Our Lighting Picks
All of the schoolhouse lights (World Imports Luray 1-Light Oil-Rubbed Bronze Semi-Flush Mount, Home Decorators Collection 1-Light Ceiling White Opal Pendant, and Hampton Bay Esdale 1-Light Ceiling Oil Rubbed Bronze Flushmount) were from Home Depot~about $200 for 5 … Continue reading
Our Picks For The Basement Bathroom
1) Ikea Grundtal Mirror $35 (but I found mine for $10 at a garage sale) 2) 2 Gatco Latitude II Single Sconce Light in Satin Nickel (I actually had to replace a broken one but 3 of the “replacement’ lights arrived … Continue reading
Our Picks For The Upstairs Bathroom and How We Get Great Deals
1) Pottery Barn Vintage Recessed Medicine Cabinet $235.88 (nearly $50 off with promo) 2) 2 Kovacs Brushed Nickel Wall Sconces $121.60 3) Toto Promenade Sink (to be purchased) 4) Moen 90 degree Moentrol tub/shower system $162.04 5) Bianco White Carrara … Continue reading
Over the Last Month…
Greg’s 29th birthday and my 31st have gone by, his parents came to visit (it was great-thank you so much to them for the help), we got a loan to finish the rest of the house, we were asked to … Continue reading
DIY Modern Slat Fence
The secret, surprise “thing” we’ve been working on is this modern slat fence on the side of our house by the door most used. The fence was finally finished last night. It stands 45 inches tall, a little over 7 … Continue reading
Garage Sale Finds
Whatever Greg was sick with last week I now have and I am this post away from placing myself on the couch and snoozing. Don’t believe I shared these photos from a few weekends ago after we completed the paver … Continue reading
We Fibbed
That sums up the weather for our 4 day weekend. Four because Greg took Friday off and then of course there was Memorial Day yesterday. But yeah, it rained…a lot…and was somewhat chilly the entire time. It put a damper … 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....)
