. Something to help you check a box. Cross something off the list. After moving in,...
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