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Art Deco Furniture
As you may already know, I have a slight infatuation with Art Deco furniture. I love the use of luxurious materials and bold, curvy lines combined with the finest decorative details.
The Art Deco Movement (1919-1940) originated in France. After World War I, America, filled with a sense of liberation, favored the style’s use of luxury [...]
Also posted in Uncategorized, history Tagged Art Deco, Art Nouveau, furniture, inlaid wood, ivory, leather, Modernism, Ruhlmann Leave a comment
Inspiration of the Week: Rugs
One thing I love about my current house is the wooden floors. They add warmth to a space yet are incredibly practical (especially with 2 cats, 1 dog, and an outdoorsy husband). However, one of the things I love the most is the need for area rugs on hardwoods. Amazingly, I have yet to commit [...]
Also posted in Inspiration of the Week, Uncategorized Tagged anthropologie, calypso, globalweave, madeline weinrib, rugs 4 Comments
Nugget of the Week: 1973 VW Bus
For the last month, I’ve had some VERY exciting news brewing. The Sprucettes have needed a Spruce-mobile for a while, and what could be better than a vintage 1973 Volkswagen Bus for our travels?! This week, we debut a few photos of the our newest addition, mid-restoration. We have several more weeks before this diamond-in-the-rough [...]
Also posted in Nugget of the Week, Uncategorized Tagged 1973 bus, bus, spruce, spruce bus, van, volkswagen, vw bus, westfalia 5 Comments
Our Favorite Vintage Shopping in Austin
We often have customers who come in wanting to redo an antique or Mid Century piece, but have yet to find the right candidate. One of the most exhilarating parts of redoing antique and vintage furniture is searching for and finding it. In response to the question we are asked so often, “Where do you [...]
Also posted in Around Town, Uncategorized Tagged antique, Austin, austin antique mall, corner collector's market, furniture, room service vintage, shopping, uptown modern, vintage 1 Comment
Inspiration of the Week: Sex and the City 2
As you already know, the Sprucettes attended a viewing of Sex and the City 2 last week. Afterwards, we were gushing over the interiors, furniture and fabrics used. In the first movie, Carrie’s apartment underwent a major renovation. In the sequel, her apartment with Big was even more striking. So, since we all left eager [...]
Nugget of the Week: Dripping Springs
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. Have a [...]
Also posted in Before and Afters, Nugget of the Week Tagged booth, commercial project, curvy booth, custom project, custom upholstery, Dripping Springs, red velvet, upholstery Leave a comment
Austin Community College Revisited
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 [...]
Also posted in Around Town, Uncategorized, history Tagged Austin Community College, class, Mike Gutierrez, Paulette Defoe, Spruce classes, upholstery class 6 Comments
Nugget of the Week: Headboard Central
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 [...]
Posted in Amanda Tagged custom furniture, custom headboards, diamond tufting, headboards, Marimekko, tufting, Velvet 1 Comment
Nugget of the Week: Dublin Dr. Pepper and VW Bus Update!