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Well, whaddya wanna know?  Here's the plain and simple truth:  My name is Rebekah Tennis and I love design.  I love paper, the way it feels, its weight and texture.  I love extra special touches on little things: homemade tags on gift-wrap, old stamps on an envelope, and twine on nearly everything.

My husband, business partner and all-around solid rock Matt would probably tell you that he likes tools - lots of 'em, finding the perfect way to do something, taking things apart, and precision in everything. 

So you might as well have guessed by now... we are the perfect match for an old letterpress studio. Together we farm rice and have a small but adorable three-year old son, Cameron, and a chubby one year old, Lance.  This keeps us fairly busy, but whenever we have a spare moment, we crank up our 102 year old Chandler and Price platen press and pull some prints. 

There's more, oh yes, there IS more - but that's what this blog is for.  Take a look around, get to know us, our great town of Chico, California and our beautiful presses.


Category Archives: Before and After

a { letterpress inspired } play table.

By now most of you will have forgotten that we were working on Cameron’s big boy room… a long, long time ago. I believe I left you hanging mid-remodel, and I’m sure if anyone remembers the project at all, it is to think “poor kid, still sleeping on the floor with no furniture” –  in...

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a gallery staircase.

Here it is, here it is, here it is!! The Gallery. It’s been finished for weeks, but I haven’t gotten to photograph/edit/upload it for you until now. Rather than give you a big build-up of the how-tos, I thought I would indulge you folks who want instant gratification (you know who you are)… I present...

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staircase {reveal}

Okay so, yeah, it’s been a while since I left you dangling in the middle of our staircase project, unpainted and unfinished. We just FINALLY had Matt install the new rail last week, so now I’m ready to show it to you! You like it? I love it!! Here are a few sweet details… Doesn’t...

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oiled floors! {big boy room update}

I’m waay overdue to update you on our remodel (phase three: staircase and big boy room). I’m pretty sure I’ve just left you hanging in suspense this entire time. How have you been able to stand it? =) Seriously, we haven’t made that much progress on the room. But, the bones are done (yay!) and...

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the evolution of a staircase.

Thought you might want a little remodel update this fine Monday morning! The staircase and upstairs are still moving along. I’ve enjoyed the stages of stair from blah to rugged to cool, and I thought you might like to see a little 1-2-3 as well. Yes? The first two will be familiar to you. And...

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progress on the big boy room.

Hey there, friends. Well, we’re back from my grandmother’s service (which was beautiful) and I can’t thank you enough for your kind words, comments and emails. They were an encouragement to me in a tough time. When I made it home (11 hours later by car)… I found that Matt had finished installing the upstairs...

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