Meet Joe
Say hello to my favorite color in paint form on one of my favorite things in the world, a beautiful dresser. Original hardware intact. I know, that’s different for us. Normally we add some new knobs/pulls/whatnot which I tried but … Continue reading
Antique Empire Dresser and Organizing the Garage and Garden Shed
If you were in the room today and if we were pals that came over to each other’s houses to share life and the goodies we found (like in the show Cougar Town which is awesome), you’d see a giant … Continue reading
Weekend Finds
Here are my finds from the weekend. I spent a whopping $35 on the bench, $4 on the frame, the splurge to me was the “odd but something caught my attention” double weave banner at $12 and the “you might … Continue reading
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
Now We Did It
You know how we were going to finally get back to the new attic entry job this weekend? Nah. That was put on hold because mama (me) wanted to set up a studio where she could take pictures, design and … 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
Another Before and After Dresser
The reveal is finally here and this antique painted dresser is listed in our etsy shop as of today! This dresser was meant for a client but didn’t quite fit her needs so we found a different piece and were … 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....)
