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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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Kitchen Sink Built-in Soap Dispenser Fix and Under-cabinet Storage
You guys - I tackled my first-ever plumbing project! Ok, no, I didn't really do any plumbing but I felt like a plumber with this latest...
Kiersten
May 1, 20224 min read
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Swapping the Window Treatments in the Piano Room
I don't know why it continues to surprise me every time I do this, but something as small seeming as adding a curtain rod and curtains to...
Kiersten
Apr 3, 20224 min read
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We Flushed a Couple Toilets... for Good!
This is probably going to be one of the crappiest blog posts you'll ever read. A real dump. Just stinks. But I guess I'll get off the pot...
Kiersten
Mar 27, 20224 min read
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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...
Kiersten
Feb 6, 20225 min read
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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...
Kiersten
Jan 23, 20224 min read
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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...
Kiersten
Jan 9, 20222 min read
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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...
Kiersten
Jan 2, 20223 min read
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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...
Kiersten
Nov 21, 20212 min read
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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...
Zach
Oct 17, 20213 min read
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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...
Kiersten
Sep 26, 20214 min read
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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...
Kiersten
Jul 14, 20214 min read
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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...
Kiersten
Jun 9, 20213 min read
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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...
Kiersten
May 30, 20212 min read
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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...
Kiersten
May 23, 20214 min read
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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...
Kiersten
Apr 18, 20213 min read
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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...
Kiersten
Apr 4, 20214 min read
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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...
Zach
Mar 25, 20213 min read
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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...
Kiersten
Mar 18, 20214 min read
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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:...
Kiersten
Mar 4, 20214 min read
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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...
Kiersten
Feb 6, 20212 min read
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