Two-Tone Dresser Before and After
Yo, word to your mother. Do you ever just randomly have Vanilla Ice in your head? I don’t think I’m alone. As promised, I’m back (Ice is back too…did you know he renovates houses?) with more details of the newest … Continue reading
Studio Office Reveal
It’s finished. Well,it’s finished to the point of use and it houses most of my props, decor and office equipment (sans laptop cause that thing is tied to my side most days). And I love it. A space for us … Continue reading
Backyard Project Continues
Greg and I have been a tad sidetracked by the unexpected “early summer” here in Minnesota. We hit 80 the other day mid-March. Crazy. We get to enjoy the joys of our first home in warm weather. That’s meant grilling, … Continue reading
We Moved It Outdoors
The temp is on the rise (oddly) here in Minnesota so we took advantage and on a whim, took ourselves outdoors to start working on the yard. We are still working on the studio and I finished that dresser I … Continue reading
Nursery Dresser Before and After
The best way to cope with tragedy, in this case the untimely death of my grandpa, seems to be throwing ourselves into projects yet again after an almost 2 week hiatus. That and writing about not wanting to write about … Continue reading
Our Closet, New Window Treatments, New Attic Entry and a Nursery Dresser
The current client dresser-going to a nursery for twins-is moving along. Being able to use power tools once again, having a heated workshop and running water nearby for clean up plus light for work in the dark, winter evenings makes … Continue reading
Before and After Secretary: Robin Egg Blue and Crystal Knobs
This client order is done. Nearly. These two little pieces below are missing from one hinge. Two important little pieces. One isn’t any good without the other and we’re waiting on the insert (should arrive tomorrow) to replace the screw … Continue reading
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We're Annie and Greg Witkamp (aka the Wits, aka Em & Wit Design). We salvage, refurbish and design furniture and homes. We're taking a break from an online & social media presence (for the most part). Our time on the blog was memorable and fun, but we're off to other projects and opportunities. Most derived from our shenanigans here. We'll drop in once in a while, but just know we're off chasing our dreams, tackling goals and living a life we enjoy.
Our specialty is wood furniture in rough shape that we come across on craigslist, at estate sales, on the curb, in a barn, you get it. Those pieces are cleaned, repaired, refurbished and good to go for years to come. Sometimes we design our own pieces.
As of spring 2016, we decided to make this website, the Wits, about our remodeling homes and emandwit.com about the furniture. You can shop there, ask us questions, see our newly finished pieces and portfolio.
We sold our second remodeled home near Seattle in August 2018 and moved to Richmond, Virginia. Getting to Washington was a goal that took years to achieve, but we had an opportunity come up and we grabbed hold (again)!
You can watch our journey right here, there, and/or through Instagram.
-To see the projects we did to our first home, check out the home improvement page. To see our current home projects, scroll through the most recent posts. (I need to update that....)
