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Nugget of the Week: Dripping Springs

By amanda | Published: May 28, 2010
As many of you know, the Sprucettes have been on-site in Dripping Springs since last Wednesday working on a mega residential seating project. Click here to see last week’s post. Well, it’s complete and ready for its close-up. Here’s a recap of our six days of work. We’re worn out and ready for the weekend. [...]
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Austin Community College Revisited

By amanda | Published: May 18, 2010
Just this past weekend, the Sprucettes taught their last class of the season (stay tuned for Keegan’s next before and after blog for the photos). Since we moved our classes to our back workshop, we’ve had to take a hiatus from the end of May through September to avoid the sweltering heat. I’m not sure [...]
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Nugget of the Week: Headboard Central

By amanda | Published: April 29, 2010
The most exciting part of our week has been our first round of custom headboards booked during our sale a few weeks ago. This has been one of the most diverse groups of headboards we’ve made. From velvet to Marimekko, rectangular to round, smooth to diamond tufted, we’ve done it all this week. Here are [...]
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The History of Knoll

By amanda | Published: April 22, 2010
Since Spruce began, we’ve received many furniture pieces produced by Knoll International in need of a face lift. This past month, we’ve worked on a Grasshopper chair and a set of four Platner chairs. See photos of Letty’s Platner chairs below. (See the before and after of these chairs in Keegan’s next blog.) In 1938, [...]
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My Inspiration of the Week/Month

By amanda | Published: April 12, 2010
It’s been a while since I’ve dedicated some time to my house projects. Between the holidays and then recovering from the holidays, I’ve had a hard time getting motivated to continue working on my personal furniture list. Pressing at the moment is my bergere chair and ottoman (for which I’ve had fabric for the last six [...]
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The History of Thonet

By amanda | Published: April 4, 2010
I have always loved wooden armchairs with smooth, curvy details. There is something about bentwood furniture that  is classic, clean and sculptural. So this week I thought I would touch on the work of Thonet, one of the most recognized chair designers in history. In my mind, what makes Michael Thonet (1796-1871) one of the [...]
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Round Top, Here We Come!

By amanda | Published: March 23, 2010
With Round Top right around the corner (March 31st through April 3rd), we’ve been spending our days day dreaming of the treasures we will find. The last time we attended, Spring 2008, we were overwhelmed with the amount of antique goods (it was our first time). This year, we’ve got a shopping list, and we’re [...]
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Cake!

By amanda | Published: March 12, 2010
This week, I’ve been a little distracted by all of the wonderful treats that have made their way into the shop for my birthday!! Today the Sprucettes celebrated with vanilla, vanilla cupcakes (my fav!) from Lizzie and Macaroons made from scratch by Tessa. Needless to say, we’ve been up to our eyeballs in sweets, so [...]
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Inspiration of the Week

By amanda | Published: February 28, 2010
Last week, we found fabric for our new retail items coming soon. Here’s a sneak peek of the new collection and the inspiration I found from them. Vintage Tropical Fabric Vintage tropical fabric Vintage bird glassware Hawaii! Vintage arched fabric Vintage Laura Ashely arched fabric Pyrex bowl and fluffy kitty Austin 360 bridge Vintage linen [...]
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History of the Coil Spring

By amanda | Published: February 17, 2010
After an abnormally brisk winter in Austin, I think we’re all ready for the sunny and warm Spring days to arrive. In anticipation of spring, I thought a little history about the upholstery spring would be appropriate. Beginning in the late eighteenth century, steel coil springs made their debut in the upholstery world as a [...]
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