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Category Archives: Lizzie
Before and Afters: Recent and from the Vault
Quite possibly, the most satisfying aspect of our job is the transformation we see happen to each different piece of furniture every week. Sometimes we may lose sight of the scope of the transformation as we pass it through our assembly line. First the piece is stripped down to the frame by one person, then [...]
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Inspiration of the Week: It’s Summer time!!
First off, happy Memorial Day! A great big “thank you” from Spruce goes out to all the soldiers and their families! I hope everyone has had a relaxing weekend, hanging with friends and family, eating BBQ, and kicking it in the shade to beat the 90-plus degree heat! Memorial Day, for many people, marks the [...]
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Spruce featured in Etsy Video
What seems like many moons ago (mainly because we’ve been eager to see the final outcome), we had a visit from a Brooklyn-based fellow from Etsy who came to film our process. Eric visits with Etsians everywhere and tells their story through video on the Etsy blog, “The Storque.” We had a great day talking [...]
Also posted in The Spruce Studio and Store, Uncategorized Tagged chair, chiang mai dragon, classes, dragon fabric, Etsy, Etsy video, schumacher, the storque, upholstery 2 Comments
Monday News & Inspiration
If you’re looking for a bargain and have Spruce in mind, tomorrow (Tuesday, May 4th) is your big day! The gals about town from Austin Tidbits and Spruce have teamed up and offer you a Tidbits Treat! This works much like the popular “Groupon” where you’ll get a great product at a substantial discount. Since [...]
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Spruce Debuts Custom Lampshades!
We’ve been giddy all week about debuting our custom lampshades! After a bit of research and then scouring the earth for supplies, we now have our first batch available for sale! These can be found at our shop in Austin and in our online Etsy store. If you’ve been wanting a certain kind of lampshade, [...]
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Nugget of the Week
By far the best thing that happened this week was the unexpected arrival of this BEAUTIFUL flower arrangement from one of our clients, Jeff Garbs (of Uncommon Objects): Here is a closeup: Thank you Jeff! You brightened up our week! None of us can get over how absolutely beautiful they are, and I MUST give [...]
Also posted in Keegan Tagged Cross Pollination, Flowers, Nugget of the Week, Uncommon Objects 1 Comment
Strangest Requests: Don’t worry. It’s probably not yours…
…Unless you came to us from a funeral home. In my last post, I mentioned some of the services Spruce offers and told you to feel free to bring us your request! People come to us all the time and preface their request with, “This may seem weird but…” Really, feel free. We have dealt [...]
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Inspiration of the Week: Up!
I finally watched Pixar’s Up this past weekend and, of course, fell in love with it. Carl and Ellie are the cutest couple ever and they have great chairs. I love how they get them when they set up their house together as newly-weds and they have them until the end. It reminds me of [...]
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Nugget of the Week: Dinner, Cupcakes, and Pimm’s Cups!