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Forever Fixing Up
Our Forever Home
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We're Zach and Kiersten. Thanks for following along as we worked to make the very 2000s home we bought in 2020 more “us.” For three years we've shared everything from quick fixes to more permanent changes, along with projects you can do in your own home. Zach shared all his lawn and garden advice as he started over on the new yard, too.
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We've officially stopped blogging, which you can read all about in our last post. Thanks for stopping by!
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Quick Fix: Telling Pool Time With the Biggest Outdoor Clock
Happy MDW! It's the unofficial start to summer and it's about time. Actually, that's what this quick blog is all about - TIME! The...
Kiersten
May 26, 20242 min read
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A Look at Our New Outdoor New Side Tables That Are Patio Umbrella Ready
The pool is open and we're ready for our second season of fun in the sun... and sometimes in the shade under a patio umbrella, too. We've...
Kiersten
May 19, 20242 min read
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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...
Kiersten
Jul 9, 20235 min read
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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,...
Kiersten
May 14, 20234 min read
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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...
Kiersten
Nov 6, 20223 min read
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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...
Kiersten
Oct 16, 20222 min read
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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...
Kiersten
Oct 9, 20225 min read
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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...
Kiersten
Sep 25, 20225 min read
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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...
Kiersten
Sep 18, 20224 min read
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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...
Kiersten
Sep 11, 20225 min read
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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...
Kiersten
Sep 4, 20226 min read
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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...
Kiersten
Aug 28, 20223 min read
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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,...
Kiersten
Aug 21, 20225 min read
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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...
Kiersten
Jul 31, 20223 min read
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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,...
Zach
Jul 24, 20226 min read
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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...
Kiersten
Jun 20, 20225 min read
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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...
Kiersten
May 8, 20225 min read
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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...
Kiersten
Sep 19, 20215 min read
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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...
Zach
Aug 29, 20213 min read
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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...
Kiersten
Aug 11, 20212 min read
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