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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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Quick Fix: Outdoor Furniture Leg Floor Protector Carpet Sliders
We've gotten a lot of use out of our new big outdoor dining set this summer! It's been great having the extra seating for our big family...
Kiersten
Sep 10, 20232 min read
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Creating a Paver Walkway While Cleaning up the Side of the House That Became a Dumpster
During the pool construction, the north side of our house unintentionally turned into an outdoor storage area. It started as a place to...
Zach
Aug 20, 20233 min read
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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...
Kiersten
Jul 16, 20233 min read
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Our Star Spangled Fourth of July Outdoor Decor
Happy (almost) Fourth of July! One of my absolute favorite holidays and times of year, I live for the fireworks, the pool time, the...
Kiersten
Jul 2, 20233 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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First Mow of the Season
The spring weather has been a rollercoaster so far - 80 degrees last week, freeze warnings this week. But it's warmed up enough that the...
Zach
Apr 23, 20231 min read
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Lawn Season's Back: Time to Apply Crabgrass Preventer
Spring is finally coming so it's time to get the lawn program started back up and put down your crabgrass preventer. If you've followed...
Zach
Apr 2, 20232 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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Landscaping the Pool Deck Plant Beds and Backyard Fence Line
I've been itching all summer to be able to landscape. Obviously, with all the pool construction, the smart choice was to wait until that...
Zach
Oct 23, 20225 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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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...
Kiersten
Oct 14, 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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