Additions to the Family: Mid-Century Dressers and a Sheepdog
There’s something difficult going on in our family. We found out a few weeks ago my normally active, 80 plus year old grandpa has cancer. We’re waiting to hear the treatment plan. It’s hell and taken me out of a … 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
In Our House
Welcome to 2012! I don’t know why but even numbers (and right turns) are more appealing to me. Call me a weirdo. But I could be extra excited about this year because we’re so in love with our first home. … 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
Complicated Yet Amazing
I’m just going to jump in and give you a glimpse into what life is handing us right now. It’s that kind of complicated yet amazingly good things are coming and we just have to get through some of the … 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
Big News (That I Somehow Overlooked Telling You Til Today)
Sorry but I shared this news on my food blog but let it slip my posting mind until today. Here’s the link to that post and I think it’s worth the click. On the furniture front, we’ve transitioned to the … 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....)
