November 2018: we moved across the country…again
So, the whole Pacific Northwest thing we worked hard to make happen…we obliterated that after almost 4 years there and moved with Greg’s new-ish job to Richmond, Virginia. Yeah, it was a tough decision. We’re 2,860 miles away from that … Continue reading
Basement Reveal
Yeah it’s September and I haven’t been around since mid-July. Whatev. We’re finishin’ a house here. Greg’s 30th birthday went by August 17th, my 32nd birthday is Friday, we have guests coming this weekend-Greg’s parents and youngest brother. We’re looking … Continue reading
Befores and Afters: Renovations of Each Room (with Sources and Totals)
I thought I’d show you around our place. Well, some of the photos are from some time ago, but not much has changed. The rooms have a new shade of paint, new doors, new trim, and new lighting. Both bathrooms, … Continue reading
Basement Bathroom Reveal
I’m coming to you with an actual completely finished room of the house-the basement bathroom (okay minus the door and touch ups to the trim). Greg and I started on it, with some help from family, in May. Weekends, weekday … Continue reading
Hand Painted Antique Dresser Before and After
The dresser is finished! That feels great to say since we didn’t think we’d be getting any furniture refinished and on the market with all these house projects. The pictures aren’t spectacular. I’m still lacking a decent photoshoot area but … 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....)
