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
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
Patio Furniture and Exterior Door Scores!
Hey hey, ladies and gents. It’s been one heck of a week. We had a new water heater installed Friday. The water softener and Culligan filter were repaired a week before so we’re sitting with some decent water again. It … Continue reading
Winter Kill
It ain’t pretty, folks. Our yard this year that is. Just as I said we wouldn’t be working on the outside much if at all we have to or I’m going to cry and flip my freak. I’m already having … Continue reading
Yard, Dresser and Weekend Update
Whoa, it’s October. Like the month with Halloween, Breast Cancer Awareness and Columbus Day. True story. When I was in first grade we celebrated Columbus Day with fun activities involving pretending we were on the Nina, Pinta or Santa Maria … Continue reading
6 Months of Yardwork and Our Staycation
Ah, a sigh of relief after a relaxing vacation. Just kidding. It wasn’t very relaxing but still quite nice. And it was a staycation, a vacation where you don’t go anywhere which normally makes me cringe but thought I’d use … Continue reading
Hit the Jackpot
Those two up there are the best deals of the weekend…not counting the free stuff. The place: near our house The event: garage sale The price (for both): $11.50 I feel like there should be slot machine winning noises in … 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....)
