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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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Kiersten
Aug 22, 20212 min read
Installing a Two-Way Shade for Privacy AND a View
Our master bathroom has a window in the water closet that looks out to the backyard. Zach loves being able to scope out his backyard from...
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Kiersten
Aug 5, 20212 min read
New Vanity Light in the Main Floor Bath
Remember our main floor bathroom update? Not long after we painted everything including the vanity in the main floor bathroom, I decided...
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Kiersten
Jul 28, 20212 min read
New Roman Shades in Hank’s Sporty Blue Bedroom
Hank’s sporty blue bedroom got a window treatment upgrade the same weekend I installed Abbey’s pretty pink roman shades. He had the same...
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Kiersten
Jul 18, 20214 min read
Replacing the Master Bedroom Window Treatments and Ceiling Fan
Here’s a space we haven’t given you a look at yet – our master bedroom! We’ve been so focused on the kids’ rooms and other parts of the...
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Kiersten
Jul 14, 20214 min read
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 23, 20213 min read
More Girly Upgrades in Abbey's Pink Room - New Window Treatments and Rug
It's been a while now since we got the kids rooms decorated. Abbey's pretty pink girly bedroom is still one of my favorites but probably...
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Kiersten
Jun 9, 20213 min read
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
Jun 6, 20215 min read
A Room to Play – Kids Basement Playroom Nook
Here’s some parenting AND home planning advice: if you can find a space in your house for a kids’ playroom that has a door you can shut –...
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Kiersten
May 30, 20212 min read
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, 20214 min read
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
May 16, 20215 min read
Main Entry Reveal - Painted Trim, Wainscoting and Stair Railing!
This has for sure been one of our biggest paint transformations to-date - painting the wainscoting, trim and staircase to modernize the...
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Kiersten
May 6, 20213 min read
Our "Top 9" Family Photo Gallery Wall in the New Multipurpose Music Room
You've seen the start of our music room and how I painted our piano and Marketplace bookcases, but as we settled in the house, it didn't...
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Kiersten
Apr 29, 20215 min read
Four Season Room - Perfect for Houseplants and Conversations
One of the bonus rooms we gained with this new house is our four season room. My parents love their four season room, and so do their...
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Kiersten
Apr 25, 20213 min read
Dining Room Decor: Turning Handwritten Recipes into Forever Art
This might be one of my proudest, best decorating ideas... ever! While searching for dining room decor inspiration when I found our...
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Kiersten
Apr 18, 20213 min read
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 11, 20213 min read
Brother Sister Jack-and-Jill Sibling Bathroom
You know the story about Jack and Jill right? I'm pretty sure the untold story is that Jack and Jill shared a small bathroom and were...
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Kiersten
Apr 4, 20214 min read
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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Kiersten
Mar 28, 20212 min read
Dining Room Decor: "Bless the Food Before Us" Wall Prints
After updating the chandelier and getting most of the decor started in the dining room, I started looking for ideas to decorate the...
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Zach
Mar 25, 20213 min read
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 21, 20214 min read
Using TV Consoles and Floating Shelves as "Built-ins" for Living Room Decor
When I was looking for inspiration for our quick and easy fireplace update, I told you I kept getting lost looking at pretty fireplaces...
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