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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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Our 10 Favorite Home Buys from the Past Year to Get You Ready for Amazon Prime Day (Jul 11-12)
Amazon Prime Day is just two days away! If you love a good deal like we do, set your alarms now for July 11 and 12 where you can shop...
Kiersten
Jul 9, 20235 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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An Update on the Front Landscaping and 3 Perennial Plants that Will Make Your Landscape Pop
Our front perennial landscape bed is really starting to pop, so thought I would show you how much it has grown in since we first planted...
Zach
Jun 18, 20234 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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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...
Kiersten
Jan 1, 20234 min read
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Our Christmas Home at Night
Silent night. Holy night. All is calm. All is bright... There are few things that bring me as much joy as singing Silent Night by...
Kiersten
Dec 25, 20224 min read
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Our Holiday Porch - New Decor and Winter Containers
Our front porch has been a rather sad sight since we took down all the fall decor and cleaned up the freeze burned plants so I was glad...
Kiersten
Dec 4, 20223 min read
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Prepping the Plant Beds for Winter with FREE Mulch
Most homeowners usually choose between rock or mulch to fill in the plant beds around the house. If you've been reading the blog for any...
Zach
Nov 13, 20223 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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It's Getting Spooky Around Here: Fall Front Porch Decor and Giant Spiders
We're SO close to being "done" with all things pool but we'll save our final recap for next week. I've been holding out hope we'd have a...
Kiersten
Oct 2, 20223 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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