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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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The Final Basement Reveal: The Game Room
It's spring break week, which officially marks the one year anniversary from when our basement flooded while we were out of town last...
Kiersten
Mar 10, 20244 min read
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Basement Reveal: DIY Stone Veneer Fireplace in the Man Cave
We revealed the new basement bar last weekend, so now it's time to move into the living room. The biggest change we made to this room...
Zach
Feb 26, 20245 min read
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Basement Reveal: The New "Dive" Bar
We took a break from blogging last week for Super Bowl Sunday so I feel the need to do this reveal with a sporty intro... ARE... YOU......
Kiersten
Feb 18, 20245 min read
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Basement Reveal: the Bathroom
We're moving right along folks... time for the next big reveal in our basement reno series - the bathroom! Well, it's not big as far as...
Kiersten
Jan 28, 20244 min read
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Basement Reveal: the New Family Workout Room
While we technically started our Basement Reveal series last week with Abbey's playhouse under the stairs, let's be real - that wasn't...
Kiersten
Jan 21, 20245 min read
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Basement Reveal: the Under Stairs Play House
We are tying up the loosest of loose ends in our basement reconstruction after the flood so get ready for a basement series with all the...
Kiersten
Jan 14, 20243 min read
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Basement Trim and Doors Installed - A Partially Hired, Partially DIYd Job
After we got the ceiling and walls painted, the next step in our basement reno was to install the doors and trim. While we've been...
Kiersten
Dec 3, 20234 min read
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Painting the Basement from Top to Bottom - Ceiling and Walls Done!
Seven gallons of primer, five gallons of ceiling paint and 10 gallons of wall color - in about 30 hours of painting from everyone in our...
Kiersten
Nov 12, 20234 min read
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Hanging and Finishing the Basement Drywall
When the water mitigation and demo happened back in March after the flood when the sump pump went out, they tore out everything...
Kiersten
Nov 5, 20232 min read
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Basement Refinish Design Inspiration and Materials
It's been seven months since our basement flooded when the sump pump went out back in March. Outside of installing a new mother of all...
Kiersten
Oct 22, 20234 min read
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Basement Reconstruction Begins
We are finally starting to make some progress on the basement reconstruction after the flood. After putting in the big new sump pump...
Zach
Aug 13, 20233 min read
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Installing the Mother of All Sump Pump Systems Plus Water Leak Sensors Anyone Can Use
We've been on hold in the basement after our sump pump failed and flooded waiting for State Farm to process the claim. Since we're not...
Kiersten
Apr 30, 20234 min read
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A Wet and Wild Week: A Look at What Remains After our Basement Flooded
Picture this. You spend a wonderful week on vacation with your entire extended family - a trip you booked 3 years ago - flying in and out...
Kiersten
Mar 26, 20236 min read
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Basement Kids Playroom Update with Work Desks and a New Play Kitchen Space
I know this not news for all of you seasoned parents out there, but I've found that keeping up with the kids' evolving and growing play...
Kiersten
Jan 30, 20225 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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Converting an Unused Space into a Home Gym Workout Room for the Whole Family
Remember when we got water in our basement last fall and ripped the soggy/stinky carpet out of our random utility room? Well, after some...
Kiersten
Oct 6, 20216 min read
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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 –...
Kiersten
Jun 6, 20215 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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Building a Workshop with Pegboard Wall Storage
Growing up my dad always had all his tools in a basement workshop hanging up on a giant peg board. They were always nicely organized and...
Zach
Mar 7, 20215 min read
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