Kiersten
Our 10 Favorite Home Buys from the Past Year to Get You Ready for Amazon Prime Day (Jul 11-12)
Amazon Prime Day is just two days away! If you love a good deal like we do, set your alarms now for July 11 and 12 where you can shop...
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Forever Fixing Up
Our Forever Home
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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
- Nov 6, 2022
- 3 min
Winterizing the Pool and Installing the Safety Cover
Well, our pool time was over as fast as it came this year but we were glad to get a couple swims in after it was built. The kids didn't...
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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 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
- 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
- Sep 19, 2021
- 5 min
Adding Wood Railings and Steps onto the Remaining Deck
Earlier this summer we demo'd the lower level of our deck in favor of getting more useable space in the backyard. While the two-level...
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Zach
- Aug 29, 2021
- 3 min
Project Idea for Using Scrap Deck Pieces: Firewood Storage
With the price of wood sky rocketing I wanted to try and do something with the good pieces of wood that I saved from when we tore down...
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Kiersten
- Aug 11, 2021
- 2 min
Replacing the Weathered Back Deck Outdoor Light Fixture
The outdoor light fixture on our back deck was the little sibling to the original set we had on the front of the house before we replaced...
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Zach
- Jul 25, 2021
- 5 min
DIY Deck Cleanup and Demolition
Early this spring I began the process of fixing and cleaning up the deck, which rolled into a major demolition project. The deck had a...
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Kiersten
- Jun 13, 2021
- 4 min
Painting New Life into Our Weathered Wood Deck Furniture
We've had this wood deck furniture for a few years and moved it over here from the old house. It's a great little set, doesn't take up a...
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