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Forever Fixing Up

Our Forever Home

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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Winterizing the Pool but Memorializing the Fun with a Summer Lovin' Sunroom Canvas

Kiersten

Oct 29
2 min

Winterizing the Pool but Memorializing the Fun with a Summer Lovin' Sunroom Canvas

Fall is here, and winter is on the way. We started the week with a high of 78 and ended it with highs 40 degrees cooler. While I'm here...

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Solar Landscape Lighting for the Backyard Patio and Plant Beds

Kiersten

Jul 16
3 min

Outside Projects

Solar Landscape Lighting for the Backyard Patio and Plant Beds

Some of you might remember the difference it made to our front nighttime curb appeal when we lit up the front of the house and landscape...

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Creating Our Own "Barefoot Bar" for Pool Necessities and Drinks

Kiersten

Jun 25
4 min

Creating Our Own "Barefoot Bar" for Pool Necessities and Drinks

Tucked behind the doorway of our four season room is a little area where we've hidden kids toys since we moved in. After the pool was...

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Our Top 5 Projects from This Past Year and Initial 2023 Project List

Kiersten

Jan 1
4 min

Interior Decorating

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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Winterizing the Pool and Installing the Safety Cover

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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Pool Construction Before and After: Time Lapse

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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Before and After Pool Construction: Aerial Drone Shots

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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Pool Construction Recap: Weeks 6 & 7. We're DONE!

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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Pool Construction Recap: Week 5

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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Pool Construction Recap: Week 4

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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Pool Construction Recap: Week 3

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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Pool Construction Recap: Week 2

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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Pool Construction Recap: Week 1

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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Pool Construction Begins! Our Final Plans and Rough Schedule

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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Pool Build Update and Choosing a Vinyl Pool Liner Color

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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Building the Pool: 3D Space Planning and Pool Design

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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Operation Staycation: Preparing for Building a Backyard Pool

Kiersten

Mar 13, 2022
5 min

Operation Staycation: Preparing for Building a Backyard Pool

It's spring break in Iowa and while many of our friends are headed off to warmer places, we're staying put and dreaming of summer days....

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