Tag Archives: upholstery

Nuggets of the Week: My “Spruced” Chair, In the News, and Movie Day!

This week has flown by at Spruce, and lots of fun things happening! First, I sit in a nifty desk chair that has a GREAT shape and some awesome rollers. Amanda and Lizzie picked it up at the UT Surplus a couple of years ago. It has been begging for a redo and just had not [...]
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Fabric: All Things Aviary!

So I know that Lizzie has mentioned her love for animal themed fabric. However, as of late, my love for animal fabric, specifically birds, has crept in. I see a lot of clients come through that just LOVE any fabric that has birds featured. Some bird-themed fabrics from back in the day were pretty hideous, [...]
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Calling all Apprentices!

We have some exciting news at Spruce. The time has come for another Apprentice to move through the ranks! Take a look at the detailed information below about this great opportunity. We are seeking a creative, bright and hands-on individual for an eight-week apprenticeship leading into full-time employment as an upholsterer.  Apprentice must have a keen [...]
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Inspiration of the Week: Jewel Tones

Color is one of the most talked about topics at Spruce. Deciding which colors look best on a certain piece of furniture, which combinations jive, which colors represent a certain style best, and the list goes on and on. When we make our own Spruce furniture, we are constantly trying to decide what colors we [...]
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Nugget of the Week: New Retail and Fourth-of-July Pixie!

The first nugget of the week is a few exciting additions to our shop! We have just completed an AMAZING Mid Century sofa. We acquired this from a spry eighty-year-old woman who was kind enough to give me a lesson  in penmanship while she was here in the studio (apparently the way I hold my [...]
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Fabric: Get a Silhouette!

Something that I have loved to see have a resurgence in popular design is the use of a silhouette. I remember going to Disney World as a girl and getting a custom silhouette made and framed. My sister and I thought they were the neatest thing, and loved that even our eyelashes were cut out! [...]
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Nugget(s) of the Week!

Coming out of a great holiday weekend can be tough. Luckily we had some fun nuggets this week to keep the weekend spirit going! First, Monday night we had a “Sprucette Bonding Night” seeing the new Sex and the City movie. We headed to Alamo Drafthouse, loaded up on fried pickles and some brewskies! We [...]
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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 [...]
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Nugget of the Week: On-site in Dripping Springs

This week we packed up our shop and headed west to work on an on-site project in Dripping Springs. We’ve been waking up before dawn and getting our day started early so we can avoid the afternoon traffic. While I am not a morning person, it’s actually been really nice to see the [...]
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Inspiration of the Week: Musicals!

So, I know that when I first introduced myself I mentioned that I like  musicals. This is a bit of an understatement. When I used to travel to NYC quite a bit, I would pack in a show a night. I didn’t care if I had someone to go with, all I knew is that [...]
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