More Round Top Adventures, Euro Style, In Search of Linen.....

Nope, Begonias are not part of the wildflowers of Texas. These are in a wonderful floral stand where the 290 loops around Brenham across from K=Bob's Steak House on the way to Round Top.

More from the flower stand......We got some for the shop all orange.......


Bougainvilla gobs of it.........



And then I went up the road to the 237 and the La Bahia Antiques fair on my annual search for European Linens from Touch of Europe. Mimi and Peter always have a great selection and fabulous prices. I shop ahead and they are nice enough to bring my pre selected items out for me....But I like the "Hunt" so I enjoy poking for a few things for moi. They are always bringing out new boxes of merchandise so pickings are always fresh.....




For those who love the French red toile here is a delightful display....


Vintage linen sheets, beautifully monogrammed. Get a plain linen sheet for the bottom and make a duvet.........



Napkins, tea towels and glass cloth.....Feedsacks are in the mix too. This was a whole container load of new merchandise. Whoopee!!!!!

Shams are separated into pairs, and singles and by size.....

And baskets of French soaps.... Always delightful . La Bahia also has home made food by locals, beer, Blue Bell Ice Cream.......

Round Top: Another Day Another Tent!

There is something about a Swedish tall clock with it's rounded curves and soft colors that makes it one of the things I have always wanted...... When you see 8 of them all propped up against a white tent and ticking away, it is nothing short of breathtaking...

Here at Arbor antiques is the Lone Ranger Swedish Antiques, up from Ft Lauderdale Fla.

Look at these two beauties........A PAIR might be nice!

More clocks, Gustavian chairs, chests, I am in Heaven! Let me have a few of those chairs!

A Gustavian armoire...I'll take two thank you very much....

And one of those for the dining room........




And one of these........... Oh and (I'm hyperventilating!)

Definitely one of these!!!!!!!!

After you are through you can breeze to La Bahia Antiques Fair and A Touch of Europe.

Great European linens at very reasonable prices.... Check out your purchases before you buy! You would hate to get home and have a stain on one of your pair of vintage French or German shams...

Ok guys, wrap all these up! I'll need a bigger truck....

Jump in there and Dig!!!!!

I like La Bahia because you can get home made pies, Blue Bell Ice Cream, and a Shiner Bock Beer, all made by local ladies from the surrounding areas. Most of the proceeds go to keeping up the old buildings and other charities like the volunteer Fire Depts.

Look at these lovelies! Whose hand is that?

This is one of the lesser known venues as they have more traditional furniture.

But look! Here is a Louis Phillippe Armoire with a pull out shelf in solid cherry from Rooster's Antiques for under $2000!

Another gem from Rooster.... This one from Normandy...Also very reasonably priced under $2000. Some of the smaller shows may have great things too, they are just not publicized as much........Next Installment... The big guns, Marburger and The Big Red Barn....Now, if I could only figure out where I parked the truck.....

Round Top Antiques Fair Watch Day One

Ok, everyone, here's the latest and greatest on the upcoming Round Top Antiques Fair as of today.

Tents are going up, and the first show opens Sunday. I took a ride down the 237 to see how things were progressing.....

La Bahia, nothing yet. It's a great venue, the first coming up from Houston and turning left on the 237 which goes thru Round Top to Warrenton.

Blue Hills a little further down the road is the farthest along as they will open this Sunday. Mike has installed planters, and the parking areas look like they have plenty of gravel...


Entrance to Blue Hills.



They are already stocking up, dealers are starting to arrive.

The restaurant at Blue Hills. It will feature food from Brenham's K-Bob's steakhouse. You can also get a margarita. (it's called civilized antiquing....)

The Big Red Barn, preparation is underway....

Do you think these two "Toilettes" will be enough???HAHA. Don't worry there will be more by opening day.

Opening Sept 30th.....

The ever popular Marburger Antiques Show. Tents are all over the place.

Last year there were 10? of these plus 7 outbuildings.

EXCESS antiques fair. Even though the calendar says the 29th, it is already going.....

More Excess.....

BARN BOY Claude Gauthier's area, great source for iron beds, vintage signs etc.

I'll check back later to see how things are going. For info on the dates a great source is the Round Top Chamber of commerce. They are here. You can click on antiques show schedule and print out the calendar. They also have a toll free # 888-368-4783.

After Round Top stop in Brenham and say hi to us at Beadboard.......