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Nugget of the Week: Dublin Dr. Pepper and VW Bus Update!
The Sprucettes greatly enjoy their ice-cold beverages, especially during the hot summer months. While helping one of our customers, Meredith discovered that he is the owner of Dublin Dr. Pepper. Needless to say, after our enthusiastic spiel about our love of Dr. Pepper, he returned the following day with two cases for the Sprucettes. If [...]
Also posted in Amanda, Nugget of the Week Tagged bus, Dr. Pepper, dublin dr. pepper, vw bus 1 Comment
Nugget of the Week: Happy Birthday Meredith!
Yesterday we celebrated Meredith’s birthday! We had a yummy lunch from Threadgill’s followed by some super scrumptious cupcakes that Amanda made. Here’s what our little birthday luncheon looked like:
Another exciting nugget: this week we enjoyed talking to Justin Bieber on the phone!
No, not really. They were a series of prank calls, but we enjoyed laughing [...]
Also posted in Lizzie, Meredith, Nugget of the Week Tagged birthday, cupcakes, Meredith, Nugget, Threadgills 1 Comment
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 Amanda, history Tagged Art Deco, Art Nouveau, furniture, inlaid wood, ivory, leather, Modernism, Ruhlmann Leave a comment
Before and Afters
With so much going on around the shop (like a new bus in the works, the 4th of July holiday, and general day-to-day busyness) it’s been a little while since we’ve posted some before and after photos of what we’ve been reinventing in the workshop. Here are some before and after shots of some recent [...]
Also posted in Before and Afters, Lizzie Tagged before and after, chairs, Eisenhower, Etsy, fabric, retail, romo 1 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 Amanda, Inspiration of the Week Tagged anthropologie, calypso, globalweave, madeline weinrib, rugs 4 Comments
Inspiration of the Week: Get out of Town!
I am dying to take a summer trip! My hubby and I have been talking about taking a road trip somewhere. As the summer days fly by, our aspirations have gotten less and less grand. It started as a road trip to the Grand Canyon (I’ve never been) and has become, “hmm….maybe we can squeeze [...]
Also posted in Inspiration of the Week, Lizzie Tagged inspiration, Lizzie, Marfa, Teepee, texas, vacation Leave a comment
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 Amanda, Nugget of the Week Tagged 1973 bus, bus, spruce, spruce bus, van, volkswagen, vw bus, westfalia 5 Comments
Nugget of the Week: Dinner, Cupcakes, and Pimm’s Cups!
The lovely Keegan hosted a Sprucette dinner at her house Tuesday evening! We pooled our resources and had delicious chicken tacos for dinner, dessert from Hey Cupcake (BTW, the new Sweetberry flavor is total yums!), and Pimm’s Cups throughout the evening. Should you want a refreshing, great-for-billion-degree-heat drink, the Pimm’s Cup could be for you!
Here’s [...]
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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 Amanda, Around Town Tagged antique, Austin, austin antique mall, corner collector's market, furniture, room service vintage, shopping, uptown modern, vintage 1 Comment
Inspiration of the Week: Monster Plants